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Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The difference between me and Deputy Buttimer is that if Deputy Buttimer believes we were wrong, why are those in his Government selling State assets, including Bord Gáis Éireann?

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I gave and Deputy Buttimer knows that.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does Deputy Buttimer agree it was wrong to sell it?

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government announced it in the Dáil. Deputy Buttimer might not remember it.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the Buttimer amendment.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does Deputy Buttimer agree with that? Naturally, he agrees with it. I was not in Government and was instead a Senator at the time of the sale of Cómhlucht Siúicre Éireann but I do not believe it was a good idea in hindsight. We believed we had put in place the protection of the golden share, but it was not very golden when it came to the point. Having learned my lesson, I am not keen...

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Buttimer got what he wished for, but maybe he does not wish for what he got. The problem with the budget is that it does not provide a stimulus. The Government took the easy option of cutting capital expenditure, but some capital expenditure can be self-financing. It increased VAT, an easy option, but not one that will stimulate consumer confidence. The irony is that VAT and the...