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- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: "Labour is committed to the concept of public enterprise and is determined to ensure that semi-State companies play a full role in the recovery of the Irish economy".
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am glad the Tánaiste's backbenchers recognise those quotes which, of course, are taken from the Labour Party election manifesto. They formed the basis on which the Labour Party was given its electoral mandate almost one year ago. Two Labour Party Ministers are now presiding over the sell-off of key elements of Ireland's energy companies, possibly Coillte and the remaining State stake in...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Government is now turning its gaze to the family silver.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: "It is a sad day for the Irish people and a tragedy for the Labour Party." These are the words of Mr. Jack O'Connor, president of SIPTU and one of the Tánaiste's own. They reflect the disappointment of many who voted for the Labour Party in the general election. Why is the Labour Party proposing this sell-off? Why are successful, self-financing State companies, such a positive in the...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The expression is imitation, not repetition, is the sincerest form of flattery. That being the case, Fine Gael has been mightily flattered by the Tánaiste and his party in government. All the credit for the goals scored accrues to Fine Gael and the troika, in that order. The Tánaiste says he is concerned to invest in the economy and wants a finance stream to invest in job creatopm. That...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: It should be used to fund job creation initiatives and provide a stimulus. The Tánaiste says consumers will win from the privatisations, but that is not the case. Historically, it has never been the case in previous bouts of privatisation. The Tánaiste knows as well as I do that these policy decisions are indefensible, short-term and reckless.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The troika originally wanted a figure of â¬2 billion. The Government conceded a figure of â¬3 billion and tried to dress it up as a negotiating victory. The Tánaiste knows that these self-financing valuable assets must be held in the ownership of the State, as that is the only way a consistent dividend can be delivered for citizens and the economy in the long term. Deputy Ãamon Gilmore,...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: -----has said nothing stays the same. Apparently, not for him.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Will the Tánaiste defend, on the basis of the Labour Party manifesto, the way his Ministers propose to engage in a fire sale of the family silver?
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: That cannot happen now.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Never mind Fianna Fáil. The Tánaiste should speak for the Labour Party and the Government.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I did not ask when the report had been commissioned; I asked about the sale of State assets.
- Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: On the forthcoming Bill to amend the European Communities Act 1972, does the Government intend to include the treaty on stability, co-ordination and governance - the fiscal compact - in the expanded definition of EU treaties covered by that Act?
- Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is that a "Yes" or a "No"?
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is one of the schools identified for needing major extensions or new buildings between now and 2017. [10040/12]
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if building work will commence on a school (details supplied) build project this year. [10041/12]
- Written Answers — Stadium Projects: Stadium Projects (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners confirmed in 2003 that Campus Stadium Ireland Development's VAT charge of â¬10,254,600 was correct. [10506/12]
- Written Answers — Stadium Projects: Stadium Projects (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that he was aware of the legal position on the economic value test (section 99 of the 2002 Finance Act) between 2002 and 2010 and specifically when his Department discussed the issue of VAT on the lease of the National Aquatic Centre with Campus Stadium Ireland Development; and if he is satisfied that Campus Stadium Ireland...
- Written Answers — Stadium Projects: Stadium Projects (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if he advised Campus Stadium Ireland Development that the VAT amount of â¬10,254,600 had to be included in the Campus Stadium Ireland Development proceedings against Dublin Waterworld as claimed by the Department Secretary General in evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on 8 November 2011. [10510/12]
- Written Answers — Stadium Projects: Stadium Projects (23 Feb 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if the Revenue Commissioner advised him that the VAT amount of â¬10,254,600 would have to be included in the legal proceedings between Campus Stadium Ireland Development and Dublin Waterworld. [10511/12]