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Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Time will be given to the Members of this House.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: No. b7 is being introduced on the basis of an agreement made with Deputy O'Donnell on the floor of this House. It is a technical amendment to allow those changes to take place, based on a Dáil debate on 8 July last.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is true, actually.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will conclude by saying-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I appreciate very much the comments that have been made by the leader of the Labour Party.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The truth is that we must have access to funds in order to fund this State.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: We cannot access those funds on the market.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: If the Labour Party does not agree to the measures being taken by the Government-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: -----in order to allow us to access the funds needed to fund our key public services, our social welfare system and our health system-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I ask the leader of the Labour Party how, on that basis, he would justifiably obtain access-----

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: -----to the €400 million per week that we need to borrow to keep this country going.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Is he saying to the people of Ireland that after July 2011, we will not be in a position to fund this country? If so, not only will he have to deal with the fiscal measures we need to introduce in the context of the budget and the four year plan, but he will also need to find a further €19 billion of savings.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: He will find himself in a position where the services provided by the State will have to be cut by a further two thirds.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The social welfare Bill is planned for Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. and to go through on Thursday. This is the reason we are providing for special opportunities to take time to go through the legislation. In normal circumstances, the finance Bill comes in at the end of January. The Department of Finance is working on the Bill at present. It is more than likely that it will be some weeks earlier...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: For the benefit of all Members, there has always been a social welfare Bill prior to Christmas to give legislative effect to budgetary decisions.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The Deputy is incorrect. I introduced such Bills as Minister for Social and Family Affairs in 2002 and 2003.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: One always introduces the social welfare Bill to give legislative effect to the budgetary provisions such that people can be paid on the first day of January and then there is a second Bill in March. These are the facts of the situation. The Deputy should stop making inaccuracies in the House. The finance Bill will be prepared. It must be prepared. No decision has been made on when the...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: There is work in progress on the McCarthy report and I do not have an exact date as to when that matter will be brought to the Government. The proposed legislative matters in the EU-IMF programme will be taken according to the dates set down and the Government will take its legal advice from the Attorney General.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The heads of the Bill were passed by the Government on 15 November. I will get a direct update for the Deputy.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I will take on board the Deputy's comments in the context of the preparation of the legislation for the end of the year.