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- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Why not conclude this section now with the agreement of the House?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I support that, as I am sure Deputies Morgan and Gogarty do. I suggest dealing with Seanad amendment No. 10 now and we will move on to Seanad amendment No. 11 because it is important.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Can the Minister not allow us to contribute? We know this.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We know all this, the Minister of State does not have to say it.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We have moved on to the next amendment.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We are discussing the next amendment. The clock is winding down.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We asked to move on to this amendment.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: The Minister of State has come into this debate for 20 minutesââ
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: No, the Minister of State is not entitled to it. We are on the next amendment.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Deputy Power is playing out time. The Ceann Comhairle is a former footballer and is well aware of this tactic.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Regarding these amendments on whistleblowing, I am pleased that the Minister is prepared to examine this issue again. When the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, came into the House this morning he was not prepared to accept further amendments. This was to be the final stage. Is the Minister now happy to have the Bill go back to the Seanad and come back to this House one more time?
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: If the Minister were minded to accept amendments he should have told us so this morning. It is a pity that we do not have time to sort out the mess on whistleblowing and false statements. Correctly, a whistleblowing amendment has been included and there is also an amendment on making false statements. However, under section 221(5) if an officer, director, or employee of NAMA, and...
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We have to have proportionality in legislation and there is no proportionality in that. The individual junior clerk in the NAMA edifice who innocently receives and opens an e-mail which asks for a good price for a bit of land will be guilty of an offence.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: If one receives an e-mail it is an e-mail; it is an actual communication whether or not one believes its content.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: We also have whistleblowing legislation.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: I will but I want to clarify whether the Minister is prepared to consider this related group of amendments which are highly contradictory and in contention with each other. Why is there a provision on false statements when we already have the provision in section 221? This is like religious zealotry; it goes too far, is too complicated and will end up being able to do nothing to address...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the former Director General of FÃS resigned voluntarily from his position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41051/09]
- Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that have applied for assistance under the â¬100 million European Stabilisation Fund to date in 2009; the number of applications accepted; the amount paid out to date in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41048/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the recent report prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General into management and control procedures at FÃS; if she will commit to publishing this report as soon as possible; if she proposes to take action on the basis of the report's findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Export Sector: Export Sector (12 Nov 2009)
Joan Burton: Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing exporters here in view of the recent strengthening of the euro against the dollar and sterling; her proposals to help sustain the export sector here and to help it overcome these difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37694/09]