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National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is quite amazing. Some people can dish it out but they cannot take it.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Exactly. I am sure the Deputy often has said "Dia duit" or "Goodbye". Has he?

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: "Dia duit" means God-----

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sorry, I said something on a radio programme. I was asked about a policy and whether it was the final solution. I replied that I hoped and prayed that it was, which was a colloquial term. The presenter picked me up on that issue. As I noted, one often uses phrases such as "please God" or in Irish one often would say "is cuma sa diabhail", all of which use religious iconography. However,...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The tone of the question was self-evident but I will say no more of it.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would love to proceed.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When that happens, the Labour Party will be obliged to state what it intends to do. If, as the Deputy expects, it wins the election, whenever it is held, it will be obliged to make the hard decisions it has avoided articulating over the last few years. The Labour Party no longer will be able to use a set of accountancy figures that simply do not stack up in any real sense of mathematics...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government has made it clear that for legal and practical reasons, to fail to honour Tier 1 bonds is not the way to go forward. I believe that is the right policy.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Arthur Morgan obviously has not read the plan. He obviously did not read the sections that deal with tax relief and pension contributions. In fact, there is a radical change in the way tax relief will be available on pension schemes. It will ensure that rich people will not be able to shelter large sums of money in pension relief. I quote a sentence from the plan: "Pension tax...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy wanted more money spent on it.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When one breaks down Government expenditure, one third is related to wages. That is comprehensively dealt with in the plan, including pensions for retired public servants. Some 38% of current expenditure relates to the Department of Social Protection, which is my Department. My Department must have a huge focus on the old, the unemployed and the invalid. Therefore, we must look at how we...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I suppose it is five or six minutes, given all the interruptions, a Chathaoirligh.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will make savings by a number of methods. First, we will introduce greatly enhanced control measures. I know "Prime Time" came up with the ridiculous figure of €2 billion that could be made in that way. I wish it were true but I do not believe it is. However, there is money to be saved by extra control measures. For example, we will be introducing the public services card next year....

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I never encouraged that kind of practice.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will not interfere.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy's potential coalition party.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Deputy should show us his alternative.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 30 October 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (24 Nov 2010)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that the appeal from the person concerned was referred to an Appeals Officer who proposes to hold an oral hearing in this case. The person concerned will be informed when arrangements have been made. In order to be fair to all appellants, oral hearings are arranged in strict chronological order. There was a 46% increase in the number of...