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Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: Ba mhaith liom aontú leis an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh maidir le hOifig an Choimisinéara Teanga, but I will not go further than that because I accept what the Minister has said. As a prelude to my question, the Minister and I have spoken privately in the past about many of these issues, including the public service. I will not say we are ad idem but there would be very little between us...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I am coming to that. I want to make the point about this document-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: If the Minister does not interrupt me I will not interrupt him. Let us come to that agreement.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: What is the net saving on the €2.5 million which I note covers 37,500 people who will leave the service?-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I refer to the changes in the decentralisation of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government-----

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I am aware exactly of what the Minister is doing. With respect, that is not a point of order.

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: With respect, it is not a point of order. I will ask the question another way. I have been interrupted so I must get extra time-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I do not think anyone in the House, particularly from the three main parties, is in a position to point the finger at anyone else with regard to creating economic difficulties. We should also remind ourselves that data based on 2009 figures show we had the fifth highest per capita GDP of the European countries in the OECD. This achievement was brought about by Fianna Fáil, although I am...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: It was the breach of trust that was responsible.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: The commitment given-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: On a point of order, I understand the Leader made that statement yesterday. I was one the Senators affected. I, as a representative, left yesterday to meet the Hungarian ambassador and members of the foreign affairs committee of the Parliament of Hungary. It was my duty to do so. The Leader has an onus to respond to every point, irrespective of whether the Senators who raised them are present.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: Had it not signed it, we would have no funding resources and-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: ----would have to cut funding by €18 billion this year.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: A little bit of realism on the part of the Leader would not go astray.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: Can we take it there will be no fees?

Seanad: Overseas Trade: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I thank Senator White for sharing her time. I welcome the Minister of State and welcome her statement to the House. We must realise that we live in one of the most open economies in the world. Our exports are in excess of 100% of our GDP, whereas the comparative figure for Europe is 40%. This shows our dependency on the export market. Therefore, the recent slowdown trend, particularly in...

Seanad: Overseas Trade: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: For the Senator's information, that strategy has been in place for ten years.

Seanad: Overseas Trade: Statements (17 Nov 2011)

Jim Walsh: I am trying to inform her.