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Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: ——in the 37 years he has been in business, for contributing over €1 billion to the Exchequer of this State.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: Seán Quinn is the only billionaire I know of who lives in this country and pays his tax in this country.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: He is the only billionaire I know of who creates employment in this country——

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: ——and does not play the stock markets as a way of making his income.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: To refer to Seán Quinn as a menace is an unfortunate use of the English language. He is a patriot in the greatest sense of the word.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: If Seán Quinn is a menace then we need more menaces in this country, not fewer.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: The regulator is a menace.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I call on the Leader to use his good offices to contact the Minister for Finance to ask him, while respecting the independence of Mr. Elderfield and his office, to ask the regulator to speed up the process of assessing the figures that have been put before him by the joint administrators of Quinn Insurance Limited in order to re-open the UK market to Quinn Insurance. Some 55% of Quinn...

Seanad: TETRA System: Statements. (29 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan. The roll-out of the new TETRA mobile communications system for use by the emergency services, including the Garda, is very welcome as it will improve greatly the ability of gardaí to contact each other in a confidential manner. However, its introduction without warning just before Christmas is causing major disruption to television...

Seanad: TETRA System: Statements. (29 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House. On behalf of my colleagues, I appreciate it. However, the figure of 90 complaints is nowhere near realistic, given the number of complaints we are receiving. The information leaflet distributed by ComReg lists an Internet address, but the majority of those being disadvantaged in this case are not computer literate. A simple freefone...

Seanad: TETRA System: Statements. (29 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: At 2.30 p.m. next Wednesday.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I second the motion.

Seanad: Financial Regulation. (27 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: On 30 March life changed dramatically for people in Enniskillen, Navan, Blanchardstown, County Cavan and neighbouring counties. Thousands of individuals and their families were plunged into uncertainty about their future following the hasty and undue action taken by the Financial Regulator to have provisional joint administrators appointed by the High Court to Quinn Insurance Limited. This...

Seanad: Financial Regulation. (27 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. He stated that one of the reasons the administrators were appointed pursuant to the Insurance (No 2) Act 1983 was to: "allow [it] ... to continue to be run as a going concern with a view to placing it on an ongoing sound commercial and financial footing". How in the name of God can the administrators run this business as a going concern when they...

Seanad: Financial Regulation. (27 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: If it is not allowed to write new business, there will not be jobs for anyone, but that is a story for another day.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I join Senator Hannigan in welcoming the decision of the Financial Regulator to allow Quinn Insurance to recommence underwriting business in the United Kingdom. It is my understanding that this business equates to just over 10% of its existing business in the United Kingdom. It is worth bearing in mind that 55% of Quinn Insurance business was UK-based while 95% of the workforce is in this...

Seanad: Insurance Industry: Statements (1 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for coming to the House at such short notice to address this very important issue for the county from which I come and the entire economy. The appointment by the High Court of joint administrators to Quinn Insurance Limited came as a great shock to me and the people of County Cavan. I know Sean Quinn personally and regard him as a practical...

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (1 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: "That the debate be extended by ten minutes in order to give the Minister of State an opportunity to reply."

Seanad: Insurance Industry: Statements (Resumed). (1 Apr 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: The House will adjourn sine die.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (31 Mar 2010)

Diarmuid Wilson: ): For the Senator's information, I understand that amendment No. 23 has also been deemed to be out of order.