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Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: And it will not.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is still the case today.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Senator should read what the report-----

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We have to listen to the regulator as well. It is a difficult balance.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Perhaps Senator White will not relax when she hears what he has to say later.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is not a hope at this point.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Senators for the constructive manner in which they have approached this legislation and for the many kind comments they made about me. Senator Donohoe led the comments on the Bill for the Opposition and made a number of pertinent points. He was concerned about the position of the Secretary General of the Department of Finance and whether that person should be on the board of the...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I decided to appoint a commercial solicitor of considerable experience who is a former Member of this House. On the question of NAMA-----

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Senator Ross asked a question about the publication by NAMA this afternoon of a number of documents, including its business plan. The original draft business plan was prepared by the interim NAMA executive, at the request of the Opposition parties in the course of a Dáil debate. That plan clearly rested on assumptions and information provided by the financial institutions at that stage....

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In a small country like Ireland, there is a clear need to relate the stability function of the Central Bank in a clear and transparent way to the regulatory function of the regulatory system itself. We will have a unified board over which the Governor will preside, and to which the head of central banking and the head of financial regulation will be accountable in their own distinctive...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I thank Senators for their attention.

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Senator White moved this amendment on his own behalf and that of Senators McCarthy, Ryan, Prendergast, Bacik and Hannigan. This issue was discussed in the other House. There are good reasons for the exclusion of the Central Bank from the freedom of information legislation. First, there is the sensitivity of the information it holds; second, the independent position of the bank under the...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am not sure whether this amendment arises from the Bill but that is not for me to say. The terms of reference for the statutory commission will be before the Seanad either this or the following week and at that stage Senators will have an opportunity to discuss the operation of the statutory commission. The Government proposal is that the terms of reference will relate to the management...

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We did not say that; that was what the CSO said.

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I congratulate Deputy Noonan on his appointment as the principal Opposition spokesperson on finance. I cannot wish him well in the political sense but I congratulate him on his appointment and I look forward to engaging with him because I am conscious he has always been a champion of the tradition of robust debate in the House, which is, I believe, a good tradition. The Members may wish to...

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Discussion on the creation of jobs without addressing the more difficult and less popular issues of competitiveness and fiscal stability is simply vacuous. Businesses will not prosper unless we win market share for our goods and services. However, every measure we have taken to regain our competitiveness during the past two years has been opposed tooth and nail on the floor of the House....

Economic Issues: Motion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no iceberg.

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 126 together. The Government is committed to the ongoing training, upskilling and development of the staff of the Public Service to ensure that the changes envisaged not only by the Croke Park Agreement but also the Transforming Public Service agenda are implemented. This commitment is part of its long term policy of supporting the development of all...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners, who are responsible for the collection of tobacco products tax and tackling the illicit trade in cigarettes and tobacco products, that procedures are in place to confront the problem of illegal selling of tobacco products in street markets. There is close co-operation with An Garda Síochána and multi-agency operations are mounted where...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy's respondent seems to be asking how many of the recommendations in the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes have been acted upon and how many of these recommendations were originated by the Special Group. The answer is that all of the recommendations originate from the exercise conducted by the Special Group although many would, in the...