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Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: I am trying to be brief. A bank resolution mechanism has been promised for almost one year by the Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach on various occasions as legislation in preparation.

Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: In the context of the visit of the teams-----

Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: This is about promised legislation.

Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Promised legislation on the Central Bank (No. 2) Bill is overdue at this point.

Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Will the Government and the Tánaiste indicate whether bank resolution legislation is included as part of that, because it is a necessity? Will the Tánaiste indicate whether the structure of the bailout facility being discussed by the international teams has been identified as yet? Will it be added to our national debt? If it is, our debt to GDP ratio will rise very dramatically along...

Suspension of Member (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: That was very brief.

Irish Banking: Statements (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: The Minister should read the report and see what the Governor had to say.

Irish Banking: Statements (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Read the report.

Irish Banking: Statements (18 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Two and a quarter years later.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent data from the Health Research Board pointing to an increase in heroin use, particularly in centres outside of Dublin; the steps he is taking to control the spread of heroin in these areas; if he is satisfied that the gardaí have sufficient resources to deal with the problem; and if he will...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will outline his response to the recent report form the Inspector of Prisons, the Irish Prison Population - An examination of Duties and Obligations Owed to Prisoners, and particularly his recommendation of the introduction of a cap on inmate numbers in each jail to eliminate overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on...

Bank Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: When did the Minister of State last go canvassing?

Bank Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Latvia is not in South America. The IMF was there a couple of years ago.

Bank Guarantee Scheme: Motion (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: The purpose of the Government's motion before the House is in effect to extend the original bank guarantee scheme in a modified way until the end of December 2011. That bank guarantee applied to six banking institutions, two of which, Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society, were beyond help. Two very big banks, Bank of Ireland and AIB, are important to the functioning of...

Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: That does not become the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: On the same matter, the Minister for Finance advised us some months ago that the Central Bank (No. 2) Bill, dealing with a number of reforms in regard to banking and regulation, would be brought before the House quite soon. In fact, we expected it to have been produced about a month ago. The Minister responded to me that he was considering the introduction of a bank resolution mechanism...

Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: -----and two and a quarter years after the guarantee, we have no resolution in regard to any of those six institutions.

Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: With respect, the Minister for Finance has already indicated an intention on his part as a member of the Government to have a bank resolution mechanism.

Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: I am asking the Taoiseach when the bank resolution mechanism is proposed. Second, in regard to the team from the ECB, the IMF and the Commission which is visiting Dublin, under what legislation are the Irish negotiators-----

Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)

Joan Burton: Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, under what powers-----