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Departmental Programmes. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. He has said the social policy unit works closely with other Departments to advance social inclusion. Is the Department of Finance one of the Departments it works closely with and if so, has the social policy unit had an input into decision making as regards the social welfare provisions of the budget, next week? If it did, what weight did it carry? Was...

Departmental Programmes. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I have a brief supplementary question. Is it just a token unit? We know it was established as part of the social partnership initiative. Is it just there for the purpose of ticking a box, or does it have any weight? Does the Taoiseach require the other Departments to have any regard for what the social policy unit in his Department says to them? I specifically ask this about the...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: When will it be published?

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I am unsure whether it is a great privilege to be in possession because I was once charged with being in possession. However, I assume that possession-----

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It was for guns and explosives, the whole works.

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: To return to the legislation under consideration, Members are aware this is a transitional measure because section 2 ties it down to December 2015. Consequently, I accept that to this degree, it is guaranteed to be transitional. Moreover, it undoubtedly will help to consolidate and retain jobs and hopefully will create new jobs. While all that is highly welcome, it is exceptionally...

Job Creation. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Send the Minister of State a copy.

Bank Lending Policy. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister of State accept that the functioning of NAMA will not have an impact on the banks for at least another year? We will have to wait until the autumn of next year, at least. Does he accept that the representatives of Enterprise Ireland who are working with the banks are not operating as they should? As Deputy Varadkar said, the banks simply do not have any money to give....

Bank Lending Policy. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It is not working.

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the composition of the representative group of companies that were engaged by a company (details supplied) in their assessment of credit insurance issues; the size of the companies; the sectors in which they are involved; the markets to which they export; the number of exports insured; the back-up plans that...

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of her decision not to introduce a short-term State-supported credit scheme, she has examined, analysed and investigated other EU countries such as Hungary, Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and France which have supported the credit insurance market over the past 12 months;...

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I hope the Tánaiste has a big pot of tea on in her office because I am sure there will be a procession of people.

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister give the House any indication as to the composition of the representative group of companies that were engaged by KPMG in its assessment, particularly with regard to the size of those companies and the sectors from which they came? She might provide an outline so that we may be able to understand whether it is a representative group. The difficulty with taking four or five...

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: If the Minister wants to deal only with the composition of the KPMG group of companies, she may do so. Was it a representative group? I fully understand that the Minister needs to group similar amendments but it makes it very difficult to tease out individual questions.

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It seems the companies were all big. Were there any SMEs at all?

Insurance Industry. (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I am not so sure about that. We are always talking about encouraging SMEs to export and to balance business, yet companies I know that want to do so have no export insurance available to them. I understand the point the Minister makes on risk but if she is to develop the export market, she will surely agree we need some kind of export cover for companies. If we want them to create jobs and...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Sinn Féin acknowledges that the Bill has some very positive elements but also warrants caution. For example, the removal of the ceiling in the High Court for applications from €317,000, which is the current level, is very positive because it lifts a significant or potential financial burden from taxpayers, which is a reasonable policy. We will leave it to the system and rely on the court...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State said the Bill would have 1,300 amendments, which will keep us going for quite a while. I hope the Dáil will resume early next year so we can spend a large chunk of September dealing with the Bill to try to pass it as quickly as possible. It has taken longer than was necessary to bring it before the House. I am not denying that significant work was involved. The...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that an introduction of carbon tax on solid fuels such as coal will drive persons across the Border to purchase such fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44925/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the way, in view of a carbon tax being introduced, he intends to ensure that most vulnerable who would pay more for solid fuels such as coal would be protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44926/09]