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- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: He is only interested in shouting people down.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: One either listens to Deputy Healy-----
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: -----or he will shout one down.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I want to deal with Deputy Nulty's comment, which is an important one in terms of open debate. It is important to have as much debate as we can but we have not engaged with any of the meat in this Bill so far because we have been talking in generalities. We had the second lecture in one day that I am very used to from Deputy Boyd Barrett, as if he is on the back of a lorry. However, it...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We should be dealing with the meat of the Bill. I am sorry that the offer made by the Taoiseach this morning on the Order of Business to give an additional two and a half hours to debate this Bill was not accepted. I also regret the time we have lost in terms of adjournments so far. I have given the justification for the Bill. It is necessary on the path to recovery. Deputies are right...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We know there is.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Is this on the section?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: This is a Second Stage speech.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: This is a Second Stage speech.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy is not near it.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: There is indeed a very poor standard of debate.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: That is the preamble.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: There is an order of the House regarding this Bill.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: He is off again.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: No, it is the interpretation section.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach and will respond as best I can to that series of Second Stage contributions. Deputy Sean Fleming-----
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: Would the Deputy like to allow someone else to speak in this House and not dominate it all?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, legislation is required because a financial emergency still is in existence in this State. Deputy Fleming asked some pertinent questions about the necessity for it. The first FEMPI legislation was introduced by the Government of which he was a member in 2009 when the country was in free-fall. He is right to acknowledge now...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: We are borrowing €1 billion per month and the only people who are available to give us money at present have conditions attached to them.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Committee Stage (29 May 2013)
Brendan Howlin: The Deputy should let someone else speak. He should not shout people down.