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Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources the progress made in the target to increase energy efficiency in the public sector by 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37891/10]

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Does the Taoiseach intend to circulate his script?

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: I thank the Minister for his speech and for his courtesy when my colleagues and I visited his Department yesterday. The Minister is always very courteous and easy to deal with and I thank him for this. Things are very bad and people are very down and depressed. When I went knocking on doors after the summer, people were angry but that anger has almost left them by now. They are down and...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: The verb is currere. It is not a currency unless it flows. Unless money is flowing, it should not be described as a currency. If everyone is saving and paying off their debts, there is no flow. If the nationalised banks do not give credit to small and big businesses there is no flow, no current and no currency. That is the situation the Minister has got himself into. I will try to be...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Yes, it is averaged out. We both know the predictions for next year are 2% and perhaps 3% annually from 2012 to 2014, inclusive. Three threes are nine and two makes eleven, and a quarter of that is 2.75. That is where we are getting the average. It is significant that the 2% figure for next year is not sufficient to allow the Minister to take a quarter of €15 billion as the correction...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Is it one of the Department of Finance scenarios? Departmental officials mentioned €15 billion fairly strongly, among other scenarios. Is it an ESRI prediction? It also mentioned €15 billion. The key element is the forecast for growth and there is a vast variation between Davy's forecast, which would take us over €20 billion, and the ESRI high growth forecast, which would bring us...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Funds for a stimulus package can also be found in the private pension funds which have been lobbying for changes to the law. They believe the restrictions currently in place on their investments in Ireland require them to take bigger risks abroad rather than spread them, which was the intention of the legislation, and they want more scope to invest domestically. We are all in politics and we...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: That will happen. We cannot sell hardship but everything that has been said about fiscal adjustment is an attempt to sell hardship to the Irish people. It has to be accompanied by a strategy that gives a shock to the economy in order to get it growing again. We will have to take a sectoral approach to the economy and take what the economists call supply side initiatives. I am sure the...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy should not be upset because once he went into the press, Michael O'Leary could do no more to him. If the Government has a vendetta against Mr. O'Leary and is keeping the travel tax in place because it does not want to give him the satisfaction of saying it was wrong, that is bad politics. It could be a good supply side initiative, however. If one takes the tourism sector, five...

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: He has such control he did not have to brief them.

Macro-Economic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: The national plan was launched three months ago.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the procedures she has put in place to enable persons who feel entitled to moneys from the European Global Fund, for workers redundant from Dell and associated companies, to enable them to access the fund; to discuss their eligibility for certain payment; and to appeal decisions if they are adverse; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when an application for a certificate for naturalisation will be completed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38600/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (27 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal to the Health Service Executive for rent supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38598/10]

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: The HERMES computerised model for the economy used by the ESRI is the only economic model that is accepted. The Minister has taken a strong position on the need for the adjustment over four years to be €15 billion. Achieving this target is highly contingent on the growth rate applied in the model. As far as we can ascertain, the Department of Finance does not have a well developed...

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Michael Noonan: The year is not over yet. The figures for the last quarter are not yet available.

Value-Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010: Second Stage (2 Nov 2010)

Michael Noonan: I thank the Minister of State for his introductory remarks and I compliment everybody involved in producing this fine piece of work, in particular the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, the Parliamentary Counsel and officials of the Department of Finance. It is a really fine piece of work and follows the excellent work done previously on the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the Stamp Duties...

Private Members' Business. (2 Nov 2010)

Michael Noonan: I move: That Dáil Éireann condemns the Government for its incompetence in dealing with the banking crisis and, in particular: — the failure of the Government to ensure adequate supervision of the banks; — the failure of the Regulator, Central Bank and the Department of Finance to monitor the banks and provide advance warning of the crisis; — the failure of the Government to act in a...

Written Answers — Post-Primary Education: Post-Primary Education (9 Nov 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure greater participation of males in senior cycle in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41358/10]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Nov 2010)

Michael Noonan: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a decision will issue on an application for a visa in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41171/10]