Enda Kenny Browse All Authors Top 29 quotes by Enda Kenny I want to assure people that throughout this internal process, I will continue to carry out my duties and responsibilities as Taoiseach in full. Enda Kenny world From the ashes of the Rising, the subsequent War of Independence, and Civil War arose a free and democratic Irish State. Enda Kenny world No person is perfect. No government is perfect. Nor am I, of course we didn't get everything right along the way. I am the first to acknowledge that. We must and will learn from our mistakes and do better for the people of Ireland. Enda Kenny world 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. Enda Kenny downbettercountrypeople 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. Enda Kenny driveviewmoving-onconfidence Emigration is always a difficulty. Enda Kenny alwaysemigrationdifficulty 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? Enda Kenny personi-amfamilygay 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. Enda Kenny jobmefocusedpeople 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. Enda Kenny yougovernmentcountrypeople Irish people are pragmatic. They understand that nobody is going to fix our problems but ourselves. Enda Kenny nobodyproblemsunderstandpeople My wife, Fionnuala, and I have been married for more than 20 years. Enda Kenny thanmorewifeyears 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 newmepowerfulmind The best recording is the one you bring with you in your mind. Enda Kenny yourbestyoumind 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. Enda Kenny endstorylikeconfusion One of the key drivers of Ireland's future is our balance of trade surplus. Enda Kenny keyfuturebalancetrade 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. Enda Kenny problemswillgoodbuilding 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. Enda Kenny jobfuturecountrypeople You have a responsibility as a locally elected deputy, but you also have a responsibility as the head of government. Enda Kenny headyougovernmentresponsibility 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. Enda Kenny problemsyougovernmentpeople 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. Enda Kenny willnevercompanyhappy
