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Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I mean it in a genuine way. I wish to highlight some points. Many speakers have made statements, including the Minister of State. She stated, echoed by her colleagues, she is very supportive of enhanced economic governance. I am not, nor is my party. Page 8 of the communiqué explains what enhanced governance and surveillance means. It means adoption in member states of rules on a...

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Are there only five or six?

Seanad: Recent Developments in the Eurozone: Discussion with Minister of State (8 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Exactly. Any country with a deficit higher than 3% is included, thus most euro countries. Under these proposals the Commission and the Council would be able to examine national draft budgets and adopt an opinion on them before their adoption by the Parliament. Therefore, the entire secrecy in the budgetary process would be exempted in order to allow the Commission to decide what would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Old habits die hard.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I support the proposal made by Senator Jim D'Arcy. It would also solve a problem in GAA circles, where the emblem of the bridge has caused problems because nobody knows to what county it actually belongs. On a more serious note, it is very important that the Leader schedule an urgent debate on the infrastructure and capital investment plan. This has resulted in a devastating blow for 9,000...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: No, one cannot.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: The reason that this-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: This is a blow for 9,000 jobs because-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: -----Fine Gael and the Labour Party, according to the Irish Independent, decided-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: -----to cut capital spending by €700 million per year over and above what Fianna Fáil had agreed with the EU and IMF, to avoid making more difficult political decisions. In County Meath, the Slane bypass has been cut, despite the Minister of State, Deputy Shane McEntee, telling us after the election that a secret deal had been done with the Labour Party to bring it back, in the same way...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: These are the most cynical politicians ever elected. Fianna Fáil made no promises in the last election-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: There is not a word about the hospital.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: There is not a word about the regional hospital for the north east in that document. This is despite the claims of Fine Gael to have met investors before the election, and not merely to have promised it without finding out where the the money was, in another letter and claim from Deputy Reilly. A debate on this matter is needed urgently. It is necessary to note that Fine Gael and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: People are getting redundancy notices because that project is not going ahead-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: ----- because the Government is afraid to take the tough decisions. Moreover, as the Minister of State, Deputy Penrose, should be aware, plenty more of them will arise.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of information, 22 people have died and the people of Slane have cried out with one voice for a new bridge and it was cancelled by this Government after we granted planning permission for it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: I gave the facts when I spoke; the Government cut it unilaterally.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: The Government cut it by €700 million more than we could have done.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: Not true. It was introduced by the last Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2011)

Thomas Byrne: No, they are contributors to Fine Gael, relations, friends and party members.