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- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: That would be a start.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: On a point of information, I seek clarification. We understood that there was to be a question and answer session with the Minister for Finance.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Will he?
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I thank the Acting Chairman.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: If time permits, I would like to make a couple of comments. Are we waiting for the Minister?
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I have not yet made a contribution but if there is time available I would like to speak now.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: There are a couple of issues I would like to put on the record and will raise again with the Minister. In the context of the praise from international quarters, I remind Deputy Kelleher of the comment by Mr. George Soros in respect of zombie banks and the fall of the banks in the context of the events of two years ago. He said in relation to zombies, "Instead of stimulating the economy they...
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I have the Commissioners statement here.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I have the Commissioner's statement here.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Can the time for this debate be extended?
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I assume the Minister is willing to extend the time because I have waited for more than two and a half hours for him and I hope he will do us that courtesy.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: We entered into these arrangements in good faith and, therefore, the Minister has to honour them. Has he had an opportunity to read the European Commission statement regarding Anglo Irish Bank? The Commission temporarily cleared support for Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society and opened an in-depth investigation into Anglo Irish Bank, stating: "...the Commission opened an...
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Second, Commissioner Almunia, stated: " . . . Anglo Irish Bank has to restructure profoundly in a way that effectively tackles the weaknesses of the past business model and ensures a sustainable future without continued State support." Has the Minister implied to the Commission that the bank has a sustainable future without State support? That would be a highly misleading statement to make....
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Is it true that former Deputy, Alan Dukes, did a misleading tour of television and radio studios in which the amount going to Anglo Irish Bank went from â¬3 billion to â¬6 billion to â¬9 billion and now stands at â¬18.3 billion?
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: The Minister's failure to tell the Dáil about a secret agreement he arrived at some time ago with the Commission is an absolute disgrace.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: This is typical of Fianna Fáil's play-acting in regard to all these events.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Why did the Minister not inform the House about this secret agreement some time ago with the Commission to pump â¬8.3 billion into Anglo Irish Bank? Taxpayers only heard the news when he had to come before the House the other day. The figures quoted by the Minister, which were given to us in supporting documentation, relate to the sectoral breakdown of tranche 1 in the transfer of loans to...
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: Will the Minister explain the meaning of this because NAMA was set up to deal with bad assets and loans?
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: I have asked the question. There is something seriously wrong with this documentation. Will the Minister make the figures available and provide for a detailed briefing of the Opposition on the figures and matters covered in the documentation? He referred to the future of Anglo Irish Bank.
- Banking System: Statements (1 Apr 2010)
Joan Burton: According to his statements and the supporting documentation for the debate on Tuesday, â¬8.51 billion in loans has been transferred to NAMA but more than 70% of those loans relate to completed properties, which are earning an income. That means the bad loans remain for the most part in Anglo Irish Bank and in all the other banks. It means that we have a NAMAââ