Enda Kenny Quotes
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My experience would say to me, never presume to have an answer to what the people are actually going to do.
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Our priority will be to look after the interests of our own country and its citizens.
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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.
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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.
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I am a big believer in Springsteen, I like his social comment; I like the commitment he puts into his work.
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I didn't go on a campaign of developers asking, 'Please give me money.'
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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.
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It is about time county councils got back into the business of providing houses.
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I have no interest in the trappings of power.
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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.
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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.
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I get on very well with Denis Naughten, absolutely.
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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.
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I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors.
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The outstanding organiser who brought Lenin himself to Ireland to see how the National Loan worked.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I just think that the older you get, the more you appreciate the responsibility of politics.
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You need to talk to people, and you need to hear what it is they have to say.
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Cloyne's revelations are heart-breaking.
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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.
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We have spent our time in government fixing the economy.
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I think 'austerity' is a much abused word. I prefer to call it 'fiscal discipline' or financial, 'financial competency.'