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" 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. "

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" The revelations of the Cloyne report have brought the government, Irish Catholics, and the Vatican to an unprecedented juncture. "

Enda Kenny

Government

Irish

Vatican

" People put dates on any kind of comment that you make. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The decision of a majority of people in the United Kingdom to vote to leave the European Union is profoundly disappointing. "

" 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. "

" I am proud that Ireland is playing its part to drive an ambitious and comprehensive agreement at COP21. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The lion's share of the damage to the Irish economy was the fault of domestic, economic, and financial mismanagement. "

" 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. "

" We'll look after the people who create jobs and business and give them that opportunity to grow in the time ahead. "

" The Seanad question was one element of a process of change and reform to politics that government has been pursuing. "

" The best recording is the one you bring with you in your mind. "

" 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. "

" What I do like is action, achievements, and results. Getting things done. "

Enda Kenny

Action

Done

" 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. "

" I don't like to see people on trolleys in hospitals; I don't like to see old people sitting in chairs for hours. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" My wife, Fionnuala, and I have been married for more than 20 years. "

" I have never been on the trail of developers or contractors. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We need to work together towards a mutually beneficial solution for Ireland, the U.K., and for Europe. "