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Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (1 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 517: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence to her Department (details supplied) will be replied to. [23246/10]

Implementation of the Ryan Report: Statements (9 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: That was the Labour Party's idea.

Implementation of the Ryan Report: Statements (9 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: It has taken 42 minutes.

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (10 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding an application for the warmer homes scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [24910/10]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the repair of a school building in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Meath. [24908/10]

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: He looked after his own.

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (15 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 451: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding an application for the warmer homes scheme in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Meath. [25583/10]

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: The most extraordinary case of a Labour Party member sitting on the fence was when a representative in my constituency came to a meeting and told the 300 angry farmers in County Meath - many of them angry with us - that he was not allowed to discuss his own personal position on the issue of stag hunting, because the Labour Party had not decided on it yet. That is indicative of what the...

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: It has no policies. It has nothing. We have also had to listen to Deputy Burton tonight. Any independent person who has read Professor Honohan's statement on the systemic importance of Anglo Irish Bank would be deeply shocked by what the finance spokesperson of the Labour Party has said tonight. Professor Honohan said there were three aspects of the test on whether a bank was systemic....

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: He said it was systemic because it passed any of those factors.

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: The factor that was crucially important was the impact that it would have on other banks. Any collapse of Anglo Irish Bank would have an immediate impact on the other banks in Ireland. When Professor Honohan says something that is liked by Opposition Deputies, they will all welcome it, but when he says something about Anglo Irish Bank with which they do not agree, then they will disagree...

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Listening to the Opposition, one would think that the Minister for Finance was sitting up in the Department writing out loan approvals. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is apt.

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: The majority of Fianna Fáil backbenchers, Ministers and members have never come across-----

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: -----any senior officials of Anglo Irish Bank. They have never dealt with Anglo Irish Bank. Those allegations will be refuted. They are not true. We have no connections with it whatsoever. We knew nothing about it.

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: I never heard of it in all my time as a commercial solicitor. I never had anything to do with it and never would. It is a disgraceful bank and people need to be punished.

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy O'Donnell will not tar all of the party on this. It is apt that the Minister used the analogy of the bronze medal. Yes, the Government has responsibility for what went on but other people also have responsibility, including people outside the country. The only focus of the Opposition is on politics and policy. The place for politics and policy is at election time. Do not get too...

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: We are being criticised for a fiscal policy with unsustainable tax rates. The Labour Party made a policy decision to have low income taxes, which policy is now shown to have been unsustainable because if one has low income taxes one will be dependent on other taxes, in this case property stamp duty. We saw the Opposition seeking to abolish stamp duty, which would have massively inflated and...

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: They all added up and contributed to the situation. One property tax relief abolished this year was for child care facilities. Who could argue against that? However, it did contribute to the situation as did all tax reliefs.

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: We do not need scripts.

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (22 Jun 2010)

Thomas Byrne: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position with regard to the forthcoming Garda recruitment drive; the age limits that will be in place; if current age limits on serving members of the Garda Reserve who wish to become gardaí will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26802/10]