Who’s going to pay for Bank of Ireland’s €1.8bn?
On the day that Bank of Ireland announced a plan to repay €1.8bn to the Irish State, I wanted to remind an Tanaiste, Eamon Gilmore that some of this money Continue Reading →
Insolvency may just work
In the war on household debt, it was a good week. Last Monday evening, the first Debt Settlement Arrangement (DSA) was signed off in court. Under the arrangement, about 70 Continue Reading →
Forgive us our tresspasses, i.e. the promissory note
On November 27 I spoke on motion to destroy the bonds formerly known as the promissory notes. It read as follows. “That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to immediately Continue Reading →
What does the Taoiseach make of Anglo Irish Bank’s debts?
On November 26, 2013 the technical group put forward a motion saying the following: “That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to immediately lobby the European Central Bank for a Continue Reading →
Tanaiste agrees that we should legislate for Assisted Suicide
Yesterday a woman was charged under Section 2 of the 1993 Criminal Law Act with the crime of assisting the suicide of a multiple sclerosis sufferer. The case is of Continue Reading →
Post Bailout: no safety net required
On November 14, 2013, the Government announced that Ireland would be exiting the bailout programme without availing of any precautionary credit line. It’s a bold decision, which isn’t without its Continue Reading →