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- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The â¬5 billion figure came from Ministers, Deputies Rabbitte and Howlin. Senator Clune earlier claimed there was an agreement to pay down debt through privatisation. There is no such agreement in the memorandum of understanding. A study into the matter was called for in the troika agreement originally with the previous Fianna Fáil Government. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: The Fianna Fáil Party stood over several privatisations, many successful and some not so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Yes, like Eircom which I accept.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: We must have a debate on the truth because there are too many lies coming out in the course of politics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is adding to public cynicism about politics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Either the Irish Minister or the German Minister is telling lies. They both cannot be telling the truth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I withdraw the word "lies".
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: One of the Ministers is not correct. One claimed there was an avoidance of a referendum while the other said there was not. The Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, should attend the House to tell us the truthful position. We also need the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, who has given the truthful position, in response to parliamentary questions from Deputy Michael McGrath and Sinn...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: He has five weeks to go to the High Court on this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Parish pump politics again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It was on the front page of The Irish Times.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: We did not say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: It is Fine Gael policy that you are implementing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Use the â¬5 billion that Deputies Brendan Howlin and Pat Rabbitte-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: Bare faced lies is what I would say.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: We are on the record the whole time about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I cannot wait to get the chance to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: I cannot wait to get the chance to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: There was no original commitment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Thomas Byrne: There was none.