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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Enda Kenny

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" Our priority will be to look after the interests of our own country and its citizens. "

" 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. "

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

" You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government. "

" For too long, Ireland has neglected its children. "

" Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves. "

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

Enda Kenny

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Done

" 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. "

" My experience would say to me, never presume to have an answer to what the people are actually going to do. "

Enda Kenny

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

" 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. "

" We have a very long legal system with the European Union, and we're English speaking. "

" The Constitution says that the right to life of the unborn is protected and given equal rights as the life of the mother. "

" 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. "

Enda Kenny

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New

" I have no interest in the trappings of power. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" People understand that you have to do difficult things to sort out our own public finances. "

" It is about time county councils got back into the business of providing houses. "

" I think 'austerity' is a much abused word. I prefer to call it 'fiscal discipline' or financial, 'financial competency.' "

" 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. "

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

" We have spent our time in government fixing the economy. "

" I am perfectly clear in my mind and in my conscience in respect of freedom of religious principles and beliefs. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "