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Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: That is a reality.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: It is important——

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: ——to the electorate outside this House to understand that.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: The very continuing existence of a Government which lacks accountability and has not even the capacity to say "sorry" for the disastrous economic policies it implemented is exacerbating the problems with which we are confronted. This particular measure dealing with the levy is unfair. It seeks to impose what is called a "pension levy" but is in reality a pay decrease for those at the very...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: People seem to forget that the Green Party has been in government since May 2007. The Green Party was part of an irresponsible budget produced by the then Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, in this House.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: I would like to continue for a couple of minutes and then conclude. I do not believe Deputy Gogarty, who enjoys shouting and who, apparently, in the middle of a public meeting in his constituency felt the need to roll around on the floor and wave his legs in the air, deserves to be taken too seriously.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: The only regret is that there was no video of that event. We would have all got some enjoyment out of it.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: I will conclude by dealing with an important issue. In restoring integrity to our banking system, those responsible for acts that have brought it into disrepute and responsible for engaging in fraudulent activities that may well require to be dealt with pursuant to the criminal law should be fully and properly investigated. In the context of decisions made by the Government that have been...

Hospital Accommodation. (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: There is a connection between 500 beds being removed from the system and her scheme.

Medical Cards. (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that bereaved pensioners over 70 years who automatically qualified for the medical card prior to the enactment of the Health Act 2008 and whose spouses died prior to 1 January 2009 will not benefit from the exemption which allows a medical card to be retained for a three-year period following...

Medical Cards. (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Is the Minister aware that if a person over 70 with a medical card died in November 2008 as a consequence of this legislation, his or her spouse will be deprived of it from 2 March? Does she accept that it is a gross discrimination and grossly unfair that such circumstances arise, especially given that if the spouse had lived until 2 January 2009 his or her widow or widower would have...

Medical Cards. (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Has the Minister received legal and equality advice from the Attorney General as to the position as it might occur if a person whose spouse died in 2007 or 2008, to whom the three year concession does not apply, took proceedings in the High Court, due to the inequitable application of this legislation? I suggest to the Minister that whatever advice she is getting misses the point that this...

Medical Cards. (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Is there any direction to the HSE to do that?

Medical Cards. (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: It is grossly unfair to deprive someone of the card who was bereaved three or four months ago but leave it with someone who has only been bereaved a couple of weeks ago. It is grossly unfair.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: We should not exaggerate.

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: The Minister could have asked for the information——

Order of Business (19 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: ——before the loan guarantee scheme was put in place.

Written Answers — Banking Sector Remuneration: Banking Sector Remuneration (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the report of the group on remuneration in covered financial institutions; and if he envisages obstacles to imposing rates of pay comparable to those proposed in the USA. [6285/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the cut in the levels of professional fees to other areas of public procurement. [6286/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland's bilateral adoption agreement with Vietnam expires on 1 May 2009; and if discussions have taken place with the relevant Vietnamese authorities to facilitate a new agreement being put in place and applicable as and from 1 May 2009 to facilitate the adoption of Vietnamese...