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Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action taken by her and by the Minister of State for children since the publication on 31 July 2008 of the national review of compliance with Children First, national guidelines for the protection and welfare of children to ensure the guidelines are fully implemented and uniformly applied throughout the State; and if she is...

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: It has more to do with confidence.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: What did the Government know in July?

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Tell us who are the ten musketeers.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: And how?

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: What did the Government know last July?

Written Answers — Smarter Travel Policy: Smarter Travel Policy (17 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding provided to An Taisce in respect of the green schools travel module for each year since inception; the amount requested for each such year; his views on the future of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6007/09]

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: There was no independent advice.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: The great difficulty in addressing an issue such as this in five minutes is there is much one wants to say that one will not get an opportunity to say.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: As everyone knows we are confronted by an unprecedented economic and banking crisis. It affects every walk of life, every person in this country, and there are many who currently believe themselves to be immune who will discover as we go through the devastating effect of what is happening during 2009 that it is knocking on their front door and back door, and impacting on them, their family...

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: A Minister who ran a Bill on nationalisation of a particular bank through this House who failed to read a crucial part of a report prepared on that bank would not have been tolerated to remain in office for 24 hours. In Japan, he would have fallen on his sword. In Westminster, he would have departed the scene. In Ireland, however, no matter how incompetent one is, he or she toughs it out....

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: I will conclude on this. The general public finds it sickening that those responsible for the position in which we find ourselves are the recipients of golden handshakes and large salaries that, under the Government's proposal, will continue.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: I do not care if someone on €1 million gets a 33% reduction. No one in our banking system, no matter what executive post he or she holds, should receive a salary in excess of that received by a Minister.

Recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland: Motion (12 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: The time has come for them to put their hands up and acknowledge their responsibility, and move themselves away from the greed and hubris which has marked our banking system in recent years.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: On a point of order——

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: On a point of order——

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: It is, Sir. It is my understanding and experience in this House over many years that when Members either intentionally or by accident say something that misleads the House, they come into the House and explain themselves. This morning, on this particular issue, the Taoiseach has said two things which are mutually contradictory.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2009)

Alan Shatter: I ask the Ceann Comhairle to bear with me for a moment. He said with regard to the nationalisation of Anglo Irish Bank that there were general governance issues——