Results 29,141-29,160 of 34,885 for speaker:Seán Fleming
- Bond Repayments: Motion [Private Members] (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: We know the burden fell on the backs of the Irish taxpayers because the majority of the bonds were held by German and French banks who would not countenance it. In the case of Cyprus, the bondholders had to pitch in because many of them were Russian and the Germans and the French did not care about them. The big and the powerful always win. Our amendment deals with reform of the banking...
- Bond Repayments: Motion [Private Members] (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Private Members' motion tabled by the Technical Group and others, which deals with the issue of the Government bonds that replaced the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC, promissory notes. First, I note that I am substituting on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, of Cork South-Central, who at present is attending the Committee...
- Bond Repayments: Motion [Private Members] (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: My next point is that Fianna Fáil also believes the current Government agreed to a conversion of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation promissory notes into long-term bonds, the non-payment of which would result in a sovereign default, that is, were there to be any default in those payments. This is the first time, legally, that this debt was copper-fastened on the backs of the Irish...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: That is what we are telling the Taoiseach. We have been telling him it for a while.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: Help the Minister, Deputy Reilly.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: 365. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for half-rate carer's allowance will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50400/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: 598. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a forum on long-term residential care bringing all of the relevant stake holders involved in the provision of such care for older persons together, in view of the fact that the voluntary and private sector deliver almost 80% of the elderly residential care beds, as it is important in the interest of our elderly citizens and...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: 615. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider asking the National Procurement Office to take responsibility for purchases of drugs and medicine on the State's behalf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49580/13]
- Order of Business (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: The third proposal is to introduce the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013, which is to be considered until approximately 8 p.m. It is proposed that any division demanded on the resumed Second Stage of No. 4 shall be taken immediately after the Order of Business on Tuesday, 26 November 2013. I question the practice of introducing serious legislation on a Thursday while making it...
- Order of Business (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: With regard to the restorative justice Bill and given the comments yesterday of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Mr. John Larkin, can the Tánaiste commit today that there will not be any legislation introduced in the Oireachtas to prevent families of those people killed in the North from having the opportunity to secure justice? The Tánaiste will be aware that UK Prime...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: Will the Labour Party stand up for the national assets?
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: It is clear that I have rattled the Tánaiste.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: That outburst will go down in history.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: As the Tánaiste knows, there was no mention of €5 billion in any agreement with the troika.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: As the Tánaiste knows, we have met all the targets in the 12 quarterly reviews. We have received no money from the sale of State assets during the three-year programme, which is now ending. The question remains of why the Labour Party is determined to take on Fine Gael clothes and sell national infrastructure.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: This includes electricity generation by the ESB and Bord Gáis Energy. Why is the Labour Party agreeing to this when nobody inside the House, other than Fine Gael, or outside the House is looking for it? The IMF has not asked the Government to sell State assets, as its representatives are on the way home, and the EU has not asked us to sell State assets. When nobody is asking it to do...
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: The Tánaiste stated a minute ago that we had.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: It is backtracking.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: Nobody believes that.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2013)
Seán Fleming: There was no agreement to that effect.