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Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I ask the Leader for a debate on these proposals because we hear repeatedly a call for our party to wear the green jersey — an appropriate call given the weekend that is in it. The question is not whether we are willing to wear the green jersey. We have shown we are. The question is whether the Government side is willing to wear it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: We saw yesterday an example of this when Deputy Enda Kenny said he would support the setting up of ——

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I am asking the Leader to respond to this question. Deputy Kenny said he would support and provide people to set up an all-party committee on banking regulation that would draw on the best minds and expertise in the Oireachtas, but the Government response was "No". Therefore, the question is not whether we have the ideas and attitude to tackle the problems facing us. Our ideas are here in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: Will the Leader organise a broad debate to sum up the many different discussions and themes in which we have engaged in recent months? I ask him to organise a debate entitled Ireland 2016. We are approaching a historic anniversary and the Leader should provide a forum that will allow Members to articulate the type of country and society we want when we reach that point. I am convinced our...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, to the House and thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I wish to refer to two groups that, so far, have not featured much in the debate. The first group comprises people working for low pay in the private sector. They have clerical jobs in banks or multinational companies. They work in the construction sector...

Seanad: Report on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann: Statements (25 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his statement on the grave position of the bus market in Dublin and other providers of bus services. In my contribution I will refer directly to the points made by the Minister of State but I will begin by referencing the current position. A statement was made very recently by one of the unions involved in Dublin Bus to the...

Seanad: Report on Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann: Statements (25 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: It is good to see the Senator and the Minister of State together again.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the points made by my colleagues on the actions that have been taken in regard to Anglo Irish Bank, in particular in recent days. It is worth emphasising, however, that in the eyes of the people who have been making the decisions about the future of the country, especially the financial markets, the game has moved on. They are now looking at completely different things in regard...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: Per week.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: Both Senator McCarthy and myself wish to express the view that we are not supporting the Bill but we will not call a vote on it. My understanding is that Report Stage will be taken next week.

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I support Senator McCarthy. All the points that could possibly be made, not only on this legislation, but about the future development of our ports, have been made at length in this debate. We have supported amendments on how these ports should be formed and run and expressed our concerns regarding many aspects of the Bill. We have nothing further to say. I reckon that we have debated the...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the state of industrial relations in the country, and in particular, what I believe is happening with Dublin Bus where a union has expressed its intent to strike and stay out until many of its demands on what is happening with the company are met. If that is correct and if the union is announcing its intention for an all-out strike, this will deal a...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: On his call for these people to name themselves, there is a serious point.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: It is not the responsibility of these people to name themselves. It is the responsibility of Government——

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: ——to come out and state who these people are——

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: ——as opposed to the Senator standing up and waving a sheet of paper.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: It is a question to the Leader. As opposed to Senator Leyden standing up and waving a piece of paper claiming he knows who these people are, why are Cabinet Ministers not asking these questions and doing their best to restore faith in the banking system?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: They should do so as opposed to looking for headlines in a stunt like that.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: I support Senator Fitzgerald's call for a debate on the quality of regulation of our financial services industry. I have some figures to illustrate why this debate is so urgently needed. The financial markets price Government debt and decide how much somebody buying that debt should be willing to pay for it. Israel has a spread of 213 points. That will affect the interest rate charged for...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: Earlier in the week in the United States, the director of the FBI appeared before the House banking committee and gave testimony to the effect that his organisation would investigate the misselling of financial services and products. Why can we not take the same approach given that we are talking about financial activities which have placed our economic interests at grave risk? I wish to...