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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2015)

Aideen Hayden: ...they should be provided. The aim is to provide a whole-of-State approach to the crisis. As everybody is well aware, I have my views on how the crisis can be prevented, but we must acknowledge we are where we are with the emergency situation and we must ensure the damage is limited to the greatest extent possible. I congratulate the Dublin Region Homeless Executive on the serious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)

Aideen Hayden: .... Not all of us wanted the State's shares in Aer Lingus to be sold. For example, Senator Barrett and I had a shared point of view on the issue. However, as the Minister of State pointed out, we are where we are. I understand the National Pensions Reserve Fund has invested in the ISIF, which places certain pressures in terms of returns. I note the Minister of State's comments that...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Aideen Hayden: ...tax could have been replaced with a property tax. In other words, we could have redistributed the burden of taxation rather than introducing an additional burden. As the saying goes, however, we are where we are. The previous Fianna Fáil Government did not take the opportunity in this regard when it presented itself and people must remember this. I do not wish to get into a debate on...

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

Aideen Hayden: ...Union context. The treaty is not, however, the end of the story but one piece of a jigsaw. Growth and measures to address unemployment are other pieces of it. The reality of the matter is that we are where we are. Nothing that is required of us in this document is anything greater than what is required of us already. All that will be asked of us is that there will be greater penalties...

Seanad: Infrastructure and Capital Investment: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Nov 2011)

Aideen Hayden: ...changed economic times. The clear priorities set by the capital programme are jobs, schools and health and doing the best we can with what we have. It sounds like a statement of the obvious, but we are where we are and it is what it is. It is quite interesting that our colleagues on the other side of the House seem to have completely ignored the fact that the previous Government cut...