Results 841-860 of 49,836 for speaker:Stephen Donnelly
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: They are also now borrowing at 0.5%-----
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: -----which is one seventh the level of the debt we-----
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: With respect-----
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: I will not take lectures from the Minister on misleading the Irish people. His figures are a comedy of errors.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: Greece asked for a write-down and got a write-down of €110 billion. That is a fact.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: That is a fact, no matter how much the Minister complains.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: Spain asked that it would not recapitalise its own banks and the request was granted. The truth obviously upsets the Minister. Being exposed to the truth upsets him.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: I did not interrupt the Minister's comedy of figures which he proposed. He might do the same in return.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister clearly does not want the people to hear what I am about to say. With the Acting Chairman's assistance, I will try to place the relevant information on the record. Greece asked for a write-down in its sovereign debt and it received a write-down of €110 billion.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: Spain requested that its citizens should not be asked to capitalise its banks and the ESM was specifically established to ensure that they would not be obliged to do so. Portugal requested that there would be a reduction in its borrowing costs and received one, even though our Government claims credit for this. Iceland requested that it not be obliged to pay the debts of its banks and it...
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: On a point of order, the Order of Business for the day indicates that this debate should continue until the opening statements of all the spokespersons have concluded.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: With respect, I was interrupted on a number of occasions.
- Promissory Notes: Motion (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: The ECB asked for many things, including the abolition of the promissory notes, the socialisation of the banking debt and full return of the moneys advanced. It got everything it requested. We know that it is relevant that one should ask for what one wants. Let us consider what the Cabinet is asking for in the motion. It is asking that we should welcome a deal which turns banking debt...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update regarding the personal insolvency service; if the service will be operational by March; if not, when the service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7097/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will justify the practice of initially registering passenger transport coaches as private vehicles prior to reclassification and subsequent registering and taxing as PSVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7059/13]
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: I congratulate the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for presiding over some extremely difficult and complex negotiations. He has managed to preside over an agreement on the MFF, multi-annual financial framework, for the period 2014 to 2020, which did not prove possible for other countries for several months. It was an extremely difficult task. I extend my...
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: In the light of the promissory notes vote we are taking tomorrow which is critical for Ireland, I note that the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, said, "This compromise shows a sense of collective responsibility from Europe's leaders." We in Ireland understand this. In a time of deep economic crisis Fianna Fáil, on behalf of the people, committed €35 billion...
- European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: I ask the Tánaiste's opinion on the potential for reputational damage to Ireland in light of the ongoing negotiations on our situation. It is great that we are still net recipients but I imagine some of our partners will point out that, notwithstanding the economic crisis, we are one of the wealthiest countries in Europe. How does he see youth unemployment funding being deployed in...
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: On a point of order, while I welcome the Minister's lifting of the guillotine-----
- Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)
Stephen Donnelly: Many Deputies on all sides of the House spoke on this motion for a fairly short amount of time because of the restrictions imposed by the guillotine.