Order of Business today, October 20th

20th October, 2010

I took the Order of Business for Fine Gael in the Seanad today. This means that I go first in the day. Always enjoy......

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3%

19th October, 2010

Most important 3% is not the deficit figure but whether the economy will grow at 3%....

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Today matters

17th August, 2010

Over the last week the spread on Irish Credit Default Swaps increased considerably. This put Ireland as the second highest risk in the Euro......

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The Late Debate

6th November, 2009

I was on the Late Debate on RTE1 last night. Inevitably the contribution from Garrett Fitzgerald earlier in the day came up in the show.......

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Enda, the Seanad and me.

19th October, 2009

Rarely have I received so many calls from people worried about my prospects and me. One constituent, who met me in the newsagents this......

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How quickly a year passes by!

15th September, 2009

A year has now passed since the collapse of Lehman Brothers. This prompted financial chaos that nearly brought down the world economy. Two very......

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NAMA and the Courts

12th August, 2009

The ruling by the Supreme Court on the Zoe Group is huge news. The actual judgement is very accessible and easy enough to read,......

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Ardfheiseanna

4th April, 2009

Out in Citywest at the moment. Just a fantastic atmosphere. Was honoured to chair the opening session last night. All went well apart from......

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Ardfheiseanna

4th April, 2009

Out in Citywest at the moment. Just a fantastic atmosphere. Was honoured to chair the opening session last night. All went well apart from......

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Economy growing, making jobs

10th March, 2009

On a recent media appearance I resolved to emphasise on every occasion the fact that our country can and will recover from this downturn......

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