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National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There will be no interest holidays.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We are full of energy.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A former Taoiseach is in a different category under the 1993 arrangement.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A former Taoiseach is in a different category by law.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I did not make the move to age 50. That move was made in 2001.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It was in respect of the aggregate income.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Quite a number on all sides have given them up.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The inconsistency was in place before this legislation.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: That could be a likely contingency if the Deputy were to get into Government.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I will deal with that in my reply.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can tell the Deputy this is the hardest curve of all to get ahead of.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have had no such intimations from any Government Deputy.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am very supportive of former officeholders.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The ones with pensions are.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: That is dealt with in the pension section.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The widow or widower will always get a pension in those circumstances.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No. The age restriction does not apply in the event of the death of the Member. The pension is payable to the widow or widower.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Three offices?

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I will try to assist the House as much as I can by going through each Member's contribution rather than delivering a general reply. Deputy Bruton commenced the debate by referring to legal advice and his comments were echoed by several Members. The position is that the Attorney General advised that removing the pensions from current sitting Members was vulnerable to constitutional challenge...

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: When Deputies were linked to principal officers, the link was established at the highest level of principal officer pay. In other words, a principal officer would have to earn all his increments to have the basic salary of a Deputy. On the issue of having increments for Deputies, I examined the papers in my Department and noted a very scanty submission underlying the change in this regard...