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Written Answers — Commercial Credit: Commercial Credit (12 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 530: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he will publish the report prepared by his Department and Forfás on the operation of loan guarantee schemes; if he will give consideration to the introduction of an small and medium enterprises working capital guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35819/10]

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: He is coming to it.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: That is stupid.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is abdicating his responsibility again.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The regulator said €40 million.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach takes no responsibility for any decisions made by the regulator.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: What is the change of name about?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is "Quangoman".

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: He is playing for both sides.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Has the Government agreed a date with the European Commission for the submission of the four-year budgetary plan? If so, will the Taoiseach indicate that date? Is it 12 November, and when does the Taoiseach then propose to present the four-year plan to this House? Second, in the course of his last budget speech, the Minister for Finance announced his proposal to introduce in the next budget...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: This was in the Minister's budget speech. A paper was published yesterday setting out not a universal social contribution structure but a universal social charge. I have several questions for the Taoiseach in this regard. Does the Government, in the context of the briefings that are being made available to the Opposition parties, propose to request that the Department of Finance outline in...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: With due respect, the Taoiseach has been on the public airwaves looking, understandably, for consensus and discussion. This is one of the most fundamental changes proposed in the legislative structure of the State.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: I want to ask the Taoiseach if he proposes to facilitate the Opposition in relation to these proposed changes or will the Minister simply stand up when he announces his budget and tell us what changes he has made. It is a reasonable question, particularly in the current climate. I put it to you, a Cheann Comhairle, that this is a very important question if the Taoiseach is serious about...

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Finance announced this in the budget. I am asking the Taoiseach will there be a White Paper. As part of the briefings to the Opposition will we be briefed in detail about what the Government is doing on this or does the Government simply intend to stand up on budget day and tell us what it has done?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Could the Taoiseach give us a date?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Another date from that source was 12 November.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Commission.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: We have a lot of views on who is deciding.

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Will the Government publish a White Paper on the matter?

Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Hallowe'en will be over then.