Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I note the Taoiseach's comment to the effect that November is extremely important in respect of income tax returns and receipts. He will be aware that if returns are submitted manually, they must be received by the end of October and that if they are submitted by means of Revenue's on-line service, ROS, they must be received by 17 November. As a result, the vast bulk of returns have already been received and will by now be known to the Department.

As Deputy Tom Sheahan pointed out to me, there is a need for the Minister for Finance to issue a statement of reassurance to people who have money on deposit in banks, etc., to the effect that there is absolutely no danger to their money. I accept that this has been done in the past but it is critical that the Minister should - with all the authority of which his office possessed - reiterate the position.

Is it proposed to present the four-year plan to be published tomorrow in the House or will the Government again move to some outside location in order to engage in some sort of media spectacle? The Dáil is the venue in which decisions must be made. While I accept that the four-year plan has had to obtain the approval of the EU Commission, etc., I wish to discover whether the Taoiseach proposes to launch it in the House. What arrangements will apply in respect of debating the plan in this Chamber?

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