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- Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes he has made to the banking policy division of his Department since taking over as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/11]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are new management teams in place in Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33703/11]
- Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: I cannot be heard. There is no point in my speaking as I will not be heard.
- Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: When this House debated the Keane report some weeks ago, we were informed at the end of that debate that the Government's implementation plan for measures following on from that report and other decisions would be announced and set out for the Dáil, but that has not happened yet. Has the Government made any decision on the recommendations of the Keane report and when will we see legislation...
- Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: What group is this?
- Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Is this another group that is separate from the Keane group?
- Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: That is not due to be published until next year.
- Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: So there is another round of consultations.
- Leaders Questions (9 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Hundreds of billions of euro: that is a new one.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Question 322: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the commitment to enact climate change legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32766/11]
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: And the Minister did not know it was nationalised last June when he went to the United States and made the promise about burning the bondholders.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Others said that for the Minister.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: Many of the Minister's colleagues had a different position.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: They were under guarantee at that time.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: The Minister's party supported that guarantee.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: The Deputy's party wanted to nationalise it.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: If I may, I will share time with Deputies Calleary, Kelleher and Dooley.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: I think Deputy Mathews needs much more than 10 seconds.
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: If I may, I have limited time. It may suit the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and the Government to blame everything on the bank guarantee and that is what he sought to do tonight once again in his speech. He ignored some basic facts. First, he and his party fully supported the bank guarantee. Second, on coming into office in March last there was still â¬36 billion of unguaranteed senior bonds...
- Private Members' Business - Promissory Notes: Motion (8 Nov 2011)
Michael McGrath: When the Minister talked about the bank guarantee, he stated that the Labour Party wanted to nationalise the banking system at the time and he stated that this would have been worse than any guarantee.