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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Central Bank (26 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Professor Honohan has to go, as our representative on the ECB and in our best interest, and explain to them that this is absolutely essential for public faith in the European system. The public needs to find out what happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Central Bank (26 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: One could compare Professor Honohan to the Trinity but there are only two persons in one year - the Irish Central Bank and the European Central Bank. He has a key role here and I am sure he will have no difficulty appearing before the committee but does he not think it would be better if his European colleagues, some of whom seem to have more influence than others, appeared before the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Central Bank (26 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Will there be a vote at the executive council on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Central Bank (26 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Why not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of Banking Sector: Central Bank (26 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I am not on that committee, so that is why I am talking about it. I am sure my colleagues here, who are on the committee, would not be able to discuss it.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: My party was not represented in the Dáil when the ESB was established.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: It is not in it.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Where does the figure of €400 come from?

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: There have been ten U-turns by the Government in the last few months.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Fianna Fáil invested twice as much money as this Government, in capital investment.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: When Fianna Fáil made a freedom of information request asking the Government to set out the business case for Irish Water we were presented with a 160-page document from Bord Gáis to the Department. I am showing this document for the cameras. Page 1 is blacked out. Page 2 is blacked out. The table of contents gives a flavour of what else is blacked out, because everything in it...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: This is the reality. Seo í an chaoi atá sibh ag déileáil le hUisce Éireann. This is the way the Government has dealt with Irish Water from day 1. It is a disgrace and a shambles. Page 1 of the Government's manifesto was about freedom of information but its idea of freedom of information is to black the whole thing out. Do not let them know what is going on...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I never heard of a director of a State board appointed as a ministerial driver.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: There were jaws dropping all over this country when that was revealed. It is relevant because it is part of a pattern with Irish Water. There was a full investigation by the Daily Mailinto finding out who exactly another of the directors was, because they did not even know that and Irish Water would not give details. They did know that his forefathers fought on the Free State side in the...

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of information, the Senators keep making that accusation but could they actually produce the document? The Minister of State is laughing but the people are laughing at him and they were laughing at him a couple of months ago----

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: That is not true.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Senator John Gilroy is reading Fine Gael briefing notes and it is time he stopped doing so.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Please copy the page which includes the figure of €400.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: No, I did not.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, if the Senator wants to allege that we support a €400 charge, he should produce evidence. He cannot do so because there is no such evidence.