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Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: This draconian budget should not be happening today. It is happening, however, because Fianna Fáil failed to heed the warnings and drove this economy on to the rocks. Even now, the thinking behind this budget is short-sighted. It is sucking us into a cycle of more job losses and higher debt. People will hurt badly after this budget, people who had no hand, act or part in creating the...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: -----than to come up with a shallow gesture of recognition. In the past two years 12% of Irish employment in business has disappeared, 22% of people, one in five, have taken a cut in their working hours. Some 90% of those job losses have hit people under the age of 30. These are the people who are carrying the can of the bad management of this economy. Those young people are the building...

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister talks about having better economic growth and says the worst is over. That is a like George Bush announcing "Mission accomplished" when he went to Iraq. The truth is that these numbers are purely speculative. He has not addressed the strategies that can bring us that growth, create the employment opportunities, give us the competitive infrastructures and bring down costs....

Written Answers — Employment Statistics: Employment Statistics (8 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 102: To ask the Taoiseach the details for the latest quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2007 of the persons, distinguishing male and female, aged 15 to 24 years, 25 to 29 years and 20 to 64 years, showing the number in work, in the labour force and unemployed; and the unemployment rate in each respective category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45293/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (8 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has requested a report from the board of Anglo Irish Bank into the alleged sale of a substantial property portfolio by the bank to a property company (details supplied) without a fair opportunity for others to bid, and on terms that leave the bank with considerable exposures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45445/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the tax treatment of a personal retirement savings account pension contribution is less favourable than a standard pension contribution in respect of the application of certain levies; and his views on providing an amendment to offer a level playing field. [45687/09]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (8 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the circumstances in which a person who lives in the catchment area of one mental health service can apply for and receive service from a different area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45333/09]

Laboratory Services. (8 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to rationalise laboratory services here; when this process of rationalisation will commence; the estimated amount of money that will be saved from this rationalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45580/09]

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the comments made by senior bankers to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service that the transfer of loans under the National Asset Management Agency would neither reduce the cost of credit nor increase the availability of credit to businesses and persons; and if he will make a statement on the...

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he agree with the statement he read out, that there is no shortage of credit in the economy?

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: He read that out as the inference that he drew from the discussions by the banks. I am asking the Minister for his opinion. Does he believe that there is no shortage of credit in the economy? That is what the banks stated and he is now repeating that. Does he agree with them when they stated that NAMA will not improve in any way the availability of credit and will not reduce in any way...

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Specifically,-----

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister absorbed virtually all of the time and the Ceann Comhairle should have called a halt when he overran his time.

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: I am not objecting but I do not want to be squeezed out by the Minister's long answers. As a result of the Minister's guidelines, will we see cheaper credit coming from the banks? That is a specific question. Will we see guidelines that will increase the flow of credit? Can the Minister give categorical commitments to the small businesses which will be listening to what he has to say?...

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Why did the Minister tell us and all his spokesmen that this new ECB money at 1.5% rate would dramatically reduce the costs of borrowing and we would see a reduction in credit costs?

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: So the Minister will issue guidelines to-----

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister can understand-----

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: I do not want to hold up the time, but the Minister can understand Deputies were lining up to tell us that access to 1.5% money from the ECB would see a dramatic reduction in the cost of credit. Now that is evaporating, the banks will not deliver it and the Minister will not insist upon it.

National Assets Management Agency. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Live horse and one will get grass.

Tax Yield. (3 Dec 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest estimate of the revenue to be earned from the air travel tax; his assessment of its impact on foreign visitors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45481/09]