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- Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Context Phase (17 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: In his executive summary, Mr. Nyberg states "This Report explores what the Commission considers to be the most important policies, practices and linkages that contributed to the financial crisis in Ireland." He goes on to state, in a paragraph entitled "The Herd: Other Banks", "Bank management and boards in some of the other covered banks [these would be the major banks in this country]...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Accountancy trickery.
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: It is not acceptable in any sense, in particular in regard to the Water Services Bill, that a guillotine would be imposed. The Bill would have progressed much faster if the Minister had not come in here last week and tied himself up in knots, giving wholly contradictory figures to the Dáil and being unable to answer the legitimate and forensic questions from Opposition Deputies. In...
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Yes, but one can see the problem with shutting down the debate. In terms of income, the Minister provided €271 million next year for income, but has lost €218 million.
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: If the Minister is acknowledging that there will be a significant level of non-payment and boycott, he should say so rather than trying to arrogantly shout down the legitimate questions of Opposition Deputies. I recommend that there be no guillotine. I strongly recommend that the Government postpone further consideration of this Bill until January, when we can have a full and logical...
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: I, too, am concerned, although I will leave my remarks and objection until the discussion on the next proposal, No. a20, which deals with the guillotining of the debate on the Water Services Bill.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: The problem is not that there should not be trade between the United States and Ireland; it is that it is incredible that this matter would not be a subject of major debate at summits of European leaders. That really mirrors the reality of what happens in trade agreements, which involve secretly conducted talks in which representatives of major European corporations have access to key...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (16 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: 12. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent European Council discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41697/14]
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: The section deals with the water conservation grant. It was absolutely right, as is normal on Committee Stage of a Bill, that Members would tease out with the Minister the effect in regard to the public finances of such a measure. There was a long discussion yesterday, which the Minister was unable to resolve and, therefore-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Yes, but I am sorry-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: I will be finished in 120 seconds.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: No. I will leave it to the Minister to resolve, which he has had time to do overnight, because he was giving figures we had to query and try to resolve. The nub of the issue is that the Minister said the €100 so-called conservation grant will cost €130 million. We looked at the number of private households, which would be entitled to that grant, and it should be €165...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: That is the nub of the first issue. The second and last point I will make is that the Minister said that water charges will bring in €271 million, but when we did the figures for the one and two person households, the figure should be €389 million. How does he explain the difference between them?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Will the Minister deal with my proposal under Standing Order 23?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Regrettably, this has descended into farce because of the Government's-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: -----inability to answer simple questions or its refusal to answer questions because it wants to cover up a number of issues. The questions that Deputy Pearse Doherty just asked are what we have been asking for at least two hours and as clearly as he put them. The three musketeers on the Government's Front Bench, or maybe the three stooges would be more appropriate, considering the type of...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: -----are incapable of either giving us the answer or do not want to give it because they want to cover up-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Hang on.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Which word?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Joe Higgins: Okay.