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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Thomas Byrne: We are not looking for hard numbers, and the Minister does not include hard numbers in his upside and downside risks section. An agreement was announced by the Taoiseach almost two years ago. That agreement, which would have a massive impact on the public finances, should be included in this document. It would also remind Europe that we are still looking for it because someone reading this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I find that hard to believe because there are so many items in the document. The Minister mentioned a number of upside risks that in no way could be described as hard figures, and they have not been announced as decisions reached at a European level. The Minister states regarding upside risks that economy-wide investment remains close to record low levels, therefore, if they go up there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Thomas Byrne: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Stability Programme Update: Minister for Finance (15 Apr 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I will be making a submission, based on what I said earlier, that the Minister might consider incorporating it. It would be helpful to the country's case, and I believe it is an omission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: May I ask a quick question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I have been listening to this with interest. It is good that there is a discussion on it. It is good that the officials listened to some of the comments that have been made here, because there is the hangover of what happened when we effectively deregulated the banking sector in this country and there was no debate about it. How many jobs are there in this country in money market...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I think Mr. Carrigan is conscious of the balancing act that is needed here. That is what I am reading from the text and the debate, but one should never forget what happened in the past few years. I must go to a vote.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Senator was handing them out
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The person to whom you gave the discretionary medical card.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I congratulate Senator MacSharry and Senator Barrett on their appointment by the Committee of Selection last night. I presume the Clerk of the Seanad has notified the clerk of the banking inquiry of the appointments by the Seanad. Senator Bradford is correct that there is no requirement for the Seanad to approve or not approve this decision as that job has been done. There will be a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: It is already done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, there are very specific statutory procedures.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Leader has been pressed by Deputy Paul Kehoe.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I have a serious point of order. The Cathaoirleach has never allowed the character of Members to be traduced or defamed in this House. In such circumstances, he must ask the Leader to withdraw-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Leader made a very serious allegation against Senator MacSharry and the Cathaoirleach has never allowed that to happen before.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Will the Cathaoirleach ask the Leader to withdrawn the allegation?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Leader made a serious allegation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: He said that Senator MacSharry was biased in the context of the banking inquiry.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Even if he had €1 million outside the House-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Will the Cathaoirleach ask the Leader to withdraw the allegation he made? He would not allow me to make such an allegation.