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Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: My constituency colleague, the unflappable Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, acts as if-----

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: -----he does not have a care in the world and everything is perfect in the garden.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: He is a tremendous communicator. I will give him full credit for that. I must strike a rather sour note.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: This morning, unfortunately, after a long period of absence and I presume inactivity, because I cannot remember what he is responsible for, the Minister for whatever, Deputy Rabbitte, came to the House and proceeded to laugh and sneer at our questions about the disabled, guidance teachers and how the poor are impacted on-----

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I remember when Deputy Rabbitte ceased to be a Minister. He was the dumb waiter in the Government led by the then Taoiseach, Mr. John Bruton. He was the super junior Minister who could not talk at Cabinet meetings.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: He was there without any great effect and when he ceased to be a Minister, one of his media groupies wrote an article about him to the effect that there is one thing one could say about Deputy Pat Rabbitte, that he grew in office. He is growing again but the economy is shrinking.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, looks very tired because he has been on a long journey. It is a long journey from left wing, revolutionary Marxist to chief cheerleader for the right wing of Fine Gael. I will hand over to my colleague, Deputy Kirk.

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I will conclude the great budget debate. Unfortunately, the lemmings are in charge and they are leading the people towards the cliff rather than away from it.

Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Is Deputy Broughan allowed to speak?

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Service Executive is using a taxi service in Limerick which is charging more than double the normal fare to transfer patients from St John's Hospital to the Mid Western Regional Hospital; if he will also outline the exact charges being made to this company by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39252/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on an application claim for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [39667/11]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (14 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has undertaken to review and reform the management of herring fisheries in Ireland to date. [39828/11]

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: First.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Is the report accurate?

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: It is a "Yes" or "No" matter.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: Does the Tánaiste know the answer?

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: As a follow-on to Deputy Ó Snodaigh's question-----

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: It relates to promised legislation. It is on the same topic.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: I appreciate the Tánaiste's comment that it is not the practice to publish the advice of the Attorney General. However, will he publish the advice that was given to the Labour Party before this year's general election? That could be done.

Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)

Willie O'Dea: The Tánaiste was making announcements all over the country.