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Nobody will be forced to give up their job where the cost of childcare exceeds their income in dealing with personal insolvency, the Taoiseach said this morning.

His comments on the issue come after Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar said childcare costs would have to be taken into account in insolvency arrangements if the outlay is preventing parents from making mortgage repayments.

Mr Kenny told the Dáil draft guidelines about the conditions for personal insolvency deals with banks would not make any condition about childcare costs being in excess of income.

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Mr Martin called on the Taoiseach to confirm that people who earn less than the cost of their childcare will not be forced to give up their jobs and that the guidelines when finally published will ensure that these draft guidelines will be excluded and will not apply.

“I will so confirm” said the Taoiseach.

Right, so.

Kenny insists nobody will be forced to quit job in debt deal (Marie O’Halloran, Mary Minihan, Michael O’Regan, Irish Times)

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

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Ray Whitehead from Direct Democracy engages Enda Kenny in a calm, frank exchange of views on the stump in Meath t’other day.

FG by-election candidate Helen McEntee, looks on helplessly with pride.

He should do these more often.

Thanks TJ Greene

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Bound to happen.

Enda Kenny canvassing with Meath East by-election candidate Helen McEntee (centre)  this afternoon, and Phil Mitchell an unnamed Garda

Minutes later (from anther angle), He did go on a bit.

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Nice damn vintage track suit top though, in fairness

(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

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Enda Kenny unleashes his inner eejit to Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner and President Obama at the White House yesterday.

Meanwhile.the speeches…

Via The White House

(Marty Katz/Photocall ireland)

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TAOISEACH Enda Kenny has insisted that being in power is not about “short-term popularity” as a new poll showed almost three-quarters of people are unhappy with the Government.

The results of the [Sunday independent/Millward Brown] opinion poll show that the Anglo debt deal and the more recent agreement to extend the repayment of our bailout loans has had little impact on the ratings of the coalition parties.

Around 74pc of voters say they are dissatisfied with the Government, with only 20pc satisfied and 7pc in the “don’t know” category.

The Government’s ratings have slipped dramatically since the Budget, which included the property tax and the €10 cut to child benefit. But Mr Kenny insisted he had no interest in opinion polls.

Well, that’s handy.

Kenny plays down poll as he focuses on ‘hard decisions’ (Michael Brennan, Fionnan Sheahan, Independent.ie)

(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)