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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: What does Professor Honohan think will happen, considering those possibilities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: I know it is the Government's intention, but what is his view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: With respect, the Governor does not need Deputy Creed's assistance to give the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: The Governor is not prepared to give an answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: My colleagues may take the Governor up on the detail of my final question. He has been asked many questions on the mortgage crisis. In view of the fact that this has taken so many resources from the Irish economy and people are in extreme difficulty trying to meet mortgage repayments on their homes, would he not take the bold step, which the committee put to him previously, of a general...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: I think the Governor misses the point. It is not just a question of the huge difficulty and stress of ordinary people that should be taken into account. People who are meeting their repayments are scrimping to do so and the resources they are scrimping to pay the banks could be going into the domestic economy and reviving and creating demand and, therefore, jobs. Is that not logical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: The Governor knows the population of the State is under 1% of the total population of the European Union and the Irish economy accounts for around 1.2% of European Union GDP. EUROSTAT, which has calculated the cost of the banking crisis in each EU country, has found 42% of the total bailout of the European banking industry was borne by the Irish people, who are paying just under...

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: I wish to refer briefly to three items of legislation. Will amendments or additions to property tax provisions be made by the Minister for Finance by way of amendments to existing legislation, separate legislation or inclusions in the Finance Bill? Rather than having the House endure further cynical posturing by Fine Gael Deputies pretending to be the champions of Dublin home owners having...

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: I am seeking clarification on the publication of legislation.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: The Finance Bill and the five Bills enumerated by the Chief Whip.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: The leader of Fianna Fáil was able to ask that type of question without interruption.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: There is no one view in the Technical Group, as the Ceann Comhairle knows.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: A Cheann Comhairle, on the same Bill-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Globalisation Fund (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following the disbursement of the European Globalisation Fund to workers made redundant from Dell in Limerick in 2009 the number of those workers that benefitted from that fund to the extent of accessing courses and starting new businesses; of those who started new businesses the number they managed to employ and finally the number of the workers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a right to education in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [1889/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Collection (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the figures, by local authority area regarding the properties registered for the household charge to date; the number of properties that have been registered by persons who registered two or more properties and the number of persons that have registered two or more properties for the household charge. [1428/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Funding (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Health if he will safeguard the funding for services (details supplied) in view of the crucial services it provides to children with intellectual disabilities. [57912/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding therapeutic needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 [1888/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Taxation Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner (10 Jan 2013)

Joe Higgins: The Commissioner was apparently told by the Irish Government this morning that the economy is going swimmingly and we are on the cusp of a major development. The economic situation is a disaster in this country, as is austerity. The policy pushed by the Commission of forcing ordinary people to pay the price of gambling bondholders and speculators' debts for which they had no responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (20 Dec 2012)

Joe Higgins: Will this in any way change the predatory nature of these major European banks which historically speculated widely in Irish property and landed us in this crisis and insisted that our people pay? Will they continue to look around for new sources of speculation in whatever area to maximise profits for their private shareholders etc.? Are there any implications for their behaviour within the...