Results 3,341-3,360 of 4,810 for speaker:Liam Twomey
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Liam Twomey: Will the Minister explain what he just said a little more? We are essentially putting the licence out to tender, as was done 20 years ago.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Liam Twomey: We are simply putting it out to tender in exactly the same way?
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Liam Twomey: If, for instance, An Post got it, it would not be a fundamental change to what has happened and to what we are doing now.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2013)
Liam Twomey: If a person owes money to the Revenue Commissioners, can it take what is owned from his or her winnings?
- Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)
Liam Twomey: The Minister did an excellent job in the negotiations on the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, in getting us to this level and there is no doubt that task was difficult. I live next door to one of those young farmers we talk about which this country badly needs. My 11 year old and 12 year old sons have learned to milk cows and feed new-born calves. Living in close proximity to this working...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I suggest that we deal with correspondence in private session and start immediately with public business as our guests must leave at 3 p.m. The agenda for this meeting is a review of the annual growth survey for 2013 with the European Commission Representation in Ireland. The committee has prioritised this item in its EU scrutiny work programme for this year. The committee appreciates the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: The format of the meeting will be that Mr. Nagarajan will make some opening remarks and we will then engage in a question and answer session. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they give to this committee. If they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I ask members in asking questions to keep to the point because we have 30 minutes only.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, please focus on the questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, as far as I am concerned from sitting here in the Chair, you have been getting it off your chest for two years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, I have 30 minutes available and will be really strict. You were going very well in the beginning and I want you to keep your focus in the same way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy, I am sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Sorry, Deputy; I must ask you-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I thank the Deputy. It might be easier to take a few questions together.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Perhaps the joint committee will hear the comments of Mr. Nagarajan and his team on these questions before turning to the other two speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Sorry, Deputy; please do not interrupt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Time is against us. Okay, but I ask the Deputy to keep it nice and tight.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: I will allow this to and fro, but the answers should be kept brief. We can get more out of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: Deputy Donnelly should keep all of the questions like that and it will work perfectly-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Annual Growth Survey 2013: Discussion with European Commission Representation in Ireland (10 Apr 2013)
Liam Twomey: -----and we should keep all the answers the same way too.