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Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Irish people are being invited to believe that an immediate general election is in their best interests and will bring these parties to Government without any programme as to how the country can advance. I heard Deputy Burton describe the current economic problems as the most serious since the 1920s and 1930s.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I remind Deputy Burton that this country had very severe economic countries in the 1950s and 1980s, one of the major root causes of which was the inability of the Fine Gael Party and Labour Party to agree on a coherent economic policy platform.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Irish people face the same historic danger if the Opposition does not get its act together and start offering them an intellectually coherent alternative to a policy which this Government has put forward to international acclaim.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The task facing Government in the months ahead, which I accept is onerous for a Government that has held office for as long as we have, is to translate this international confidence into confidence at home.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We have to believe in ourselves as a people and ignore the contradictory guff coming from the other parties in this House. We have to face up to the fact that what others are saying about us is right.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: One American socialist does not make a summer.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We know the credentials of the economists in question.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Last weekend, Deputy Kenny hosted a party conference-----

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: -----at which the Fine Gael Party made clear that, having argued last April that we needed a €3.5 billion correction for 2011, it now advocates a €2 billion adjustment, all of which is to be made on current spending. Again, details of how and where cuts will be made were not given.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: What is most worrying about what Fine Gael is now proposing is that the party is reneging on our commitments under the Stability and Growth Pact. It is pursuing a Greek option, the course pursued in Greece until recently.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am speaking about the Fine Gael Party, not the Labour Party.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Let us be clear. We have regained the confidence of international markets and investors. The outside world knows we can deal with our difficulties. We will rebuild domestic confidence and the confidence to invest and create jobs and renew the economy.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: All of this can and will be done by the coherent team the Taoiseach has put together this afternoon. We will continue to serve the Irish people for the duration of our mandate.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The OECD Economic Survey: Ireland 2009, which was published last November, contains pension cost projections for Ireland which were taken from the 2009 Ageing Report which was prepared by the European Commission and published at the end of last April. These projections were based on a set of assumptions which ensured comparability between all EU Member States. The reason for the different...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department made an application to the EU Commission on 27th January 2010 for funding under the EU Solidarity Fund based on estimates of damage received from Departments and local authorities. The application was formally acknowledged by the Commission on 24 February 2010. The EU Solidarity Fund does not fund full reconstruction nor does it fund prevention works. It funds emergency...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167 and 168 together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated yield to the Exchequer in a full year of a 1% increase in the standard (21%) rate and the reduced (13.5%) rate of VAT is €311 million and €262 million respectively.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is estimated that the yield to the Exchequer from increasing the DIRT rate by 1 per cent is €25m in a full year.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested is set out in the following table. 1 Cent 1 Cent 5 Cent 5 Cent 10 Cent 10 Cent Est Yield CPI effect Est Yield CPI effect Est Yield CPI effect â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m UnleadedPetrol Litre 17.9 0.026% 87.5 0.130% 173.2 0.259% Auto Diesel Litre...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 to 176, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested is as set out in the following two tables. 1 Cent 1 Cent 5 Cent 5 Cent 10 Cent 10 Cent Est Yield CPI effect Est Yield CPI effect Est Yield CPI effect â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m Beer Pint 7.1 0.014% 35.4 0.070% 70.3 0.141% Spirits Single Measure...

Written Answers — Public Service Pay: Public Service Pay (23 Mar 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I refer to my reply to Question No. 11794/10 of 10 March 2010: "The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act, 2009 makes provision for the reduction in the pay rates of all persons employed by public service bodies with effect from 1 January 2010. As universities come within the definition in the Act of public service bodies, contract researchers employed by such...