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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House. Fianna Fáil is totally opposed to the sale of any element of the ESB. I assume the Minister's colleagues in the Labour Party are also opposed to it. The original Memorandum of Understanding did not refer to the sale of State assets to the tune of €2 billion, rather it asked for a review of State assets and possible privatisation of State owned assets....

Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I apologise for interrupting the Minister. On a point of order, this is a question and answer debate but Senator Ó Clochartaigh has repeatedly intervened during the Minister's response. There are other Members waiting to ask questions or to hear the Minister's response to their questions. It is most unfair.

Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I have raised issues which will affect people on Monday.

Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: What about Vodafone?

Seanad: Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Statements, Questions and Answers (5 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Customers will be charged for that disadvantage by Vodafone.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Yesterday An Bord Pleanála gave final approval for metro north, a crucially important piece of infrastructure that has been at the planning stage for a number of years. Land has been purchased and €80 million has been spent on the project. It would create 6,000 construction jobs and has the potential to create 37,000 permanent jobs post construction. Given An Bord Pleanála has...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I want to be sure my colleagues across the House are aware of this in order that they can get it clear in their heads and can ask the Minister about this. We will not listen every day to statements that the Government's hands are tied in regard to the sale of State assets; they are not. My party is opposed to the sale of strategic State assets such as the ESB, which we discussed yesterday....

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Keane should be in the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I have asked the Deputy Leader to confirm that it is correct that no commitment or figure was given in the original deal with the troika by the previous Government to dispose of State assets and that this is a new departure and new policy by the Government to sell off the family silver. With regard to the pension levy and the raid on private pensions, the Government has raised €461 million...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: For once?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Perceived flaws.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: We will do that.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement and would like to go over some areas of it. The Minister referred in his statement to the jobs initiative and the improvement in the agrifood and tourism sectors, saying this was in part due to measures implemented as part of the Government's recent jobs initiative. We see in the figures announced this week that approximately €461...

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I was.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I see the same policies being pursued, I do not see any change at all.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: With all due respect, that is an unfair charge.

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is a very unfair charge. I raised this long before anyone from the pensions industry-----

Seanad: Statements on Finance (6 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: No, mature funds.