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Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: I seek the protection of the Chair.

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: That is one thing you never did, Paul.

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: We are familiar with Deputy Connaughton's record.

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: I am addressing the amendment to the motion. We have spent over €500 million on this scheme. It is unfair to mislead the farmers of this country by saying that the closing date for the scheme can be extended. It has been clearly negotiated by the Minister. It is impossible to change the closing date. We must make it clear that the scheme will terminate on 31 December. The cash will be...

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: We will continue to support our farming communities, which are the grass roots and the bedrock of rural Ireland.

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: We have always supported them and we will continue to do so.

Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: Withdraw it.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: Is cúis áthais dom é deis a bheith agam páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht an-tábhachtach seo ar an mBille Craolacháin 2008. Is reachtaíocht an-tábhachtach é. Tá 165 leathanach, thar 13 páirt nó 181 roinn, sa Bhille. Tá Sceideal amháin ag baint leis an mBille freisin. Aontaím le móran den mhéid a dúirt mo chomhghleacaí ón Dáilcheantar Gaillimh Thoir, an Teachta de...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: I compliment the Minister for Finance on his shrewd judgment and his quality timing on a number of issues over the past three months. This is an island nation where 90% of GDP is dependent on an export market. We cannot operate in a global market without taking into account the impact of the current global economic crisis. The Minister must be complimented on the fact that not one...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: I have listened with great interest to the utterances of my colleagues——

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: ——and I have been guided by the limits of elasticity they have used. I am trying to encompass the whole system within that.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: I agree with Deputy Morgan and Deputy Rabbitte that this is an insurance policy. Any of us who ever had an insurance policy and examined it in detail will know one can be very fortunate; a policy can realise wonderful growth and mature at the right time or one can be very unfortunate and it might not return——

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: ——exactly what is required. As legislators we are the last line of resort in this situation——

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: ——and there is a duty on the banks. I listened to Deputy Burton's lecture in history last night and I did not interrupt her, but it was slightly off the wall at times.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: The banks have a duty and the Bill proposes that banks must be responsible. We are fortunate to be in the eurozone at this time. If we had to protect our banks with only our own little punt currency, how could we stand against the ravages of the international marketplace? The European Central Bank has a key role to play because we are part of that system, we are in the eurozone and we have...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: Gently, please. This was done to protect our financial institutions. The Governor of the Central Bank, the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority and the Minister for Finance, either individually or collectively, can put an inspector into a bank at one hour's notice.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: That legislation has been introduced over the years.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: This is very important legislation. The Minister is taking into account the importance of this House, this Legislature. The Bill proposes to give responsibility to the Minister, to the custodian of the country's financial system, and we as his colleagues, as legislators, can question him at any time, either in the House or in committee, on any aspect of the financial system. We can take...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: There have been sectoral failures over the years. I refer to the collapse in the technology sector a number of years ago which was dealt with. The Government is introducing legislation that will give sustainability and confidence and that protects the resources, savings, investments, deposits and credit lines of our people and our companies. We have a duty to do this and we must support...

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)

Noel Treacy: Deputy Ring is back in Ireland now.