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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I get on very well with Denis Naughten, absolutely. "

" Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I intend to serve a full term as Taoiseach. "

" 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. "

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

" I didn't go on a campaign of developers asking, 'Please give me money.' "

" 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. "

" One of the key drivers of Ireland's future is our balance of trade surplus. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We'll look after our hospitals. We'll look after our schools. We'll look after our infrastructure. "

" 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. "

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