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- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: It is in the Book of Estimates that was circulated.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: Fianna Fáil cut it by 4%-----
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: -----and abolished the Christmas bonus.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: This was announced seven years earlier.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: We promised we would fix the public finances and restore growth to our economy.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: It is wry indeed to hear Fianna Fáil talk about broken promises.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: Fianna Fáil and Mattie are the ones who took the lifeboat before the ship sunk.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: We promised that we would fix the public finances and that we would restore growth to our economy. We have made good on those promises.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: We promised too that we would never allow the State to fall into similar peril. The spending increases announced today are moderate, sensible and commensurate with our economic requirements. We continue to make good progress. Our debt is falling. Our deficit is narrowing. Unemployment is coming down. The previous Government’s budgetary failure helped to lead us to crisis.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: Between 2000 and 2008, gross spending increased by 139%.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: In the run-up to the 2007 election, between 2005 and 2007, public spending was ramped up by 25%, or more than €11 billion in nominal terms. That is election bribery for you, Deputy Martin.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: By comparison, next year public expenditure will be just 4% ahead of 2014.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: There is a 4% increase in expenditure at a time when tax revenues are forecast to increase by over 14% and GDP is forecast to increase by 18%. Through prudent and careful management of the State’s finances, this Government brought the country back from the brink. Our recovery, though not yet complete, is not only a justification of the policies we pursued for the past four and a half...
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: While maintaining the responsible approach-----
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: While maintaining the responsible approach that got our country to where we are today, we are committed to investing in public services; assisting those most in need; creating jobs; providing a platform for future growth; and ensuring that every family and every community, in every part of the country, can share in a better future.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: Today, we reap the benefits of the hard work and resilience of the Irish people, as we set our course for a better Ireland.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: This marks the next phase in the implementation of universal GP care. Funding is also being made available next year to provide therapeutic services for children, particularly for speech and language therapy. Over 2 million children are now covered by a medical or GP-visit card. This is 25% more than in 2010 and substantially improves people’s access to primary care services. In our...
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: We have also protected front-line staff numbers. This may come as a surprise to some Deputies in the House. Since the beginning of last year, hospital staffing has increased by 3,000. Since the beginning of last year we have hired 1,000 additional nurses.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: As our recovery continues, we will continue to support and expand our health services. Housing One of the worst legacies of the economic crisis is our dysfunctional housing market. Years of underinvestment in social housing has led to an accommodation crisis, particularly in our main urban areas. Last year, the Government announced a €2.2 billion package to begin to deal with this...
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)
Brendan Howlin: I am also increasing the current allocation for social housing by a further €69 million, to €414 million. This funding will enable local authorities to secure accommodation for a further 14,000 households. I am keen to make use of all available funding to address immediate housing needs. So, pending further developments on the special purpose vehicle that we announced, I am...