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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. "

Enda Kenny

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" I accept the verdict of the people. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" My job starts at a quarter to seven in the morning, and you go right through until whatever time is necessary to finish up. "

" I would never accuse the Irish people of being in any way stupid. "

" 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. "

" Cloyne's revelations are heart-breaking. "

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Revelations

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Conservation is important... water comes at a cost. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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? "

" 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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