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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What about the parish priest?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Error?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What about the Moriarty report?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I was hoping the Leader would be able to say that with a straight face, but he has not managed to do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Oh, yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Fianna Fáil alternative budget is costed.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Irish Independent knows about it but we do not.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is great. It might give some relief to its customers.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is easy to understand today the reason the Taoiseach set up an Economic Management Council and did not believe it was appropriate to bring any of the Cabinet in on his budgetary discussions. A Cabinet meeting was held yesterday and today we all learn from the Irish Independent the full make-up of the property tax the Government is proposing to introduce next week. That is remarkable...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----they will leak all of it. Senator Coghlan might be interested to hear that my party has put forward an alternative budget which shows-----

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----how we can raise the ¤3.5 billion through cuts and tax increases without-----

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----imposing a property tax on a group of people. Almost one quarter of residential mortgages are now in arrears. We have had the banks raise variable interest rates arbitrarily and the Irish League of Credit Unions stated that 1.8 million people have less than ¤100 in disposable income after their bills are paid. How does the Government expect people to be able to pay property tax?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Can the Leader tell us where are the mortgage resolution measures that were supposed to be given to the Central Bank on 30 September this year? These were to help those not in severe mortgage difficulties but those who are about to go over the cliff. Since then, AIB, which is a covered institution and effectively fully owned by the taxpayer, Bank of Ireland, which is still a covered...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Senator remind me about the promises in the programme for Government - "No cuts to home help services"? Does he remember that?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is about home help.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Leader to schedule time for a debate on adult mental health services. I raised the issue last week when I used the example of the Curam clinic in Swords in north County Dublin which I visited on 16 November. There are strong rumours abounding that there will be a 10% cut in the budget for adult mental health services. While there is no question but that the Government has tough...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The information does not make any more sense the second time around.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We listened to them the first time. They do not sound any better the second time around.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Does the Leader believe that? He should tell us what really happened.