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- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: The last Government bankrupted the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It was your legacy.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It is your legacy.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: Well it was the Deputy's Government's legacy.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: What are the alternatives? The Department will spend â¬1 billion.
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
John Perry: As Minister of State with responsibility for small business, I wish to emphasise the commitment of the Government to small and medium-sized enterprises, as evidenced by the budget, the programme for Government, the jobs initiative and the governmental jobs strategy which we will announce early in the new year. The Government is acutely aware of the importance of the small business sector and...
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It takes time.
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Perry: In presenting the statement on the 2012 Estimates and today's Budget Statement 2012 the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Finance have asked the people to make considerable sacrifices in the year to come. An adjustment of â¬3.8 billion in the public finances, through cutting public spending by â¬2.2 billion and raising â¬1.6 billion in extra taxes, cannot be...
- Seanad: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. Since 2005 rent supplement expenditure has increased from â¬369 million to â¬516 million in 2010. The number of persons claiming the allowance increased from almost 60,200 in 2005 to more than 96,100 as at mid-November 2011, a 60% increase. The household budget facility operated by An Post on behalf of the Department of Social...
- Seanad: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2011)
John Perry: I will raise this matter directly with the Minister. It is a vital issue in terms of streamlining local government and making it more efficient. The information technology and software capacity is already there in many instances. A mandatory deduction would be helpful in terms of safeguarding the income streams of local authority housing sections and would facilitate greater efficiencies...
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: For the benefit of Members a briefing document has been circulated giving details of the scheme. Earlier today, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, proposed this motion to the Dáil, where it was passed. I am confident that the Seanad will also see the need for the scheme and the merit in approving it.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: Everyone is aware of the backdrop against which we are holding this debate.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: We are all aware of the seismic events in Europe and the uncertainty in the markets which the ongoing developments are causing. This makes it all the more necessary that the motion is recognised for what it is: a sensible step which will play its part in bringing certainty to a vital element in the economic and financial measures being taken as part of our economic adjustment programme. I...
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It is the legacy we inherited from the previous Government.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: He has a short memory.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: Fianna Fáil caused the problem.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: Yes.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: I thank Senators for their contributions on this important motion. We are a peripheral country and our economic welfare depends on the influence of the wider European and global economic environment. It is within this context that we must continually review our policies and make adjustments to meet the challenges the situation brings. The motion before the House today to approve the draft...
- Commercial Rates: Motion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)
John Perry: I am delighted to contribute to the debate on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan. Deputy Niall Collins and his colleagues have raised important points. However, the Government is conscious of the 200,000 companies which employ 655,000 that generate â¬90 billion in the economy. It is important to recognise that many issues affect...