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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Leader have a date for completion?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Leader have a date for completion?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Give the Senator the date of opening of the buildings.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should give him the dates. He is only spoofing.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is coming. The people will decide that, Minister.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That would be in keeping with Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister has said the banks are best placed to make commercial decisions to allow credit. They may very well be, but they are not allowing credit to flow and therein lies the crux of the problem. They consider that their best friends are their investors and shareholders but to hell with borrowers such as small businesses or homeowners. That is not right. I am not an economist, but I...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It has.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden is embarrassed and should go away and read about the Drumcondra Mafia to learn what has happened in the past 12 years. Today we see the political and economic legacy of his party in government. We are under the cosh-----

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not want to be critical in that Senator O'Malley and I will have a good battle but I must make the point that nowhere in the legislation is it prescribed that NAMA should get credit flowing again, thereby generating employment and confidence. The Minister of State, Deputy Roche, may nod to heaven, but I do not mind.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: We need a functioning banking system to get the economy back on track. That requires leadership by the Government. I commend the Minister for Finance on his stewardship of the debate in the other House. He is passionate about the matter, as he should be. Whether he is listening to Deputy Ahern, Mr. McWilliams or his aunt Mary, I do not quite know, but we need to get credit flowing. The...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I was about to preface my remarks by complimenting previous speakers, but Senator O'Malley spoiled an excellent contribution with her last paragraph.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It was an own goal. The legacy of the Progressive Democrats is a failed ideology.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Haughey. I compliment Senators Twomey and Donohoe on their remarks. I agree with Senator O'Malley that we are obsessed with growth in property prices, including development land. It is time we moved away from this. We must inject realism back into the economy. I wonder, however, if we have moved away from that aspect at all. This debate is...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It is an alternative.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It is okay; I will not rise to the bait.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden may huff and puff, but this is a very serious issue. It is about Ireland's potential to create and retain jobs. It is about homeowners who come into offices every day and are struggling. They are afraid the bank will repossess their home. The uncertainty over the potentially enormous cost of NAMA for all of us is one of the reasons we should reject NAMA as it stands. If...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Look what happened in New York. Bernie Madoff was given a life sentence. There is accountability there.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader is heckling.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: After 30 years, he has learned to heckle.