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- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: They told the committee that "both of us have the view that crisis management here has been very good, particularly compared to some other countries in the European Union".
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Mr. Regling continued: With the right policies there will no doubt be growth again. Incomes will again begin to go up. My firm view is that Ireland is not ruined. That is what was stated since this motion was tabled.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Mr. Max Watson elaborated on that point at a press conference later that day, when he said that Ireland "got out in front" of the problem and was not consistently driven along by events. He suggested that some other countries reacted "slowly" to markets when they were trying to explain these matters to their populations. Mr. Watson said that by staying "ahead of the curve", Ireland has been...
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: This motion was tabled before the views of either of these gentlemen on their report, which purports to be the basis of the Opposition's charges, were listened to.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: These are the judgments of two independent experts whose report has been universally welcomed and whose findings have been accepted by the Government.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am happy to use the phrase "the leader of the principal Opposition party" if that satisfies Deputy McManus.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am reading from material. It is not a script.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will have noticed that I have not referred entirely to the material. Quite a few of my comments have been-----
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I needed the material to be in a position to refer verbatim to certain quotations.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: These are the judgments of two independent experts whose report has been universally welcomed and whose findings have been accepted by the Government.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: We have responded firmly and decisively to the unfolding financial and fiscal crisis in the teeth of considerable opposition. The fiscal correction of 7.5% of GDP in the last two years has resulted in the stabilisation of the deficit.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The measures that were taken are working. There is a consensus that we will return to growth in the second part of this year. Some monthly economic indicators are already pointing towards growth. Consumer spending has improved and measures of business sentiment have moved into positive territory. That achievement is due in no small part to the efforts made by our citizens themselves-----
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: -----who have shown foresight in accepting reductions in their standard of living in order to secure a better future for their own children and the people who live in this country.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Opposition, however, either collectively or as individual parties, have shown no appetite for fiscal restraint.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The difficult questions about how our resources should be spent are sidestepped.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Labour Party has warm feelings for every cause, but no idea about how to fund its ever-lengthening wish list. There is no analysis.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Deputy Quinn represented himself in his contribution-----
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Deputy Quinn represented himself earlier today as the father of fiscal responsibility. This was the Minister for Finance who abolished the only property tax we had in the run-up to the election of 1997. It is clear that this was a mistake.
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: This was also the Government that decided to eliminate water charges-----
- Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: -----which every economist of repute has told us we should have.