Results 2,801-2,820 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
John Perry: I thank Senators for their contributions on this important motion. We are a peripheral country and our economic welfare depends on the influence of the wider European and global economic environment. It is within this context that we must continually review our policies and make adjustments to meet the challenges the situation brings. The motion before the House today to approve the draft...
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
John Perry: In presenting the statement on the 2012 Estimates and today's Budget Statement 2012 the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Finance have asked the people to make considerable sacrifices in the year to come. An adjustment of â¬3.8 billion in the public finances, through cutting public spending by â¬2.2 billion and raising â¬1.6 billion in extra taxes, cannot be...
- Seanad: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2011)
John Perry: I thank the Senator for raising this important issue. Since 2005 rent supplement expenditure has increased from â¬369 million to â¬516 million in 2010. The number of persons claiming the allowance increased from almost 60,200 in 2005 to more than 96,100 as at mid-November 2011, a 60% increase. The household budget facility operated by An Post on behalf of the Department of Social...
- Seanad: Local Authority Housing (6 Dec 2011)
John Perry: I will raise this matter directly with the Minister. It is a vital issue in terms of streamlining local government and making it more efficient. The information technology and software capacity is already there in many instances. A mandatory deduction would be helpful in terms of safeguarding the income streams of local authority housing sections and would facilitate greater efficiencies...
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
John Perry: As Minister of State with responsibility for small business, I wish to emphasise the commitment of the Government to small and medium-sized enterprises, as evidenced by the budget, the programme for Government, the jobs initiative and the governmental jobs strategy which we will announce early in the new year. The Government is acutely aware of the importance of the small business sector and...
- Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It takes time.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: The Deputy is going back a long way.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: Keep going.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: The last Government bankrupted the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: That last Government bankrupted the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: The last Government bankrupted the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It was your legacy.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: It is your legacy.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: Well it was the Deputy's Government's legacy.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)
John Perry: What are the alternatives? The Department will spend â¬1 billion.
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group for Small Business: Statements (11 Jan 2012)
John Perry: I thank the Acting Chairman for her best wishes and I would like to return them. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the importance of the small business sector to the economy and to hear statements from Members on the report of the advisory group for small business, The Voice of Small Business - A Plan for Action, a copy of which all members received last December. It is a clear plan of...
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group for Small Business: Statements (11 Jan 2012)
John Perry: Yes.
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group for Small Business: Statements (11 Jan 2012)
John Perry: Yes, absolutely.
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group for Small Business: Statements (11 Jan 2012)
John Perry: Yes, as soon as possible.
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group for Small Business: Statements (11 Jan 2012)
John Perry: He will be coming around the country at some stage.