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Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste has failed to answer the first question he was asked. Let us see how I get on. Last night's announcement by the Minister for Finance on the promissory note, during the debate on a Sinn Féin Private Members' motion on the European Stability Mechanism, blackmail clause, begs more questions than it answers.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Sinn Féin Party has been raising this issue for more than one year and calling for a write-down of this odious debt. If a deal is agreed today with the European Central Bank which will result in a write-down of the debt, Sinn Féin will be the first to welcome it.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Before any of us pass judgment on the deal, there are a number of questions that must be asked. Will this deal reduce the State's liabilities to Anglo Irish Bank? Will the debt heaped on the shoulders of citizens by Fianna Fáil in 2010 and honoured by the Government to the tune of €3.1 billion last year be reduced? Will the deal announced last night by the Minister for Finance, Deputy...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: No; excuse me, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have been barracked constantly by other Members.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to conclude my remarks.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Will any deal agreed in Frankfurt alter fundamentally the nature of the debt, changing it from a toxic banking debt to a sovereign bond debt?

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The question concerns whether the Government has actually secured a deal that will reduce the debt which will represent a write-down of the debt to Anglo-Irish Bank and if in so doing, it will reduce the deficit and the extent of the cutbacks and hardship experienced by millions of people across the State.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: It appears from the Tánaiste's response that, uniquely, he has been consistent on this matter. The Taoiseach repeatedly told Members that the Government would not seek a write-down of the debt.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government has been as good as its word. I find this highly disappointing but not all that surprising. Will the Tánaiste, at least, clarify that the State now has €3.1 billion or €3.06 billion in additional resources to ease the burden on citizens and row back on the cutbacks and some of the tax hikes? Will he answer this question for the people? Furthermore, in the Government's...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Rather than resolving the debt issue, the Government has kicked the can further down the road.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The debt will be left intact for future generations and Governments to meet.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste has stated we will have an additional €3 billion available. Where will it be invested? On which of the cutbacks will the Government row back? What relief will citizens obtain as a result of this deal?

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: Has the Government secured a reduction in the debt?

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste should answer my question. He should avoid my problem and answer my question.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Government will pay it in any event.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste failed to outline that.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: As an observation on the business of the House, we come here day after day and the Tánaiste fails to answer any of the questions put to him. That is a bit of the Tánaiste's own abracadabra action, as he hears what he wants. It is very unsatisfactory that he has failed to give an answer to reasonable questions on a deal to be done-----

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: -----that has been much trumpeted by the Government parties. In doing so he could give some reassurance to the public. The Tánaiste may think that is clever but I do not.

Order of Business (22 Mar 2012)

Mary Lou McDonald: I wish to raise the issue of the Mahon report, and the Tánaiste has indicated time will be made available to discuss it. Will he give some specifics on that, although I appreciate that people will have to study the report and absorb its contents. It will be a matter of great importance to the House and public. I also raise the issue of the statutory trust fund legislation and when it might...