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- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (15 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the severance package provided to past Secretaries General in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24296/11]
- Leaders' Question (15 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: Not, it is not.
- Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any submission has been made regarding the McCarthy report recommendations on Bord na Móna. [23954/11]
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: That is totally the opposite to what she was calling for.
- Offshore Exploration (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: The Minister made the point that we do not have money for exploration and that we cannot afford it but the reality is that all exploration carried out by multinational oil companies is written off. Effectively, we are paying for it anyway. It does not make sense. Deputy Boyd Barrett referred to the amount of money we put into toxic banks to bail out bankers and developers. If a small...
- Offshore Exploration (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: The Minister is aware that does not reflect reality.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on proposals to sell parts of the ESB; if he has made any decisions on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23961/11]
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: While I thank the Minister for his reply, I wish to reiterate that my party is totally opposed to the sale or disposal of any State share in the ESB, be it a minority one or otherwise. The acquiescence of the programme for Government to the demands being made by the IMF and others is unacceptable and absolutely wrong. For generations, the ESB and other semi-State companies have served this...
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: I will get there. What has been agreed today is a retrograde step and will be a disaster in the long term. What percentage minority share has the Government agreed to sell off? What is the projected value of that share to the economy or, should I say, to the IMF?
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: I cannot understand why the Minister, after taking a decision in principle to dispose of a minority stake, does not know the percentage figure to which that minority will equate.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: The Minister does not know the value of the stake to the Exchequer. He has taken a decision and he speaks about the financial situation in this country. Will the financial situation be improved by privateers taking over part of our national assets?
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: That is the reality. The give-away of national assets by the previous Government was acquiesced to by the present Government.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: Eircom is a classic example of what has happened.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: What about the workers in ESB when those private profiteers come into the equation?
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: Where do they stand?
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: People will be cast out of their jobs and there will be more unemployment.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: I am not yet finished.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: What is happening here is a disgrace.
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: The Government will sell off the State's assets one by one, starting with the decision taken in principle this morning on one of the most lucrative of our State assets. It is an asset that has supplied an outstanding infrastructure-----
- Sale of State Assets (14 Sep 2011)
Martin Ferris: The Government has already handed over control to its European masters.