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Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: With the Leas-Cheann Comhairle's permission, I wish to share my time with Deputies Doyle and McCormack.

Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I want to use my contribution to outline in broad brush strokes where Fine Gael stands on the macroeconomic position of the day. We need to do four things. We need to restore the public finances, growth, competitiveness and faith. Dealing with restoring the public finances first, the Fine Gael Party has committed to achieving the 3% of GDP deficit target by 2014. In private circles, some...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (27 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide details of all meetings facilitated by the embassy in London between Ministers and other parties during the course of July and August 2010; if he will further provide the cost of each such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39116/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (27 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of the 12 October 2010, if he will list all treaties into which the State has entered, which have not been laid before the Dáil; the date on which each treaty was signed and ratified by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39260/10]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has made any applications to the European Regional Development Fund for broadband projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38500/10]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he intends to sign an order to terminate analogue television transmission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37866/10]

State Assets and Liabilities (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: There is a tied theme between Deputy McManus's last question and my previous question. The Minister is just not interested in working out the cost of anything. During the boom period, "Champagne Charlie" gave tax cuts, pay increases and tax shelters to everybody, and during the bust, "Easy Eamon" is prepared to sign any blank cheque without ever working out the cost. Ministers may change,...

EU Directives (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: That makes a change.

Television Licence Fee (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister did a fair bit of bluffing on the Oxford study on broadband roll-out, only mentioning the bits he liked. If he had read it thoroughly, he would have noted it stated that Ireland, although coming from a bad position to a better one, is still not a leader and would not be able to deliver television on-line and other such service access. Honesty from the Minister would not go...

Electricity Transmission Network (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I have two questions. The Minister said the report is being finalised. Will he confirm whether he has already seen the draft report? A draft report was submitted to him about three weeks ago. Has he seen it and will he comment on it? Second, would the Minister not agree that it does not make sense for a small country such as Ireland to have two network companies, one owning the...

Electricity Transmission Network (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Is the report considering that option?

Electricity Transmission Network (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I presume the Minister has read our policy which is to reintegrate EirGrid back into ESB Networks Ltd. and sell the generation and supply. It is no secret that it has been our policy for two years. However, that is not the question I asked, which is whether the Frontier Economics report has been allowed to consider other options, such as the options put forward by my party, or if it is only...

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I had hoped to receive an answer in percentage terms. If the target is to reduce energy use by 33%, how much has been achieved so far? Is it 3%, 4% or 10% of the 33%? I am not so much interested in the figure; I just want to know that when the Government sets a target such as this, it knows what the target means. When the Minister sets a target of 33%, I assume he knows what 1% or 100% is...

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Here we go again with a long waffly speech.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: Shock me.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister should answer the question. How much of the 33% target has been achieved?

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister is not answering. He is waffling aimlessly as usual.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister does not know how much of the target he has achieved. This is a joke.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: I am laughing at the target of 33%, not the savings. The Minister does not know what is his target.

Energy Conservation (20 Oct 2010)

Leo Varadkar: The Minister set a laudable target of 33% but he does not even know what the target means. He could waffle away for days on end if people could stay awake listening to him but he still does not know what percentage of that target he has achieved. How can we have a Government that sets such targets and does not even know what the they mean? It baffles me.