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Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Exactly. Any country with a deficit higher than 3% is included, thus most euro countries. Under these proposals the Commission and the Council would be able to examine national draft budgets and adopt an opinion on them before their adoption by the Parliament. Therefore, the entire secrecy in the budgetary process would be exempted in order to allow the Commission to decide what would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Is that a statement of intent?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: First, it is appropriate to thank our Clerk, Deirdre Lane, for her role on the Referendum Commission-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: -----as she suffered a lot of brickbats, as did the entire commission, from a Minister of the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: It is in regard to her other public role. She did the public a good service in the way she listened to the debate in this Chamber. She did not agree with us. It is important to note that she did not agree with the Government nor with the Opposition. That is welcome. We need a full debate on the-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: -----Referendum Commission and the Government's attitude to it. It is about the attack on the Referendum Commission by the Minister, Deputy Howlin, and the Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, at a politics society event.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Second, I would like the Leader to discuss a matter with the Minister of State, Deputy Shane McEntee. The Minister of State came into the House some weeks ago and stated that the Wildlife (Amendment) Act was to be amended in regard to stag hunting. I am a Member of this House partially because of that issue but the reality is that when the media queried that issue with the Government Press...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of information, that is not correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I also wish to call for a comprehensive debate on the agreement reached this morning. As with the Keane report, Government Senators and Deputies are rushing out to welcome this without actually reading the document. It may in fact be welcome and might require a constitutional referendum that we may support, but we do not know yet and will have to examine its implications. I would encourage...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: No. The Government told us it was unsustainable and that it would renegotiate it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: As regards bank recapitalisation, what we did last year, which was continued by the Government, to make our banks rocket proof was assailed and attacked by all those parties. Now, however, they are welcoming measures in today's document that do the same thing and, in fact, do not go as far. Without having read the document, they are welcoming terms and conditions — that are being given to...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: This document should be teased out and not welcomed immediately. I wonder why we are not getting a reduction like the Greeks. What is the reason? Senator Quinn is right and I agree with him but I would like to see it being properly teased out. In that context, a full debate in Seanad Éireann is necessary as soon as possible when everybody has read the document. I was on local radio...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: The document was available at 7.30 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: It is not available to us though, unfortunately.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I have not criticised it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: What he called for was not in the agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Every Bill we bring forward-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Every Bill we bring forward is unconstitutional.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the Fianna Fáil Party-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Thomas Byrne: The Fianna Fáil Party has tabled a Bill in the Dáil for discussion next week-----