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- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Just in case. I am always intrigued------
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: It is the other way around. I need the Minister for Finance's consent for the disposal of any assets where their value exceeds â¬50 million.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: We must have capacity to sell.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: We will bring in a pensions Bill before the end of this term.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: It is between 18,000 to 21,000 by 2014
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: There is to be an independent fiscal council as the Senator is aware.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: We were on various councils.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I stated that one could be guardedly optimistic, not very positive.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: Not to do with cutbacks.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I am willing to take the means and argue for it, and I want people to understand that. The Acting Chairman wishes me to wind up and there will be other opportunities.
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: My final commentary is this. One cannot achieve the Herculean task we have to do, which is nothing less than to regain economic sovereignty for the State, and we cannot be beholden to the kindness of strangers for â¬18 billion this year to pay for teachers, doctors, etc., unless we get our own house in order. This Department is determined to play its full role in achieving that. The...
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I will not even respond to that. On the pensions issue, I will have regard to all of the points made by Senator O'Brien. Senator Sheahan spoke of the Croke Park agreement and the pace of it. To underscore the requirements for a faster pace, I intend meeting the implementation body this afternoon with the Taoiseach. That is why I cannot be with the Seanad for the full Committee Stage debate....
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: -----by the ingenuity of the Parliamentary Counsel to have sabre clauses. The most egregious for democracy I always found was the normal sabre clause in Bills where at the end of a Bill the Minister is deemed to have the power to do anything that might occur to him or her in the event that the powers are not contained in it. We do not have that sabre clause in this legislation, but Members...
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: -----like in the VECs about which we made a decision this week. Senator Barrett spoke of the Department of Finance. There is commentary on the Department of Finance. There are fine staff who have worked hard. They have been at the eye of a storm for a long time. However, we need to restructure it in the way we are setting out. We need external persons in it and that is why there is the...
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: It is great to be back and see an old friend in the Chair. I apologise to the House. I regret we did not have more time. Those who know me know that I would love to debate every line of this. I will have opportunities in coming debate. However, this is largely a technical Bill to, if you like, legalise me and the work that I need to do. We will deal with the policy side of it in detail,...
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: We might well. It is a neater, cleaner Bill that is before us and the functions of both Ministers have been exhaustively trawled in the creation of this. Section 23, which is another belt and braces job,states that any disputes arising in regard to the performance of functions set out in this Act for Ministers shall be determined by the Taoiseach. This is a standard provision from the...
- Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Jun 2011)
Brendan Howlin: I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on his election. As this is my first visit to the Seanad I congratulate all the Members and wish them well in the important work they have ahead of them in what is to be hoped will be mapping a course for our country and society to a better place. I am privileged to introduce this Bill. Its primary purpose is to provide the legislative basis which will...