Results 2,221-2,240 of 2,965 for speaker:Robert Dowds

Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (10 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: I support the motion. The political situation to which it relates is perhaps the most distressing and tragic in the entire world. There are other conflicts in which more people are being killed but, in fundamental terms, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is more distressing than any of these. On one hand we have the Israeli-Jewish people who probably have a longer history of being...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Funding (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: 90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he will approve the funding for the new business development manager programme for community enterprise centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47508/14]

Public Accounts Committee: Election of Vice Chairman (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: I second that.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Does this relate to the case in south Tipperary?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: I welcome all our guests. I would like to put my first question to the clerk. Did we get an opening statement from the Central Bank before today's meeting? Did it just arrive?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: I ask Mr. Casey whether it might be possible for the opening statement to be circulated beforehand the next time. It puts us at a bit of a disadvantage if we do not have it in advance. We received an opening statement from Mr. Doyle.

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: I did not see it until Mr. Casey read it this morning. It would be appreciated if we could get things in advance. I would like to put on record my appreciation of the many volunteers in the credit union movement. They are part of the glue that holds this country together. Like other institutions, including the GAA and other sporting organisations, the credit unions are the unsung heroes...

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: How does that affect an individual who wants to borrow?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Mr. Casey is saying that the-----

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Who can throw light on this because it seems to be one of the core complaints that I hear from credit unions? The other reason I am so exercised by it is that I think it is a drag on the development and recovery of the economy because many small business people and people who work on their own have difficulty getting money or have problems with institutions, and it is holding the country back.

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: The other side of this question is that, in general, and while I know there are some exceptions and there are the credit unions that have got into trouble, credit unions appear to be well-capitalised and the moneys set aside by the Department of Finance for the credit institutions resolution fund and the credit union fund - €250 million for each - does not seem to be as necessary as,...

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: He represented me for many years so I know.

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: In a sense the two institutions that can do most about this - the Central Bank and the Department of Finance - are keeping their mouths closed as much as possible. Does Mr. McVeigh appreciate that this is a real problem and that it would help the country if this issue was looked at again?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: I really want he Central Bank delegates to speak. They are the people who have the power. I appreciate the work being done.

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Will he or she be here today?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: There is a certain element of optimism from Mr. Bobby McVeigh and Mr. Joe O'Toole in terms of the lifting of some of these restrictions down the track. Can Mr. Casey throw any light on this?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Why is Mr. Casey here, then?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Can Mr. Power address this?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Who would be the right person in the Central Bank to address this question?

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Robert Dowds: Why are they not represented here today?