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Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: The Deputy will be waiting a long day for that.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: The Dáil has not debated the McCarthy report since it was published some months ago. The report recommended that a number of third level educational institutions should be amalgamated. For example, it proposed that a number of institutes of technology in the Dublin area should be merged with Dublin Institute of Technology. The Grangegorman Development Agency was established by the...

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: We are coming up to the budget.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: A pre-budget announcement will be made today.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: We have no clarity.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Can the Tánaiste tell the House whether the Government has made a decision on the future of certain third level institutions, such as Dublin Institute of Technology and certain authorities, such as the Grangegorman Development Agency?

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: The McCarthy report recommended that some of these bodies should be amalgamated or abolished. What is the status of the report, which proposed the Grangegorman Development Agency for abolition? Will the Government provide time for a debate on the McCarthy report, which is a fundamental aspect of its pre-budget strategy?

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: The McCarthy report is a major Government report. It has never been debated in this House even though it will have huge consequences for education and health services.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Can the Tánaiste tell us whether the Government has made a decision on the future of the Grangegorman Development Agency, Dublin Institute of Technology and related institutions?

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Can I ask the Minister to explain the purposes of these amendments and the thinking behind them? We were presented this morning with 37 amendments to the National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009, including the Schedules to the Bill, along with another revised or amended version of the Bill. We have not received an updated explanatory memorandum from the Minister or his officials....

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: We have just got that now.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Can we take a moment to consider what the grouping is likely to mean?

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: I ask the Minister to refer us to the numbers of the amendments.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: That is the most significant set of amendments. It seems to contradict——

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: These amendments——

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: These amendments constitute amendments to section 222 and appear to seriously contradict section 221, about which we had a brief discussion. They also amend the Schedule. They are highly contradictory with each other because they seem to impose protection for whistleblowers as well as penalties. They also contradict part of section 221. Does the Minister have a memorandum of explanation...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister outline the implications of these provisions for individuals or institutions subject to the NAMA process in regard to items or assets that are offshore? I raised this issue in the course of the debate and have not yet received a clear response. If I understand the Minister correctly, these provisions are intended to cater for a variety of situations, both onshore and...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: From the Seanad (12 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: They are not solely technical but relate also to the designation of financial institutions.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: In the context of legislation on and the regulation of banking, the scheme which was announced by the Irish Banking Federation yesterday is welcome but limited and I share the sentiments the Taoiseach expressed. However, the scheme needs to be put on a statutory footing. Does the Taoiseach propose to do that? There are many lenders who are not covered by the scheme, which is voluntary,...

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Joan Burton: Yes. We have no regulation at all of those kinds of debt collection methods. The Taoiseach will remember a notorious criminal was running a debt collection service in the Carlow area last summer-----