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Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank Senators for their contributions to the Second Stage debate on this very important legislation. I reassure colleagues that the Government has a very open mind and is taking a constructive approach to progressing the legislation in such a way that we will put in place the best possible framework for the credit union movement. Senator Quinn made an extremely striking point when he...

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: God help the House.

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: Perhaps I might be forced back here. God help Ireland.

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: We can do that in the course of the debate.

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I might just conclude first.

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will certainly do that in my summation on Second Stage - I give my word on that. With regard to some of the issues that may arise, the definition of financial services legislation has been misunderstood. However, it should be possible to nuance the definition to clarify that we are talking about the range of requirements that apply to credit unions rather than a wider application of...

Seanad: Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: As is well known, the Credit Union Bill 2012 is very important legislation, coming at an important time for credit unions. It is key step towards placing the credit union movement on a sustainable path for the longer term. It implements over 60 recommendations made in the report of the Commission on Credit Unions which was agreed to by key stakeholders, including credit union...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has a capital allocation for 2012 of €103.75m. It also has a deferred capital carryover allocation from 2011 of €8m. Capital spending was behind profile at the end of October, as expenditure on Flood Relief Schemes and New Works, Alterations and Additions was less than expected. Capital expenditure to the end of November is €89.687m,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement (4 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: Between 2003 and 9th November 2012 the government’s e-Tenders website was a public sector portal that allowed public sector bodies publish tender notices on government and public sector procurement across Ireland. It did not have the functionality to allow many other aspects of the procurement process to be completed electronically. In September 2011, the National Procurement Service...

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank Deputy Ó Fearghaíl for raising this and for providing me with the opportunity, on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, to outline to the House the importance of the issue raised. The Minister's priority is to ensure that the children and adolescents affected are provided with services and supports to meet their health and medical needs. The Department is...

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank Deputy Ó Fearghaíl for raising this matter in such a constructive way. He recognises, as does the Government, the State's responsibility to the people who have been affected this way as a result of the vaccination to which he referred. He must also recognise that the response must be multi-departmental, because it involves young people and adolescents who must interact...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Training Allowances (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: It is absurd that one group of students should receive an allowance of €903.98 per month while, just because the Dublin hospitals have disentangled themselves from it and decided not to provide support, another group of students does not. We either have one system or we do not. Deputy Tuffy has highlighted an important issue. In 2009, the Dublin hospitals that received students from...

Topical Issue Debate: Airport Development Projects (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I agree with Deputy Mulherin that we need a plan for Knock airport and the region, given the importance of the airport to the entire region in terms of tourism and business development. However, any such plan must be sustainable, viable and based on a thorough examination of what pertains in other parts of the country. As I said in my response, a task force has been established which will...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Training Allowances (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Deputy is not the only one.

Topical Issue Debate: Student Training Allowances (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: On behalf of the Minister for Health, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, in which she obviously has had a keen interest. Student clinical placements in the health sector are a feature of training and education in a range of health disciplines. These placements build on the academic training received in colleges and universities and provide students with practical experience of a...

Topical Issue Debate: Airport Development Projects (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am taking this topical issue on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar. Since his appointment, the Minister has set out to rationalise the system of State support for the privately owned regional airports. The Government now has a settled policy with regard to these airports. The Minister has also endeavoured to restructure the State-owned...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee)(Amendment) Scheme 2012: Motion (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: How impossible that seemed, yet it happened as a result of the decisions taken by the Government in March 2011. We now have one arm of the pillar under State ownership but we own only 15% of the other bank. It happened as a result of the change from the policy followed by Senator Thomas Byrne's party to the policy followed by the parties now in government.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee)(Amendment) Scheme 2012: Motion (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: We stand over that change, defend it and are proud of it. The new banking structure we have put in place is a key policy difference, and it will hold this country in good stead. There is no point in changing the structure and capital ratios, making the banks smaller and deleveraging unless we change the culture, hubris and arrogance. That is the challenge for the Minister for Finance and...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee)(Amendment) Scheme 2012: Motion (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: Last night, the cost was 4.6%. We are slowly beginning to present this country as less of a sovereign risk and more as a sovereign opportunity. This year, the NTMA has raised in excess of ¤5.5 billion at a time when alleged commentators in Europe said we would need a second bailout, which is looking increasingly unlikely, and that no money would be raised this year. Some ¤5.5 billion has...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee)(Amendment) Scheme 2012: Motion (29 Nov 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Senator has a lot of sense.