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Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Neither do I.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy misstates everything. I did not suggest that the Attorney General ruled out any negotiation.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I referred to the legislation governing this matter and the limits relating thereto.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am glad they have lifted for the Deputy.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I rely on the advice of the Attorney General in respect of this matter.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No figures in that report were attributed to me.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I did not suggest that.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will need to show some respect for truth in her utterances in this House.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is the advice of the Attorney General.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: If the Deputy furnishes me with her legal advice I will have the Attorney General look at it.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: That is a terrible slur on the public service.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Shocking.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is a shocking slur on the public service.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: That is what we have used.

Fiscal Policy (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am aware of the suggestion made by the Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan, both in an address on 20 September last and in his comments earlier today, that reprogramming of the budgetary profile over the coming years will be necessary. To ensure that sustainability is restored to the public finances, the Government set out in budget 2010 a multi-annual fiscal...

Fiscal Policy (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As I stated, work is under way on the four-year budgetary plan which will set out the annual measures required to restore order to the public finances and ensure we meet the commitment we have given to reduce the general Government deficit to below 3% of GDP by the end of 2014. My Department will continue to assess the most up-to-date economic and fiscal data and their implications for the...

Fiscal Policy (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am glad the Deputy asked that question. Brussels has not required anything in terms of this process. It is a decision of the Government to introduce a four-year plan. I certainly discussed the matter with the Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Mr. Rehn, in general terms, but no specific requirements were imposed on Ireland by Brussels and there is no suggestion of that. It...

Fiscal Policy (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: First, I assure the Deputy that my attention is, of course, drawn to all of the important economic and fiscal data as they become available. The quarterly national accounts figures published by the Central Statistics Office last week show that GDP declined by 1.2% between the first and second quarters of this year. This figure must be seen in context, however, as it follows an increase of...

Fiscal Policy (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On turning the corner, any country with a GNP decline in its economy of the scale of 10% which then stabilised it at approximately 0% in the ensuing year would certainly be judged by any fair economic commentator as having turned a corner. That is a substantial amelioration in our position. In 2009 and the latter stages of 2008, we had a serious contraction in GNP. This year, we have seen...

Fiscal Policy (30 Sep 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: ----- to ensure that the banking system recovers and, above all, that the real economy recovers and the public finances are corrected. A growth strategy is essential and must form part of the multi-annual plan, which is now being formulated.