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Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Government Whip should be giving his back benchers good example.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: The serious point is that more time is needed on this occasion. I do not deny that many Members are tired and exhausted.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: If one wants proof of this, one can look at the faces of the people from the media present. They cannot wait to get out of here.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: The same can be said of some Members. It has been a difficult year. However, more time is needed for three strong reasons. First, the EU summit will probably decide to continue the policy of the leaders of the European establishment, which is to continue to force working-class people in this country and elsewhere in Europe to salvage a rotten financial system. The Taoiseach should report...

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: Is it any wonder, considering that we have had four months of putting the burden of salvaging the European financial system on the backs of ordinary working people?

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: We need more time to deal with these issues.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: On the matter of arrangements for the sittings the Tánaiste gave us the impression and explained that the finance committee would be a substitute for the Dáil. It was taken in good faith and we assumed this meant the Taoiseach would be here. Otherwise, what is the point of it?

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: It is on the Order of Business. I seek a response from the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: I was going to suggest the arrangement for a full report back from the EU leaders summit next week would necessitate the Taoiseach being present. I was a member of the finance committee and Deputy Boyd Barrett and I are going to request the Chairman to request that the Taoiseach be in attendance.

Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: We cannot have a real report back unless the Taoiseach is there because he will be the man who has been at the summit.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: Is the Taoiseach aware that if a charge is made under one heading or three, the effect on living standards will be same? Is he aware that there will be mass opposition to the imposition of these new burdens? Is he aware that taxpayers are openly saying they cannot afford new charges on water and that, therefore, it will be a question of "cannot pay, will not pay"? It will be a case of...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: -----from people who simply cannot afford the new taxes and charges to be imposed?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: Will the Taoiseach tell the EU establishment tomorrow that the people, through their representatives and spokespersons, are saying they cannot afford to carry the burden of the European speculators anymore?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: That will be the message of the people when these new taxes are introduced.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: Where does the utility charge come in?

Order of Business (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: The Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2011 is extremely serious legislation which provides for liberalisation of the postal services and is the beginning of the neoliberal agenda, dictated from Europe and elsewhere, inevitably putting massive pressure for wide-scale privatisation and deregulation in areas related to the postal services, cherry-picking by private entities and,...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: Perhaps the Taoiseach might reconsider his holiday plans because some would benefit from his leaving the country for an extended period this summer.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: If the Taoiseach took most of his backbenchers with him, we might get more done in the House.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: For nearly-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Jul 2011)

Joe Higgins: For nearly five months the Taoiseach has been implementing utterly immoral and unjust economic policies dictated by the IMF-EU memorandum-----