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Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Why is the Ceann Comhairle afraid of the sovereign Parliament of this Chamber having a debate?

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: What is he afraid of? Why is he protecting Fianna Fáil?

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: When is the Commission document being laid before the House? When will there be a debate, as befits a sovereign parliament? The Commission is talking about very important historic changes in the budgetary process.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: It is an entirely reasonable question about whether those changes and their structure will be debated in this Chamber. That is all I am asking.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: That is all I am asking.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: I have several other questions.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: I want to ask the Ceann Comhairle's advice.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: If the Ceann Comhairle can advise me again, he allowed Deputy Kenny-----

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: The chorus is exhilarating. Please keep it up. Come on, lads, come on.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Let us hear it, there is hardly a squeak out of them.

Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Can we have an answer from the Tánaiste? Will the Ceann Comhairle allow the muinteoir? Come on, do not go silent on me.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: The same old friends of Fianna Fáil.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: No, but the new directors -----

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Everyone is aware that Fianna Fáil has made four Fianna Fáil appointees.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: Yes, Fianna Fáil ones. We know that.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: They are party political, that is part of it.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: What about Government hearings, like in the United States? What would be wrong with hearings?

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: It is able to clean up its banks much faster than us.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: That is Charlie McCreevy's line of argument, the Government's ex-Commissioner. That was his principal argument.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2010)

Joan Burton: The Minister is just crediting this to Fianna Fáil.