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Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply and I am glad to hear that his level of satisfaction is rising by the day and that he was encouraged by the two civil servants yesterday. The Government is unwilling to take sufficiently strong action on this matter. The words used by Ministers and the Taoiseach are to the effect that the banks are "being advised," "being encouraged", "being pressurised"...

Leaders' Questions (17 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: The Central Bank has stated that under the guise of a commercial mandate, the two pillar banks and other banks are still practising as though they were independent bodies irrespective of the wishes of the Government and the Central Bank. The Government should put the boot on the necks of the banks and give them specific instructions. If this means, as Deputy Adams suggested, that...

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: It would be wrong and churlish of anybody on this side of the House not to recognise the extraordinary energy which the Taoiseach and members of the Government have put into getting some relief on the bank debt from Europe in recent days.

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: The danger is that Ireland will become a victim in German internal politics, however. We have seen several examples of that in the changes made to policies and statements in recent days. The Taoiseach alone is in a unique position as he was on the telephone call to Angela Merkel on Sunday. He can tell us whether he asked her if there was any question of writing off legacy debt and, if so,...

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: That way the Taoiseach would bring a pressure point but would also pursue the diplomatic initiative.

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: I notice the Taoiseach did not comment on the fact that his Minister has admitted that the debt is not sustainable in public. This is why it is so serious. Since the Taoiseach has not answered any of my other questions I call on him to answer this question: what did the Taoiseach say to Angela Merkel in that telephone call?

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: Did the Taoiseach ask her the one question on the lips of the nation, that is, whether legacy debt could be written off and whether the banks could be recapitalised? I am referring to the Irish banks that got into trouble before the night of the guarantee. If the Taoiseach did not ask her that question, he was simply agreeing with her to produce a temporary solution to get him over the next...

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: That opportunity-----

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: I hope that opportunity was not missed. I hope the Taoiseach will tell us what questions he asked her about and what answers she gave him because the Taoiseach is the only person who can tell us whether is Ireland is a special case. Moreover, the question is this: is Ireland an exception? That is what the Taoiseach is looking for.

Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: I do. That is exactly what I expect.

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: I wish to share time with Deputies Donnelly, Healy and Collins in equal parts. There are some encouraging aspects to what has occurred in recent days in Europe, especially from Ireland's point of view. We learned belatedly that the Taoiseach has access to Angela Merkel and to the Élysée Palace and, therefore, that he has the ear of the most influential people in Europe. That was...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: I wish to share time with Deputy Donnelly and we will take five minutes each. I note the Minister's jibe about opportunism. Sometimes I wonder whether the Government could have taken a lesson from those whom it accuses of opportunism and taken certain opportunities on various occasions when it could have during this short Dáil, especially in light of the story that broke yesterday...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: The report took one and a quarter years to find out things that we knew about already. That is typical. There should be a sense of urgency.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: It was not anecdotal evidence. It was absolutely established and obvious to anyone.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: It is simply a measure of the fact that those in government cannot possibly take decisions without referring first to the Civil Service. Some of the people on the committee to which they referred this task were people by whom they have been captured. Two of these were top civil servants, who enjoy a sacred level of pay and working conditions, which the Government seems reluctant to attack....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (25 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications in each of the last eight quarters for banking licences; the action he will take to attract new banking entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47014/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (25 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason employees of the National Treasury Management Agency have not had the same pay cuts applied to their salaries as civil servants; if there are other State bodies which have not been affected by the so-called across the board pay cut applied to the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46858/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (25 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Finance the macro-economic stability and debt sustainability analyses, if any, that have been undertaken in which an assumption is that the promissory note is not repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47011/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (25 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Finance the analyses that are being undertaken in view of the IMF WEO note on multipliers to establish the short term multiplier for Government spending here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Financial Services Regulation (25 Oct 2012)

Shane Ross: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his view on whether the Irish accountancy bodies have sufficient safeguards in place to enforce regulation and compliance which will help rebuild Ireland's reputation at home and abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46859/12]