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Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: He was powerful this morning. The Minister of State might take his example if he is looking for future roles.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: We might come back to the Minister of State's remarks at a later date.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: He is a well-educated common man.

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: If one considers the figures which were put forward by the Government in regard to its support for small and medium-sized enterprises over the next five years, one finds the figure is at least €1.5 billion, most of which is front-loaded in the next year or two. There is also an expectation that the banks will provide €3 billion in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. With that...

Seanad: Apprenticeship Training Programmes (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I wish to raise an issue concerning those individuals not in a position to complete their apprenticeship training because, for some reason, they are no longer working for the employer to whom they would have expected to return following their spell in college. It is estimated that approximately 7,000 individuals throughout the country are in limbo in terms of not being able to complete their...

Seanad: Apprenticeship Training Programmes (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State has mentioned that 4,320 redundant apprentices have reached the minimum qualifying standard and that a further 3,294 cannot progress until they successfully pass their outstanding assessments. Do the 4,000 redundant apprentices who have been assisted with on and off-the-job training represent a separate cohort?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: The focus of such a debate should be on where Ireland could end up, were one to begin to agree with certain commentators in respect of what the political parties have agreed to in principle. When the State pays more than 5% to borrow money and when growth in the economy is not expected to exceed 3% over the next few years, we are in trouble. As matters stand, the State is paying in excess...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Tomorrow we will have a debate on the economic crisis. It is important that when the Minister comes to the House he gives us a clear statement of what is going on. This year is probably the worst ever in terms of how the country has been run. Economic crisis has been heaped on top of economic crisis. I ask that the Minister explain three simple things when he comes to the House tomorrow....

Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Bualadh bos.

Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Given the seriousness of diabetes and the awful impact it has on patients in the Irish health care system I am disappointed by the Fianna Fáil motion tabled for the House. Apart from acknowledging there has been an increase in diabetes and we should all live healthier lifestyles, there is no effort to say what strategic policy developments there have been in recent years or what the HSE is...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I am concerned about the way health services are delivered in County Wexford. This ties in with the issues raised on the Adjournment by the two previous speakers. The general manager of St. Vincent's University Hospital wrote to general practitioners in County Wexford to state the hospital was no longer in a position to see public patients from the county. That means patients who require...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I guarantee the Minister of State that I will continue to pursue the matter until I receive a straightforward answer. I am not finished yet. Given what I said, how could the Health Service Executive write such rubbish? Is the reference to "in a more timely manner" made in the context of a patient travelling between Gorey and Cork, or is it made in the sense that instead of having to wait...

Seanad: Hospital Services (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I welcome the statements on the child care inquiry report. As one who deals with social workers on child care issues, I fully understand this area can be extremely emotional, especially when there are family problems between parents. It can be very stressful for both the social workers and the families involved and is fraught with ethical and legal problems. Rather than the House merely...

Seanad: Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (28 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Minister made an interesting speech today when one considers the speech made by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, 11 months ago. I sat in the Dáil and listened to him make his Budget Statement last December in which he said we had turned the corner, although we appear to have run straight into a big cement truck. Today's speech is a completely different outlook from what...

Seanad: European Council: Statements (9 Nov 2010)

Liam Twomey: I have just come from the Institute of International and European Affairs, IIEA, which was packed to the rafters with people who had come to listen to the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Mr. Olli Rehn. I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy Roche, is well aware that when European Commissioners came to the IIEA to make speeches or give lectures on previous occasions,...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Liam Twomey: I will be brief. Interest on Government bonds is now in excess of 8%. If Ireland is to survive, it must be able to borrow money at the rate of 5% or less. For the past six months, Irish banks have failed to borrow any money from international investors. All our borrowings are now coming from the European Central Bank. Ireland will have to borrow €40 billion over the next three years....

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Liam Twomey: The words of Professor Patrick Honohan are listened to with great interest both in this country and abroad. At an Oireachtas committee meeting yesterday he made some telling remarks which are worthy of debate in this House. One of the most interesting remarks he made was about the difficulties encountered in finding a solution for householders in negative equity and struggling with huge...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Leader could decide to do it.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) (No. 2) Scheme 2010: Motion (17 Nov 2010)

Liam Twomey: I am surprised the Minister of State did not refer to the events unfolding in the European Union which will have a great impact on how we access funding in the future. Ministers were describing these events as fiction over the weekend but now that they are rapidly becoming facts no one in Government circles appears willing to discuss them. The Minister of State should have alluded to what...