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Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Of course. I will address the Chairperson because I cannot address the Tánaiste.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Chairperson is insisting on this process. How does the Government suggest the Irish people can meet the demands of this treaty, such as the 0.5% deficit ceiling and the requirement to reduce the 60% debt to GDP ratio over a defined timeframe? In such a climate, how can we facilitate economic growth and restore confidence to entrepreneurs and people who want to make things happen in this...

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The core issue is that this treaty does not offer a solution to our economic crisis. The really interesting thing is that the strongest defence of this proposition that I have heard in the debates on it is that the ATMs will shut down and we will be unable to pay our doctors if we cannot access a bailout.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That has been the strongest defence of it.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No economic defence of this proposition can be made.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is why the Government wilfully tried to avoid a referendum.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The text was weakened.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: As Deputy Ross has pointed out, the Attorney General has done the right thing. The Government knows this is a ridiculous proposition that does not offer a solution to our crisis. That is why it will resort to scaremongering again.

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: We will hear about jobs and growth. We will be told we will not get any money if we do not support this. We will hear suggestions of "better the devil you know", etc. Fair play to Raymond Crotty for giving the Irish people a chance to have their say on these matters. When the Irish people rejected the Lisbon treaty, that decision was celebrated not only in Ireland, but also by ordinary...

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If one needs any evidence of the lack of collective political leadership, it is the letter that has been written by 12 political leaders. There are 27 leaders in the EU. France and Germany were not involved in the letter. The Government is making it up as it goes along. This proposition is bad for Ireland and bad for Europe. The Irish people have a chance to make a stand and I believe...

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I imagine the mood among those in the Cabinet was sombre yesterday when the Attorney General's deliberations were reported and it dawned on them that a referendum was unavoidable. I recall when the Tánaiste addressed the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs on this issue. We probed and determined that the term "preferably constitutional" was changed in the text. The only achievement...

Treaty on Stability, Co-ordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (29 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is on the record so the Tánaiste can deny it all he likes.

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department's reform and delivery office has compiled a comprehensive list of State agencies that includes both non-commercial State agencies and various State bodies. [11228/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if following the publication of the Third Report of the Organisational Review Programme he intends to publish his Department's comprehensive action plans in response to the Organisational Review Programme findings. [11227/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) was granted a higher education grant for a period of four years, when the course is clearly a four and a half year course, and is now deemed ineligible for the 2011-2012 academic year. [11306/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for exceptional needs payments for religious ceremonies - that is, communions and confirmations - from County Donegal who were refused a payment in 2010 and 2011. [11157/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose application for a council mortgage was rejected on the grounds that neither applicant had been in employment for the required two years; and if he will address this refusal in view of the fact that the family have a proven track...

Written Answers — EU Youth in Action Programme: EU Youth in Action Programme (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the involvement Irish children and young persons have had with the EU's Youth in Action 2007 to 2013 programme. [10670/12]

Written Answers — EU Youth in Action Programme: EU Youth in Action Programme (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 631: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her priorities in the negotiations around any continuation of the EU's Youth in Action programme or similar programmes post 2013. [10671/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2012)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 733: To ask the Minister for Health if the time that a doctor is available at the health clinic in Muff, County Donegal can be extended due to large population and catchment area of the village and the distance to the nearest clinic; and if he will also ensure that a doctor is available at the same time every week [11303/12]