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Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: The Minister of State has introduced a technical Bill before the House to provide for limited reform to the IMF Bretton Woods structures. It is interesting that these minor reforms, which are welcome, were agreed in April 2008, probably around the time Deputy Cowen, as incoming Taoiseach, was having his ill-fated dinner in Heritage House with the directors and chiefs of Anglo Irish Bank....

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: That will be unusual for the Deputy. In fact, it will be a novelty. The leopard is trying to change his spots.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: It is hubris on Deputy Fahey's part.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Hubris.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: And there have been all kinds of destruction from Fianna Fáil. Deputy Fahey's party has destroyed the country.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: At least we would then have a Minister for Foreign Affairs. We do not have one at present.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Regling and Watson said it was home made by Fianna Fáil.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: It was cooked by themselves.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: We are fed up hearing about Anglo Irish Bank and your antics and your golf.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: This is why he got the bank guarantee so wrong. He does not know people's names. He did not know he was missing a bank.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: We have been sitting patiently.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: This section pertains to the approval and amendment of the various Schedules. The Minister of State mentioned having attended two IMF meetings in recent years and I wish to ask him a question. Ireland is part of a section of the IMF that includes Canada and a number of Caribbean countries and in late August 2010, in the context of the ongoing financial and banking crisis in Ireland, I...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Yes, and I note this Bill deals with governance. The Minister of State commented in his reply on Second Stage on his take in respect of the value of the IMF deal. However, Opposition Members may perceive the difficulties of the IMF deal for the ordinary punter, who this month will pay universal social charges, that is, seven extra points of income tax - and it is tax. Moreover, pensioners...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Yes. I was referring to the structural adjustment programmes, as they were then called.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Why did the Canadians come at the end of the summer?

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: We have had a long discussion about the IMF. The contention of the Minister of State is that it has changed for the better. Can he tell us the role of Mr. Wright in leading an inquiry into the functioning or non-functioning of the Department of Finance? I understand the report is finished and available. Various Opposition parties in the House were invited to meet Mr. Wright and his team,...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: The Canadian central bank got it right. It was very conservative and there were no runs on Canadian banks.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the date on which he intends to extend the voluntary 15-day rule relating to prompt payments to the Health Service Executive, local authorities and State agencies as foreseen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/11]

Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Will the Government accept the amendment?

Foreign Conflicts (20 Jan 2011)

Joan Burton: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the view that he and other Ministers of the European Union hold in relation to the recent loss of life at demonstrations of students and others protesting in Tunis and elsewhere in Tunisia [2860/11]