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Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to comment on many of the earlier contributions from both sides of the House. There has been much discussion on capitalisation and re-capitalisation of the banks. I noticed a distressing and worrying trend. The idea is being created that re-capitalisation of Irish banks by the taxpayer is inevitable. Let us pause and consider what...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (16 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. I also thank the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Seán Haughey, for coming before the House. The matter I raise is a building project for St. Laurence O'Toole's school for girls in the North Wall area of my constituency. The school is located in an area which is...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (16 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: Does the Minister of State know when a meeting will be held to provide parents and staff with an update on the position? If not, will he seek to arrange such a meeting in the next few weeks to inform the school authorities of the status of the building project?

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleagues have commented well and forcefully on the impressions that will be created by this budget. Two points are most apparent and most upsetting to the families and those who will be paying these new taxes and dealing with the new economic reality we all face. The first is the imposition of an income levy that does not discriminate or differentiate between someone earning €20,000...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: That is 30 years ago.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: We are not going to take any lectures on taxation from Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: Nobody is excluded.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: It is very generous of Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senator has no one to blame for that but himself.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: What about people appearing before them?

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: They must glad to have Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: It is doing so now.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: This will not be forgotten either.

Seanad: Parking Regulations (7 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister. He will be familiar with the subject of this Adjournment matter. It concerns the immense difficulties that can be caused in areas surrounding major sporting venues. I wish to focus on Croke Park, parking around that venue for major match fixtures and the work of residents' associations and others in trying to put forward a solution to this problem. When people who...

Seanad: Parking Regulations (7 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for his response. When the councillors appear unable to deliver a solution, as appears to be the case, it is incumbent on people like me to try to help in some way. This is what this matter is all about. I appreciate the response the Minister of State has given, which contains some helpful information regarding park-and-ride facilities. Perhaps there will be...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the request from my colleague, Senator Fitzgerald, for an early debate on the economy and banking matters. It is important that when we are spending a great deal of time here properly casting a verdict on what happened last week, we bear in mind what the financial markets are saying about this plan. I do not want to spend too much time listening to what they are saying, given the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: There is an air of unreality about any calls for humility in the banking sector. God knows it is needed but there is humility needed on behalf of the Government as well to acknowledge that while we have a plan we will need more plans. If they are not under preparation then what we saw last Monday and last weekend could be a sign of things to come. We put faith in the Government being...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: According to a front page article in one of the national newspapers today, the banks, the subject of considerable debate in the House in the early hours of this morning, are actively considering increasing charges on credit cards, current accounts and other savings and investment accounts held by taxpayers. This morning the Minister for Finance painted a picture of banks as powerless,...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: Those are the words used by the Minister for Finance. These same orphans are telling taxpayers who are prepared to underwrite them at some point in the future that they may need to charge more for the privilege of banking with them. It is vital that we organise regular debates on the organisation and delivery of the banking system, given the radical new regime under which they will work. I...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: There is much in this amendment which is important and deserves consideration. We have acknowledged at length in this discussion that there has been a casino culture in some banks and we are all dealing with the consequences of that now. The compensation packages that have been created have contributed to that. There are two elements in this amendment which are worthy of discussion and a...