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Enda Kenny [1951-0] Irish

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Politician, Taoiseach

Enda Kenny is an Irish politician who has been leader of Fine Gael since 2002 and Taoiseach since March 2011. He has also been Ireland's Minister for Defence since 6 May 2016.

Legal, Leadership, Moving On, Politics

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In Ireland here, the Revenue Commission have always been completely independent of the state since 1923, and they are quite adamant and quite clear that there was no preferential treatment and no special deals, no sweetheart deals, and that Apple paid the taxes that were due on their profits generated here in this country.		101
Populist promises to reverse every tough decision are nothing but empty rhetoric, irresponsible leadership, and bad politics. They are not the solution to Ireland's problems.	Leadership, Politics	102
I think - whether it's music, literature, sport, art, whatever you want - there's nobody who can stop us if we only apply ourselves with the singular objective of being the best in the world.		103
To me, the real opinion polls are the tangible facts: the growing creation of jobs, the number of planning permissions, the number of commercial vans being sold - the signs that the Irish people are regaining confidence.		104
The decision of a majority of people in the United Kingdom to vote to leave the European Union is profoundly disappointing.		105
You see, in government, people give you a mandate, and you've got to fulfil that. Ours is very clear. Fix our public finances and get our country working.		106
Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves.		107
My wife, Fionnuala, and I have been married for more than 20 years.		108
I'm a big fan of Springsteen. Obviously, his social commentary is very powerful for me. I like his album 'The Rising.' It's not a new one, but it sticks in my mind because of what it says to me.		109
The best recording is the one you bring with you in your mind.		110
Foreign investors like decisiveness; they like clarity. There isn't any confusion about Ireland's corporate tax rate: it is 12.5%. End of story.		111
One of the key drivers of Ireland's future is our balance of trade surplus.		112
For years, Ireland used to have a philosophy of 'Get them in here to invest and develop in Ireland, and this will sort out our problems.' It is good in the sense of building a trade surplus, but we also want to develop what it is that we offer ourselves and that Irish companies export abroad.		113
My job is to rectify the public finances and hand the country back to the people so they can really have a future, and that is what I will do.		114
Emigration is always a difficulty.		115
You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government.		116
You're not going to be able to deliver jobs locally unless you sort out the nation's problems, and that's why the big and difficult decisions about Ireland's economy have been so crucial and so difficult for people to have to accept and have to deal with, but the reality is the people gave this government an unprecedented mandate.		117
Our revenue commissions are very happy and very clear that they showed no sweetheart deals and no preference for any company and never do and never have and never will.		118
We have a very long legal system with the European Union, and we're English speaking.	Legal	119
Ireland cannot become the collector general for the world. We can only tax on profits generated in the country here.		120
We have so much discrimination in this world - colour, race, creed, all of these things - and there is an issue here that the right of marriage in the civil law is not extended to same-sex couples.		121
The world has changed utterly. There was a time when you couldn't marry a Protestant. There was a time when you got married that the women had to give up their job in the public service, and when they got married, they were owned by their husbands. That's all changed.		122
If somebody says, 'I am a gay person, and I want to get married,' is their own family going to deny them that? Are our own fellow citizens going to deny them that?		123
I am perfectly clear in my mind and in my conscience in respect of freedom of religious principles and beliefs.		124
I've often said it: that it is seen to be a place of energy, of excitement, of enthusiasm. That there's something about Ireland.		125
Respectability in this country was a bad word because people did things who were in respected professions that let down the entire nation, and we're washing away their sins yet.		126
Rather than just saying, like, 'Your economy is the be all and end all,' I go back to my three roots that I've often said about this being best country for business, the best to raise a family in, and the best to grow old in with a sense of dignity and respect.		201
I am a big believer in Springsteen, I like his social comment; I like the commitment he puts into his work.		202
I enjoy his concerts and OK, maybe - I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't play the guitar, but I am going to go a long way if I keep following Springsteen.		203
Under no circumstances will I allow the Fianna Fail party back into government. They wrecked the economy twice.		204
I think 'austerity' is a much abused word. I prefer to call it 'fiscal discipline' or financial, 'financial competency.'		205
It is the young people in whom I place my confidence because of their competence, because of their enthusiasm, because of their capacity to meet the frontiers that are changing every week.		206
No politician in a European sense is happy with 26 million people unemployed. Nobody can be happy with 6 to 9 million young people unemployed. You have to give them hope and confidence and a sense of inspiration that the European process is actually about people, not about bureaucracy.		207
We've got enormous potential, phenomenal potential on our doorstep, which requires politics that makes that work, and that's what we try to show here in Ireland: that while there's a lot of pain, the reward at the end of this is career opportunities, prosperity, and brighter days for everybody.		208
People put dates on any kind of comment that you make.		209
If you were to do it again, you'd probably do some things differently. But the decision is right to have a single entity manage the water and the waste water for a country.		210
Conservation is important... water comes at a cost.		211
I intend to serve a full term as Taoiseach.		212
I would never accuse the Irish people of being in any way stupid.		213
I just think that the older you get, the more you appreciate the responsibility of politics.		214
My experience would say to me, never presume to have an answer to what the people are actually going to do.		215
I don't like to see people on trolleys in hospitals; I don't like to see old people sitting in chairs for hours.		216
I have no interest in the trappings of power.		217
There will be no hard border from Dundalk to Derry in the context of it being a European border, and by that I mean customs posts every mile along the road.		218
I don't take myself too seriously, but I take the job very seriously, and I expect people to do the job that they're given because this is about all our people, young and old, and it's an enormous responsibility.		219
What I do like is action, achievements, and results. Getting things done.		220
My job starts at a quarter to seven in the morning, and you go right through until whatever time is necessary to finish up.		221
You need to talk to people, and you need to hear what it is they have to say.		222
We link our future to the euro, to the euro zone, and to the European Union while being the nearest neighbor of the United Kingdom with, obviously, a common travel area and a very close working relationship with the U.K.		223
By 2007, an uncompetitive, bloated, over-borrowed and distorted Irish economy had been left at the mercy of subsequent international events without the safeguards, institutions, and mindset needed to survive and prosper as a small open economy inside the euro area.		224
I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors.		225
I didn't go on a campaign of developers asking, 'Please give me money.'		226
I now know what to do; I know how decisions can be made. I know how you can drive ministers and their departments to actually make decisions and bring results.		301
I get on very well with Denis Naughten, absolutely.		302
The Constitution says that the right to life of the unborn is protected and given equal rights as the life of the mother.		303
My relationship with Alan Shatter is a professional relationship: obviously worked with him over the years, complimented him for his work as a reforming minister, and move on.		304
We'll look after our hospitals. We'll look after our schools. We'll look after our infrastructure.		305
We'll look after the people who create jobs and business and give them that opportunity to grow in the time ahead.		306
I have never had an interest in opinion polls. They are merely an indicator, that's all.		307
We are going to serve our full term; there will be no snap election, and we are going to do our best to ensure that 2016 is going to be a good economic year.		308
We have spent our time in government fixing the economy.		309
For me, it is all about people having jobs, and that is why I make no apology for having focused relentlessly on employment and job creation.		310
Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process.		311
I accept the verdict of the people.		312
The Seanad question was one element of a process of change and reform to politics that government has been pursuing.		313
If people want to follow an illusion that you don't have to pay your way, you don't have to measure up, then there are serious consequences for any country.		314
Failure to curb temperature increases will impact all countries, Ireland included, but with the most immediate and drastic effects being felt, in many instances, by the most vulnerable countries and communities.		315
I am proud that Ireland is playing its part to drive an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at COP21.		316
By far, the greatest contribution Ireland can make is to lead by example, by actively pursuing its own transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.		317
Irish research will contribute to global progress and have the potential to help all countries realise the potential of their land sectors in addressing climate change - this means reducing emissions, adapting to impacts, and enhancing and improving carbon sinks.		318
People tell me their own stories about how they have come through great difficulty.		319
People understand that you have to do difficult things to sort out our own public finances.		320
The revelations of the Cloyne report have brought the government, Irish Catholics, and the Vatican to an unprecedented juncture.		321
Cloyne's revelations are heart-breaking.		322
Clericalism has rendered some of Ireland's brightest, most privileged and powerful men either unwilling or unable to address the horrors cited in the Ryan and Murphy Reports.		323
For too long, Ireland has neglected its children.		324
Down the country, people in rural areas are struggling to get a speed of even 1 MB, not much better than the old dial-up system we used to have when the system was in relative infancy.		325
COP 21 provides a unique opportunity for the political leaders of this generation to provide lasting foundations for the preservation and sustainability of generations of the future.		326
Building on our strong track record of supporting developing countries, including in areas like climate justice, human rights, gender and education, Ireland recognises that vulnerable communities need very considerable assistance in adapting to climate change.		401
Our priority will be to look after the interests of our own country and its citizens.		402
As leader of the Fine Gael Party, I will also use our position in the European People's Party to clearly state our views with our European political partners.		403
We need to work together towards a mutually beneficial solution for Ireland, the U.K., and for Europe.		404
We must ensure that more binding, durable, and enforceable fiscal rules go hand-in-hand with funding certainty for countries pursuing sound and sustainable economic policies. We need to keep pushing forward towards a comprehensive solution to the challenges of the eurozone.		405
Public confidence in, and support for, the euro - and, indeed, the European Union - will ultimately be determined by how well we deliver on growth and jobs rather than on institutional wrangling and complex legal or technical negotiations.	Legal	406
My genuine belief is that if we can get through the eurozone crisis from a political point of view, we've got a lot of engines that can drive our economy, that will restore confidence and get us moving on.	Moving On	407
The E.U. needs renewal, and we need a strong U.K. at the table to help to drive the reform agenda that can help the union regain competitiveness and growth.		408
The U.K. and Ireland are like-minded on E.U. matters, and the process of working together in Brussels has built an immense store of knowledge, personal relationships, and trust between our governments.		409
Our common membership of the E.U. provided an important external context to the Irish and U.K. governments working together for peace. It should not be discounted lightly.		410
The re-establishment of a hard border on the island of Ireland would be a step backwards and present an opportunity for others, with malign agendas, to exploit for destructive purposes.		411
It is about time county councils got back into the business of providing houses.		412
The lion's share of the damage to the Irish economy was the fault of domestic, economic, and financial mismanagement.		413

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