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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: The university informed people that the allowances were being stopped and people said goodbye, they were off.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: Is that directly attributable to this decision?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: How would the salaries for those individuals compare with international standards? Would they not be generally higher? Have there not been reports showing that Irish universities' pay is quite healthy?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: How many people has UCD lost as a result?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: Is Dr. Brady saying the university balances its corporate governance responsibilities with its need to be internationally competitive?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: I think Dr. Brady said that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: Dr. Brady then said it was a balancing act.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Derek Nolan: If the balance changes we will have Dr. Brady back again.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Ratings (2 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date on setting up a Central Credit Register; when legislation on the matter will be published; when the register will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41566/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (9 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to a nursing home (details supplied) in County Galway; the rationale behind the temporary closure of day care services there; if there are any plans to address the empty beds and staffing shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42841/12]

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: I would like to share time with Deputies Eoghan Murphy and Paschal Donohoe.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: I listened intently to Deputy Brian Stanley's round-the-house ramblings. He ended by setting out a rather nonsensical approach to the issue of our natural resources. He did not have any regard to the fact that certain rights were attached to the contracts and legal provisions are in place. I accept it is possible that there could be some reform in the future, but the Deputy should at least...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: The Deputy said he would speak about the policies needed to solve the country's jobs crisis. The policy on natural resources was the only one I heard him mention. I did not hear anything about job creation or the economy.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: I heard the Deputy berating the Government by saying we needed to start focusing on job creation and investment. The Government announced the first part of a €2.25 billion stimulus package a few months ago. That fund will be spent in the next few years to build hospitals and schools, put money into the economy and create jobs. This practical plan will have tangible benefits. The...

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: No economist who has looked at it in any detail has said it is plausible. Sinn Féin went around the houses during the last-----

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: They have said there might be merit in it, as some funds would certainly be raised.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: The final figure would be nowhere near the €800 million suggested by members of Sinn Féin. Frankly, they have been putting out this proposal because they are unwilling to take tough decisions. If it supported the proposed property tax, the need for which is accepted by every left-wing social democratic party in Europe, at least it would have one unpopular decision on its record....

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: I have mentioned how Sinn Féin behaved during the referendum on the ESM treaty which provides the basis of the Bill.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: The treaty is extremely important for the country because it provides that a country which is spending too much money that it does not have must reduce its expenditure over time and that a country that has borrowed too much has to reduce its borrowings over time. That is the basis for it. There might be more to it.

Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2012)

Derek Nolan: Will the Deputy please let me speak?