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Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Senator Ryan criticises the Government's social welfare record all the time. If we were to believe the Senator, we would be grinding—

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The Senators have not given a true version of the Minister for Finance's ideology.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: There is not a scintilla of truth in it.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: We have done far more for deprived areas than the rainbow coalition. The Opposition does not give us any credit. The Senators opposite bang on about the Minister, Deputy McCreevy, who apparently cares only for the rich.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The Opposition has got it totally wrong. Our social record of recent times will compare well to theirs any day.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Ask the poor – they are the people—

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Senator Ryan should not doubt that those who benefited from increases in child benefit and pensions brought us back into office at the last election.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The Senator remembers the 2.5% – that is right. There has been much debate in the past 24 hours and previously about community employment schemes. In that context, I am glad to see the new rural initiative which will employ an extra 2,500 people. Opposition Senators will find that will fill some of the gaps.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I am sure the Minister will elaborate at greater length. Both sides of the House were keen that film tax relief be extended, which it has been as I said it would. This is a good budget that will help the economy strengthen again in the course of the year. It is fantastic that in the middle of a downturn we have an unemployment rate of 4.5% and employment is still growing.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: This has never happened before. Let us have no lessons on economic management from the other side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The constituency has a border with Tipperary.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: He does not.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: He is quite wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Kilkenny has many other things going for it.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: That was me.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Does the Senator not like a little exuberance occasionally?

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: Is that not right?

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: The Senator must accept the authority of the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: I welcome the Minister to the House. I recognise the importance of this legislation which derives from the agreement last April between the British and Irish Governments and the Joint Declaration in an effort to break the impasse which led to suspension in October 2002 and to repair the tried mechanisms which would enable trust to be repaired. Unfortunately that agreement in April did not...

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Martin Mansergh: There has been a convention on this type of body which is being set up as a direct result of the Northern Ireland peace process and the Good Friday Agreement. Especially given the international dimension, the Minister for Finance is more disposed to take on trust the necessity for the expenditures involved and, in practice, does not intervene in institutions of this type. Therefore, I query...