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- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: For the past few years consumers have been offered all sorts of deal to entice them to buy cars. Some deals are better than others. Personal contract plans, PCPs, encompass the initial front-loading cost of buying a new car and an expected residual value to reduce the amount borrowed. Dealers in Ireland are saying that as many as 70% of new car sales are based on PCPs. They are saying...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: We have a strong interest in it.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: With all due respect to the Tánaiste, that is an utterly pathetic answer. PCPs in Ireland are not regulated as specific products. The Central Bank is telling journalists who ask the question that it is not responsible, that they are a matter for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission. The Government has no figures whatsoever for how many of these contracts have been...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: There are no figures on finance.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Could the Tánaiste enlighten the House as to the status of the Technological Universities Bill? There have been many complaints among the wider public that the Dáil has not passed much legislation. I believe it is a legitimate complaint. New politics is blamed. However, in this case and many others, the root cause is a complete lack of engagement with other parties, in particular...
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, is it in order that only nine Cabinet Ministers and one "super junior" Minister of State are present for this debate? There must be some procedure in place. People whose position rests on a vote of the Dáil must show courtesy to the House.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Come off it.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: We had to explain the judicial appointments process to the Minister, Deputy Ross, when we were in the negotiations. The Minister does not seem to have learnt much about it.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: He traded a judicial appointment for his local Garda station.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: They got their judicial appointment off the Minister.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: There should be.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister is a hypocrite.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Hypocrite.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Minister is a hypocrite.
- Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (14 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Go raibh maith agat a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a chur in iúl don Taoiseach nua, an Teachta Leo Varadkar. Tháinig an beirt againn agus an beirt Teachta Mhic Graith isteach sa Dáil deich mbliana ó shin inniu. Is onóir mhór do Teachta Varadkar agus a chlann gur thogadh ina Thaoiseach é inniu. Táimid lán-sásta...
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Government will not have to comply with it.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Taoiseach is now saying he is allowed to ignore that.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: Minimise the number of strokes.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: We will not vote for it; we will vote against it. Do not bother.
- Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2017)
Thomas Byrne: The Taoiseach fast-tracked the appointment yesterday.