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Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Shane Ross: As everyone in the House knows, it is about-----

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Shane Ross: I welcome the Tánaiste to the constituency. I was in Paris last week when I met many people who were wondering why he had to go to that city to do an interview for "Morning Ireland". It seems the person he had gone to see, Mr. Hollande, had fled to Tulle when he had heard the Tánaiste would be coming.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Shane Ross: Why will the Government not partake of the facility available to it to change the referendum date if events overtake it? In fact, events are overtaking it by the day. One month from today, 17 June, is a key date, with elections taking place in France which will, whether the Government likes it, affect the austerity treaty, as it is called here, or the fiscal treaty as it is called by...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2012)

Shane Ross: Yes, it is.

Referendum (Amendment) (Varying of Polling Day) Bill 2012: First Stage (17 May 2012)

Shane Ross: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Referendum Act 1994. This Bill provides that the Government may alter the date of the upcoming referendum.

Referendum (Amendment) (Varying of Polling Day) Bill 2012: First Stage (17 May 2012)

Shane Ross: Vótáil.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 May 2012)

Shane Ross: What the Central Bank said yesterday confirmed the tragedy facing so many people in mortgage arrears. I am worried, however, that yesterday's warnings from the watchdog have not been heard. The dog that did not bark in 2008 is barking very loudly today. I hope the Taoiseach has not missed the warning that came from the big guns in the Central Bank, namely, the Governor and the deputy...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 May 2012)

Shane Ross: -----on the report that the bankers in Ireland were not recognising the problem on their balance sheets and that they are already underproviding for the problem. This will mean that we must recapitalise. The warning from Deutsche Bank is that the banks are going down the route that will land us in a second bailout sooner then the end of 2013. Will the Taoiseach comment on that? Is this the...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (22 May 2012)

Shane Ross: I understand what the Taoiseach is saying but it has nothing to do with what I asked. Does he recognise that the two top civil servants in the country were issuing a warning, which they did not issue in 2008, that the banks must be recapitalised again because of mortgage arrears? What is the Government doing about it? The warning was not reiterated by Danske Bank. Perhaps the Taoiseach...

Private Members' Business. Referendum (Amendment) (Varying Of Polling Day) Bill 2012 — First Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2012)

Shane Ross: The basis behind this Bill is not, as has been presented by many of its opponents, to force the Government to delay the treaty vote. Its purpose is to amend the Referendum Act 1994 to allow the Government and, in particular, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, to change the date in question. It is a very simple operation to do that and this Bill could go...

Private Members' Business. Referendum (Amendment) (Varying Of Polling Day) Bill 2012 — First Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2012)

Shane Ross: So should the-----

Private Members' Business. Referendum (Amendment) (Varying Of Polling Day) Bill 2012 — First Stage (Resumed) (22 May 2012)

Shane Ross: Ever since you got into government you have done that.

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion (24 May 2012)

Shane Ross: Like every other speaker, I have absolutely no reason to question the competence of the selected candidate, partly because I do not know enough about what happened, or about the other candidates, and because I was not involved in the competition. I wish Mr. McCarthy well in the position he is about to take up. I have serious reservations, however, about the procedure adopted to appoint top...

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion (24 May 2012)

Shane Ross: He might say whether there is a complaints procedure. What happens if a Comptroller and Auditor General does something about which members of the public, Deputies or Senators are dissatisfied? I am aware that a Comptroller and Auditor General cannot be removed other than by means of a motion that is passed with a majority in the Dáil and the Seanad. That seems pretty inadequate,...

Nomination of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion (Resumed) (24 May 2012)

Shane Ross: Níl.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Shane Ross: I congratulate the Taoiseach, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, the Tánaiste and Fianna Fáil for what was a decisive victory in the referendum.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Shane Ross: It should be acknowledged by those of us on the other side. The people have been asked to make some heavy sacrifices as a result of the referendum. The Taoiseach has asked the people to make them and he has successfully persuaded them to do so. This has been done for the cause of European stability. As others have suggested, it is not unreasonable to ask that Europe should respond to this...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Shane Ross: This is exactly the stance which I hope the Taoiseach and others will take to the summit in Europe and to the multiple telephone conversations in future. There is a danger, not as a result of this referendum, that the big countries in Europe will continue to get preferential treatment regardless of the result of this referendum. They may be right or wrong but the Government, Taoiseach and...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Shane Ross: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. I look forward not to a quick fix but an early result and early relief on the bank debt. I will flag an issue to the Taoiseach, having flagged it previously, because it is becoming much more dangerous. Reports are emerging from Germany and the Bundestag that the German Parliament will not be able to ratify the treaty without the support of the...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Shane Ross: There is a euro Armageddon approaching us of which we are not aware. Every weekend events happen which have the potential to sink the euro. Last weekend, we had the Spanish bailout, while next weekend there will be elections in Greece. Both those events are extraordinarily dangerous not just for the euro but also for this country and the whole of Europe. As Deputy Martin said, the Spanish...