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Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Given the seriousness of diabetes and the awful impact it has on patients in the Irish health care system I am disappointed by the Fianna Fáil motion tabled for the House. Apart from acknowledging there has been an increase in diabetes and we should all live healthier lifestyles, there is no effort to say what strategic policy developments there have been in recent years or what the HSE is...

Seanad: Diabetes Treatment and Management: Motion. (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Bualadh bos.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Tomorrow we will have a debate on the economic crisis. It is important that when the Minister comes to the House he gives us a clear statement of what is going on. This year is probably the worst ever in terms of how the country has been run. Economic crisis has been heaped on top of economic crisis. I ask that the Minister explain three simple things when he comes to the House tomorrow....

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: The focus of such a debate should be on where Ireland could end up, were one to begin to agree with certain commentators in respect of what the political parties have agreed to in principle. When the State pays more than 5% to borrow money and when growth in the economy is not expected to exceed 3% over the next few years, we are in trouble. As matters stand, the State is paying in excess...

Seanad: Apprenticeship Training Programmes (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I wish to raise an issue concerning those individuals not in a position to complete their apprenticeship training because, for some reason, they are no longer working for the employer to whom they would have expected to return following their spell in college. It is estimated that approximately 7,000 individuals throughout the country are in limbo in terms of not being able to complete their...

Seanad: Apprenticeship Training Programmes (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Minister of State has mentioned that 4,320 redundant apprentices have reached the minimum qualifying standard and that a further 3,294 cannot progress until they successfully pass their outstanding assessments. Do the 4,000 redundant apprentices who have been assisted with on and off-the-job training represent a separate cohort?

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: He is a well-educated common man.

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: If one considers the figures which were put forward by the Government in regard to its support for small and medium-sized enterprises over the next five years, one finds the figure is at least €1.5 billion, most of which is front-loaded in the next year or two. There is also an expectation that the banks will provide €3 billion in loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. With that...

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: We have a great history of promoting freedom of information and freedom in the media, as the Minister of State well understands.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: He was powerful this morning. The Minister of State might take his example if he is looking for future roles.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: We might come back to the Minister of State's remarks at a later date.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: The Acting Chairman is very tight.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I note the Acting Chairman likes to stick to time so I will do my best to finish on time. I was quite taken by the bloodthirsty suggestions of the Minister of State for dealing with errant financiers. I doubt if it will come to pass but the Minister of State should also bear in mind that it was not just financiers who had difficulty holding on to their heads during the French Revolution....

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: -----and like-minded thinking individuals at the time who also suffered the same fate as the financiers to which the Minister of State referred. I hope he will not be actively encouraging it because his former party leader will be the first person who will be led up to see the blade of the guillotine if that day comes.

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: We have to get him out of the cupboard. That is the way life goes. The economic and banking policy of the Government over recent years has been a combination of wishful thinking and hoping tomorrow will be different. It was not too long after the last general election that we realised dark clouds were forming on the economic front domestically and internationally. It reached its...

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I am not just referring to the former Taoiseach before he came out of the closet. I am also referring to senior bankers and officials. It angers people when they read reports that because an individual had discussions with a person in the position of Financial Regulator whose competence has been completely discredited, it allows him or her to be immune from prosecution. There is also the...

Seanad: Announcement on Banking by the Minister for Finance: Statements (20 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Thank God we are having talks on the economy regularly because I was only getting into my stride. I will take direction from the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: If the Green Party had not bounced the Taoiseach into seeking consensus, when was the Minister for Finance going to tell the people about the savage cuts coming down the tracks? The real political challenge for the Green Party and Fianna Fáil in the next seven weeks is to be as honest as possible with the public. For this reason, the Leader must arrange for the Minister and the Taoiseach...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: Bailing out the toxic banks will cost the country at least €1.5 billion every year for the rest of my working life. That is also the cost of keeping accident and emergency departments open.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Liam Twomey: I might be working for longer than the Senator thinks. These economic matters have serious consequences for the people. We need to bring to an end the phoney games and begin to offer real figures and have proper discussions on the savage cuts coming down the line.