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Jobs Initiative 2011: Statements (Resumed) (12 May 2011)

Damien English: I welcome the jobs initiative. To pick up on what the last speaker said, what the country needs is a Government which will do what it states it will do and fulfils its election promises. That is what the Government is doing. It is following through on initiatives talked about during the election campaign and commitments made at the time. It is a step in the right direction to try to...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: I welcome the chance to say a few words on this debate. We need to bring some realism to it because information is being disseminated and people are forming their own opinions on what will happen in terms of the review and suggested renegotiation of the EU-IMF programme. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, did not claim a victory yesterday.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: That is the impression people are trying to give.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: The Minister gave the facts, stating that there have been some benefits from greater engagement - nothing to get excited about - and that progress is being made. All we will ever do when a review is undertaken is to make some progress. Neither of the Government parties claimed that it would do any better than that. We, in Fine Gael, were clear from the outset in stating that we agreed with...

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: There is the four-year plan.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: Where is the €60 billion for four years? That is the bottom line.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: Well, do.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: That is not how business works.

EU-IMF Programme: Statements (Resumed) (5 May 2011)

Damien English: The figure is €75 billion.

Residential Mortgage Debt: Motion (Resumed) (4 May 2011)

Damien English: I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this motion. I am glad we are having this debate. We all share a desire to do something about residential mortgage debt. In the coming months, the Minister for Finance will bring forward some new initiatives and one hopes he will take on board some of the contributions to this debate. We do not have all the answers on this side of the...

Finance Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2011)

Damien English: They were play-acting so.

Finance Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2011)

Damien English: I am glad the Minister has found a mechanism in amendment No. 17 to achieve this; it was essential to send a message out about bank bonuses. I am sorry there had to be so much confusion about it, with the impression that the Minister was not going to do anything. Deputy Mattie McGrath might try to claim credit but the Minister was no doubt trying to do it. I hope so because I am sick...

Finance Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2011)

Damien English: I move amendment No. 4: In page 9, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: "PART 1 PROPOSAL TO OFFSET TAX LOSSES FROM RESEACH AND DEVELOPMENT AGAINST PRSI 1.—The Minister shall within one month of the commencement of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann, a report on proposals to reduce the effective tax rate that is applied to intellectual trading losses that are...

Finance Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2011)

Damien English: I agree and it is also the case that party politics would have prevented him. This is not a criticism of the Minister but rather it is what all of us have to overcome because this place has to be reformed in order to become a modern Parliament which reflects modern views and which can move at a greater speed when dealing with day-to-day issues. This is what people want to see happening;...

Finance Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2011)

Damien English: I understand from where the Minister is coming on this, but we hold the view that while PRSI is important, in some cases it acts as a deterrent to employment because it can represent a high cost for employers. In our two most recent alternative budgets we suggested that the Minister should consider reducing employers' PRSI because in some cases it is a deterrent to jobs. The Minister spoke...

Finance Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2011)

Damien English: No.

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)

Damien English: Is the leadership contest not a form of betting?

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)

Damien English: There is no need to take it out.

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)

Damien English: That was not agreed.

Finance Bill 2011: Committee Stage (26 Jan 2011)

Damien English: No, we accept the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will bring it-----