Results 6,961-6,980 of 12,701 for speaker:Willie O'Dea
- Business Regulation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am confused by the Minister of State's reply. According to the briefing I obtained from his Department, an initial target of a 25% reduction in administrative burdens was set, with that reduction expected to produce cost savings for businesses of â¬500 million. However, the Minister of State says there has been a reduction of 23% and an associated saving of â¬198 million.
- Business Regulation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Yes, the target is 25%. However, according to page 46 of the briefing given to me by the Department 12 months ago, a 25% reduction should represent a monetary saving of â¬500 million. If that is so, how can a 23% reduction amount to a saving of only â¬198 million?
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation his views on his record on job creation so far; if he has a plan for dealing with job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/12]
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I heard the Minister talk about the past but we are in the present now and he is a member of a Government which has been given an overwhelming majority by the people as a result of putting forward a policy, the centrepiece of which was to create jobs. The average rate of unemployment in the past 12 months during which the Government has been in office is...
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: This is the present and tomorrow is the future.
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: How many jobs has this Government created?
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: When will the Minister start to do that?
- Job Creation (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Not one net job has been created during the past 12 months that the Government has been in office. The reality is that unemployment is literally at the same point it was at the start of the year. I have two simple questions for the Minister. First, can he give those who are unemployed and who are emigrating any succour by indicating whether he thinks if we are sitting here in the same...
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide the trade balance for goods and services with the UK, with the rest of Europe, with the rest of the world and with BRIC countries for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and for 2011; his projections for the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/12]
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am trying to assimilate the host of figures the Minister has given the House. I cannot get my head around them just yet. An overall trade surplus has been projected for 2012. What increase does this represent on the trade surplus for last year? One of the many figures the Minister mentioned was the projected increase of 3.6% in exports next year. Is that correct?
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Is he aware of the view of the Irish Exporters Association that a minimum increase of 5% in exports will be needed to meet the financial and employment targets that are implicit in the IMF-EU deal?
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Does the Minister agree that we continue to rely heavily on traditional markets, like the United States and the rest of Europe? Can he indicate what percentage of our total exports went to the BRIC countries last year? How did that compare to the equivalent percentage the previous year? Can the Minister confirm that the increase in Irish exports to the BRIC countries last year was...
- Trade Relations (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Yes.
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: In an uncharacteristic outburst of magnanimity the Minister for Justice and Equality has promised to pardon various members of the Irish Army who deserted to join the British Army during the Second World War. Can the Taoiseach advise if legislation will be necessary to make that pardon a reality or can it be done by way of statutory instrument?
- Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: The Taoiseach wants to answer it.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: As the Taoiseach will be aware, it will be several months before the full impact of the â¬750 million in health service cuts will be felt in each area. To date, 1,500 people have left the health service and a further 2,000 are due to leave before the end of February. In anybody's book that is quite an exodus. Of the 1,500 who have left, several hundred were front-line nurses, while 50...
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Is the Taoiseach in a position to provide the House with an assurance that the HSE and-or the Department have a contingency plan to deal with this issue? Will he assure us that the contingency plan is adequate and that it will be in place before the exodus to which I refer occurs at the end of February?
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am aware of Dr. Burke who the Taoiseach has just accused of making outrageous comments. I am also aware that Dr. Burke happens to be the chairperson of the Limerick branch of the Labour Party, Fine Gael's partner in government.
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: I am simply asking the Taoiseach-----
- Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)
Willie O'Dea: Yes, and that fact has been highlighted in the newspapers.