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- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: That was the second part and I will come to that. However, the Deputy asked me about the Government's position regarding PSI for Ireland, in other words, write-down of Irish debt. I believe I am entitled to give my view on the background to that and why the Government is so insistent that we meet our targets and benefit from or take advantage of the fact that we have now emerged from...
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: The people who want mortgages or to start businesses.
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: The Deputy is deliberately trying to misconstrue what I am saying.
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: My statement?
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: The Deputy is trying to suggest that we are somehow enjoying the fact that we are in an IMF programme and that it ought to be the Government's objective to remain in an IMF programme, where we essentially do not have control over our economic destiny or the parameters of our annual budget. That is preposterous position to put forward. The issue with Greece is not that it will not pay but...
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: If we stick to the commitments we have already signed up to and if we focus our efforts on growth, investment and creating an environment-----
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: -----for the Irish economy to grow, we can meet our targets and deficit objectives and we can emerge from this crisis. That is the position.
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: There is inward investment from a range of global multinational companies-----
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: -----which have invested in this country.
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: If the Deputy had his way and we reneged on all the debt Ireland has signed up to, there would be absolutely no investor confidence in this country. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, announced a new investment only yesterday and there was the announcement regarding Twitter headquarters a few weeks ago. Clearly, the environment is very difficult but the...
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: Sorry, Deputy-----
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: I do not know how I will manage to answer them all in three minutes. The question in regard to the European semester is very much part of Government policy. We have supported it throughout the very complex negotiations at European Council level and as it passed through the European Parliament. I contend that if we had a mechanism, such as the European semester, in place during the past 14...
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: -----and we would have a much more sustainable position with the result that the crisis in Ireland, probably, could have been averted. The Government and I are strong supporters and proponents of the European semester and we are already co-operating with that mechanism. The first review was at a Council meeting in September but I can clarify that. Deputy Donnelly asked about fiscal...
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: I do not believe the Deputy participated in those debates at European Council level. The Taoiseach did participate and I can assure the Deputy there was robust exchange and huge pressure applied. When I visited Paris and Berlin on behalf of the Government very significant pressure was being applied. The Deputy is a little naive if that is his view.
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: In regard to Deputy Wallace's point, is the article in today's edition of The Guardian?
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: The nub of the issue is that it is the objective of the Government to reduce our overall debt burden. We have employed every mechanism available to us at this point. It is important to note - a point which is glossed over and is not alluded to by anybody on the Opposition benches - that the savings the State will incur by virtue of the renegotiation of the interest rate of our overall loan...
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: We have a common interest. I hope we have a common interest in achieving the best possible outcome for this State.
- EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: If there is any issue I have not managed to address I apologise. I have tried to be as clear as possible and we will have an opportunity next week to review the work of the European Council.
- Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: I welcome the opportunity to update Members on the ongoing situation in the eurozone, a situation which greatly affects us all. The euro area sovereign debt crisis has been going on for almost two years, but has stepped up a gear in recent months, particularly since August. The events of the past week have been particularly disturbing. It is worthwhile to point out that EU policy has...
- Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)
Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Senator.