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Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional steps the Garda Síochána will take following the increase in the number of serious gun crimes over the past few months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10305/12]

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects that negotiations on the Anglo Promissory notes arrangement will produce a much reduced burden for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9922/12]

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: People are on the lifeboats.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Could the Government not give them an instalment?

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is giving us very bad news in telling us that he will achieve nothing by 31 March. Even though he is one year in office, he has achieved nothing in that time. He claims that €3.1 billion was paid last year and the world did not change. In fact, the world did change for schoolchildren, patients and people on benefit. We have seen the capital investment programme...

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Is it not the case that the Government has been travelling in the Greek chariot in that the interest reductions it obtained were due to what the Greeks did? The Government came in at the end, so to speak. The Minister for Finance is going out to Europe week after week but is achieving nothing with this nicely nicely approach to Chancellor Merkel and Mr. Sarkozy. Is the Minister of State...

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: I am talking about ending austerity.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Government is achieving nothing.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is demonstrating the Abbey style of acting.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Government will make that payment this year.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: We have heard that technical discussions are under way but Members of this House do not have a clue what the Government is trying to achieve. I reiterate that the news from the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, that we will have to pay the €3.1 billion at the end of March as no result will be achieved by then is bad news. This means that we will continue to bear this burden in 2014 and...

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State used the words "medium term".

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State said they are worse off than we are.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: They appear to be better negotiators.

State Banking Sector (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: I understand that.

Banks Recapitalisation (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: The Greeks have done quite well with it.

Banks Recapitalisation (22 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Their private debt is lower than ours.

Written Answers — Economic Growth: Economic Growth (21 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that his estimated projection level of growth in the Irish economy will actually occur in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9933/12]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (21 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is taking any initiatives to facilitate and encourage the development of the co-operative business model here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9418/12]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Feb 2012)

Tommy Broughan: Question 447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the affordable housing programme has been disbanded completely by Dublin City Council and all other local authorities; if so, whether he is considering any measures to facilitate families and persons who are having serious difficulties in buying homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9311/12]