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Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Clearly something happened.

Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is working from the top down. What about the people at the lower end on €30,000 taking a 5% hit and those on €50,000 taking a 6% hit? How does the Minister regard this as just and equitable? When the Minister spoke on 15 December he referred to a substantial inequity. A substantial inequity is happening here, where the Minister is effectively ignoring the recommendations...

Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: When was the Government decision taken?

European Central Bank Lending. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The former chief executive officer of Allied Irish Banks, Mr. Eugene Sheehy, indicated at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service before Christmas that AIB may not use NAMA bonds to obtain credit from the ECB. In light of this, is the Minister confident that NAMA will facilitate a flow of credit to small business? Does he expect that the banks will use NAMA...

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would be highly appropriate for this information to be brought into the public domain. Will the statutory inquiry into the banking system and the subsequent Oireachtas inquiry be able to obtain all the information on the meetings of 29 and 30 September 2008? Will public servants be allowed to issue expressions of opinion during the public inquiry into what happened on the nights in question?

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about the statutory inquiry?

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister did not answer my question on public servants.

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister will set the terms of reference, or gagging orders, for the inquiries.

Banking Sector Recapitalisation. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: When does the Minister expect that the business plans that are with the European Commission in respect of the recapitalisation of AIB and Bank of Ireland will come back from there? What percentage shareholding does the Minister anticipate that the Irish State and the Irish taxpayer will have on the two main banks post recapitalisation?

Banking Sector Recapitalisation. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister anticipate that the State will have a controlling interest in the ordinary shares of the two main banks, namely, AIB and Bank of Ireland post recapitalisation?

Banking Sector Recapitalisation. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which have huge implications for the Irish taxpayer.

Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is a catch-22 situation.

Requests to move Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, given the confusion surrounding the future of the Limerick regeneration process, which falls under the responsibility of Cabinet, I call on the Taoiseach as head of Cabinet to immediately clarify the situation regarding the current and capital funding of Limerick regeneration for 2010...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: I raise the Finance Bill that the House is debating today. The Taoiseach is probably fully aware that people in Limerick have concerns as regards the regeneration project. Does he envisage that the Government will be-----

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: It relates to the legislation. Will the Government bring forward amendments to the legislation to provide capital allowances and tax designations for the regeneration areas in Limerick, and furthermore will he commit to provide funding for the area as well?

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to a point of legislation, Ceann Comhairle, and I believe I am in order to raise that.

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: We welcome Deputy Kennedy's input.

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps Deputy Kennedy will repeat his remarks for Deputy Burton.

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Kennedy is endorsing many of our policies tonight.

Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Kennedy is going off script.