Results 25,621-25,640 of 26,178 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Appointments to State Boards. (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: In the light of the current uncertainty in the stock markets etc., has the Minister carried out a review and audit of appointees to current State boards to ensure we have the proper balance of business people and public servants and that the level of expertise available on State boards is sufficient to deal with the difficult times in which we find ourselves in terms of external audit?
- Appointments to State Boards. (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Let us call it a review.
- Value for Money Initiative. (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Minister explain why the HSE was exempt from the value for money initiative for the past five or six years, given that employment in the HSE during the past ten years increased by 71%, or 47,000 employees? That accounted for almost 50% of all public sector employees taken on in that period. Why was the HSE exempt? Will the Minister indicate a date as to when it will be brought...
- Economic Competitiveness. (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister speaks continually about external factors for which he certainly cannot be held responsible. When we joined the euro we lost control of our exchange rates and interest rates but the one thing we can control is inflation. The Minister is probably aware that international indicators of competitiveness rank us as the worst of the euro countries. In light of what the National...
- Economic Competitiveness. (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: We devalued.
- Economic Competitiveness. (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about the inflation rate?
- Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It has been at it for months.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It has made the private sector take out mortgages.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have done so.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is too late.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: There was excessive reliance on the construction sector.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I wrote to the Taoiseach asking him to meet multinational companies but received no reply.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The business people are doing it.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State is waffling.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State is waffling.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The business sector has been letting people go for the past year because people in that sector know what is going on.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: They are, but the Government is not supporting them.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: What is the Government doing?
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: How will the Government make us competitive internationally again?
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I strongly support the motion. I see only one Government representative here as I look around the Chamber.