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- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)
Liam Twomey: ...but Fianna Fáil has failed to outline a policy, which is why we are in the mess we are in. Fianna Fáil is always working out the quickest buck it can make for political advantage and that is why we are where we are. Who would have thought in 2006 that we would be in this position today? I recall debating the Finance Bill that year in the Lower House with former Minister of State, Tom...
- Seanad: Budget Statement 2011: Statements (8 Dec 2010)
Liam Twomey: These are the reasons we are where we are. The budget breaks down into cuts valued at â¬4 billion and taxes valued at â¬2 billion. Some â¬1.8 billion of the cuts will be made in the capital budget. This is a significant portion of the overall adjustments. As we pointed out, there is no clear policy on restoring jobs in the economy. The â¬1.8 billion would have been spent on building...
- Seanad: National Recovery Plan 2011-2014: Statements (24 Nov 2010)
Liam Twomey: ...want a budget passed and stable government to get the country out of this crisis. Nothing we have seen so far, however, can give us any sort of confidence. The Taoiseach loves using the euphemism "We are where we are". I will tell the Minister of State where we are. The Government has been completely abandoned by international investors. It has lost the people's confidence and its...
- Seanad: Banking Reports: Statements (15 Jun 2010)
Liam Twomey: ...bubble on day to day spending. That has left us in a position whereby we must try to cut spending on education and health as well as the salaries of public and civil servants. That is why we are where we are, as the Taoiseach is inclined to say. An entire range of issues was covered in both reports, and there will be time in the future, perhaps, for us to come back to these. The Regling...