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Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: ——to invest money——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: ——and not to let the bank go down.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I was resisting the calls from the Fine Gael Party to nationalise the banks.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In reply to Deputy Rabbitte's question, AIB is a global company. Its profit is sizeable and it is making considerable money. The Government would like to see more competition. The Bank of Scotland has come into the market and is taking a good share of it and I hope more such companies will enter the market. The Government has been supportive of An Post becoming involved in the financial area...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister concerned announced that he would set up a new social fund in respect of which he expected——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am trying to answer the Deputy's leader. As I said, the Minister expected the financial institutions to contribute sizeable sums of money.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I understand the main banks have already given commitments to put sizeable amounts of money into this fund.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: A Cheann Comhairle, I am trying to answer Deputy Rabbitte's question.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The main banks have offered to put sizeable amounts of money into this fund. The money will be used in projects to help the less well-off in our society——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will be used to fund projects that will help to generate activities in areas that are socially excluded. This is a good initiative. It is a pity that at one level we are concerned about a company leaving the country because of the level of competition and the next question asked is about a company that is profitable and Members want to talk it down. We should make up minds and be...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am certainly not trying to be smart about any of these issues, but I make the point that Allied Irish Banks is a very good Irish company. The threat over the past ten to 15 years was that our two main banks could be taken over internationally. That was a real fear for several years during the past ten to 15 years, namely, that they would not have the critical mass in the international...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If they were not in this country they would be somewhere else. They employ people here. In the past all our young graduates had to emigrate to London, Luxembourg and America, but now they are employed here. Let us put a stop to the begrudging attitude. I agree with Deputy Rabbitte's core point, that the more competition we get to help people, the better. I am not overly concerned that our...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I never condemn wrongdoing in any area.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Condone. I never condone wrongdoing. We set up the Moriarty tribunal to inquire into payments to politicians.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: We set up the Mahon tribunal to inquire into irregularities in the planning process, and many other inquiries, to get to the bottom of any wrongdoing going on anywhere, including in Dublin County Council. That is the position of the Government and of my party, as Deputy Sargent knows very well.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will fill Deputy Sargent in on my inquiry when he fills me in on his inquiry into chemical shares.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am certainly sorry if one of my party members caught Deputy Sargent in a headlock in 1993. Had I been there I would have stopped him.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: This Government totally condemns any kind of wrongdoing.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: We have dealt with these matters in the appropriate way by setting up an inquiry.

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, together. The evaluation of files for release to the National Archives is carried out by designated officials in my Department. I have no role in that process. It is normal, as files are processed for release each year, that some are certified by the appropriate official for retention on the grounds set forth in the Act. Five files were...