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Cross-Border Differentials (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: In the current circumstances.

Cross-Border Differentials (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister expect that Ireland will qualify for funding on foot of the scale of the crisis? This has been Ireland's tsunami and people's homes have been destroyed throughout the country. I also refer to the funding that will be made available to local authorities. They have carried out considerable work at considerable cost in recent weeks and funding to them should not be reduced.

Cross-Border Differentials (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: To businesses and farms.

Cross-Border Differentials (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: How is the Minister's car?

Cross-Border Differentials (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister should rest assured that unlike his party, the Fine Gael Party is committed to freezing rates throughout the country.

Job Protection. (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am pleased to have an opportunity to raise this important matter in the House tonight. I have raised the long-term future of Dell in Limerick on a number of occasions since the closure of company's manufacturing plant there was announced. Dell is a great employer in Limerick. It continues to employ more than 1,000 people in high-end manufacturing there. The 1,900 jobs that will soon...

Job Protection. (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I suggest that the Minister of State might to refer my questions to the Tánaiste, and she might reply to them.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to the Exchequer of the approximate 1,000 public servants who have opted for early retirement; his expectation of the take up of early retirement in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has planned with the Irish Insurance Federation regarding the problems associated with the lack of flood insurance or incidences of under insurance; and if he will report on any such discussions and any proposals emerging therefrom for dealing with these problems. [44434/09]

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the confirmation that certain financial institutions covered under the National Asset Management Agency may not be using the NAMA bonds to obtain low interest credit from the European Central Bank for use in lending to small business; if he intends to issue guidance to the institutions regarding this matter; the alternative plans in...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of his approaches to the EU for funding for flood relief; the amount of funding that he anticipates will be forthcoming; the uses to which this funding will be put; which funds are being examined; when such funding will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45285/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the interim plans for flood relief that will be put in place in the coming months until the proposed consultants' report is made available to the Office of Public Works; the particular initiatives that will form the consultants' brief; the reasons for the March deadline for the appointment of the consultants; the period they will be required to...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the remuneration plan for a bank (details supplied) as prepared for him by the covered institutions remuneration oversight committee; if this plan has been amended; the value of the remuneration packages for the incoming executive chairman and managing director; the duration of the contracts; if bonus payments...

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I support my colleague, Deputy Burton. What the Minister of State is bringing in here could extend the guarantee scheme up to 2015. This has enormous implications. The Minister for Finance should be here today. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh. The implications are astounding. Where the people face the most severe budget in the history of this small State,...

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister for Finance should be in the House at this time.

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why are we getting this motion only a couple of days before the budget? If it is that important, why was it not brought in a number of weeks ago?

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: Billions.

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order, this motion probably concerns one of the most important measures ever to come before this House, yet we are getting 50 minutes to debate it.

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State does not have the power under this legislation. The Minister for Finance does. The implication is that this legislation is being rammed through by the Government, yet the Minister for Finance is not here. Deputy Mansergh is a Minister of State at the Department of Finance, but the Minister for Finance has wide-ranging powers under this scheme. He should be in the...

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am asking that the House be suspended until the Minister for Finance comes before us.