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Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----by the voluntary community sector, the trade union movement and ever growing number of economists. It is not too late. There is a better way.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No, we are talking about bank bailouts.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I asked how the Taoiseach reconciled them.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am not commending them to the Taoiseach at all.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is bank bailout debt, not sovereign debt. Put it back in the category it belongs.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach is totally misrepresenting me.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach is misleading the Dáil, as he has done every day as Taoiseach-----

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----and when Minister for Finance-----

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach is a disgrace.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach is fooling nobody.

Requests to move Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Ceann Comhairle has already selected my matter for the Adjournment Debate, for which I thanked him earlier.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: There are 34 amendments on Report Stage of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill and yet a guillotine will apply-----

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I am aware of that but, as with the previous speaker, I am making it clear that this is unacceptable because a calculation of the time - and this is a time proposition - suggests we have less than one hour to address the amendments on Report Stage when we have gone through the various steps that have to be taken to order the rest of the business. It is not acceptable. The proposition is to...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Even as the Minister was publishing the Bill, the Government was announcing amendments to it. Sections were introduced in the Bill as the process was moving forward. It is unacceptable. Debating 34 amendments within that short period of time will not afford the House the opportunity to deal properly with this legislation. The Taoiseach was offering a modicum of assistance earlier but...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I noted the Taoiseach's response on the finance Bill. Can he tell us whether other legislation arising from last week's budget is also in the pipeline? Are there one or more Bills yet to present? When will the Taoiseach be in a position to advise on whether such legislation is in the process of preparation and when it will be published? With regard to the Bills the Green Party is pressing...

Care of the Elderly (14 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach today tried to minimise what was revealed in the "Prime Time Investigates" programme showing the neglect and abuse of older people by private home care providers under contract to the HSE. He spoke of four cases, as if it concerned only four older people. This is a total misrepresentation. The programme covered two major home care providers which were given the task of caring...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Today is the day when the Taoiseach and the Government want the Dáil to vote approval of a deal that will sell the Irish people into economic bondage. The vote that will take place later today would never have taken place but for the fact that Sinn Féin threatened legal action if the Government failed to act in the spirit of Article 29 of the Constitution. The Taoiseach would have...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is an outrageous situation. Over the term of the loan, and if it is drawn down in full, a further burden of €5 billion will be placed on the Irish people. This money will go directly back to the EU member states, principally Germany and France. We are told this additional 3% has the approval of the eurozone Finance Ministers. When did such a meeting take place? Was the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I will conclude on this point.

Leaders' Questions. (15 Dec 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is suggested that the average interest rate applying will be something of the order of 5.8%. Make no mistake, however, there are clear indications that the estimated real interest rate will be closer to 7% across the board. The Government has already admitted this in a number of statements it issued.