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Private Members' Business. European Stability Mechanism: Motion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: It is important that we have a cold, calm, rational debate on the issue because the euro is our currency. I voted in favour of the Maastricht treaty which my colleagues opposite argued against. The same position was adopted by the British Conservative Party at the time. Sinn Féin was against the euro at the time, but some years later it was in favour of it. Now it presents itself as a...

Private Members' Business. European Stability Mechanism: Motion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: Greens under the bed. Neo-nationalists under the bed, actually.

Private Members' Business. European Stability Mechanism: Motion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: People support the proposal because it defeats fascism, which is what the Deputy's party represents.

Private Members' Business. European Stability Mechanism: Motion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: That never stopped the Deputy before.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works recently allocated €100,000 to Kerry County Council under the the Minor Flood Mitigation Works & Coastal Protection Scheme to undertake embankment strengthening works at Cromane in order to mitigate the flood risk in this area.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: That has happened.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: No. That is untrue.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: The Senator is wrong. He is deliberately misleading the House.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: I will send the details to the Senator.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: It does not add up.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: I do not have an adviser.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: I am not sure why I was asked to contribute to this debate because all the Members have made up their minds on the motion, conclusively, which is always useful. I have a speech which I do not intend to read but which I hope will arrive one day in my biography as a very important contribution to this House. One's time in politics is important, whether one is in government or opposition. We...

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: That is the only thing that matters because that is what the people have decided. The two biggest parties-----

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: In the last general election the people voted in substantial numbers. The biggest two political parties are now in Government together. Some Senators might find that difficult to appreciate but it is a historical fact.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: Let us see. The reason those parties came together was not for the interests of either the Fine Gael party or the Labour Party but for the interest of the country. We put together a national Government because of the crisis the country faces. This is a national Government and I sometimes get frustrated by my colleagues or Labour Party colleagues spinning that the Labour Party has achieved...

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: It shows the scale of difficulty we faced in coming into office and the way in which we dealt with it. That is one example. If we are serious about the challenges faced by the country, the Government will need five years to deliver a programme to get the country to a better place. When one compares what Greece, a similar programme country, went through with what Ireland has gone through,...

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: We make no apology for keeping taxes on work as low as possible in circumstances where the deficit is there.

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: It has been some achievement. In coming to office, we were told we would not have a jobs budget but we have had one that made significant progress in reducing employers' PRSI and VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors. We have an ambitious action plan on jobs, which is trying to tie together the agencies in achieving the objectives of 100,000 jobs between now and 2015. Pathways to...

Seanad: Programme for Government: Motion (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: This made a real difference to people in getting expertise and skill. Under the Springboard proposals, 6,000 placements have been made across our education sector. An enormous job of work continues over the course of the lifetime of this Government but it is a matter for the Irish people to come to a judgment on this Government or an alternative. It is a matter for the Irish people to see...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Mar 2012)

Brian Hayes: Senator Barrett might disagree with Senator Quinn.