Speech | Proposing the Family Home Protection Bill
Delivered in the Dáil on February 3, 2012. The full debate is here. Stephen Donnelly: I start by thanking the Government for introducing this mechanism. For me and I imagine Continue Reading →
Category: Finance
Statement | Petition to President for referendum on EU treaty
TECHNICAL GROUP TDs TO PETITION PRESIDENT FOR EU TREATY REFERENDUM IN HISTORIC ARTICLE 27 REFERENCE TO THE PEOPLE Today, the Dáil’s Technical Group, headed up by Donegal South West TD Continue Reading →
Parliamentary question | Haircuts on junior bonds
Further to his questions on the identity of the senior Anglo bondholders, and whether Michael Noonan had attempted to identify them, Stephen asked the Minister about the identification of junior Continue Reading →
Article | Why forceful action is needed against the banks
Their aim is simple: to get back every cent they can. Two bills will give families the protection they need, writes Stephen Donnelly. Article for the Sunday Independent, Sunday January Continue Reading →
How the Promissory Notes work
The promissory notes are a technical instrument. The Central Bank of Ireland created €70 billion out of nothing. It does what central banks can do, which is, it made up Continue Reading →
Questioning the Taoiseach | The SOPA legislation
Wikipedia blacked itself out recently in protest at new US legislation – the legislation was known as SOPA (Stop the Online Piracy Act). There are fears that Ireland may be Continue Reading →