Results 3,941-3,960 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton
- Government Pay Awards. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: That is a question.
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Is the ostrich the bird that sticks its head in the sand and ignores what is going on around it? What progress has there been with regard to State agencies after four years? It is virtually zero. Is it not the case that ICTU has indicated that if there is no review of decentralisation in the context of the OECD report its unions will not co-operate with the transfer of State agencies? The...
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: I asked a supplementary question.
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Of State agencies.
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The Minister is responsible for this programme and so is his Government. He cannot outsource it to an implementation commission and then tell us that if that group is happy then so is he. The Minister's predecessor said there would be delivery of decentralisation within three years or, if not, Ministers would deserve to be sacked. They are not sacked, the programme has not been delivered...
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: That is the problem. The Minister outsources programmes and then ignores his responsibilities.
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The Minister refuses to act.
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The Minister refuses to take any responsibility in this House.
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The planning of decentralisation wasââ
- Decentralisation Programme. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The Minister is rolling his eyes when he should be rolling his head.
- Fiscal Policy. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: I know the Minister for Finance is eager to see the delivery of the NDP in full, in budget and on time. Does the Minister believe the â¬2.2 billion allocation for public private partnership projects for 2009 will be delivered in budget and on time? Does the Minister share the view of the Comptroller and Auditor General that there needs to be more transparency in this process, especially...
- Fiscal Policy. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Are we on schedule to deliver â¬2.2 billion next year?
- Public Service Reform. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The question was whether any of the OECD's recommendations have been ruled in or out. The Minister has not answered the question. Instead of reading the question, the officials who draft the replies simply seem to offer a response to another question.
- Public Service Reform. (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Ministers and Secretaries General will be loath to agree to a pay settlement linked to performance. The Minister will encourage change in that regard. Will he also encourage change in the Estimates process, which has come under criticism from the OECD and elsewhere? Last week, unfortunately, he indicated that he had no intention of introducing such change. Will the decentralisation...
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: I congratulate Deputy Coveney on introducing this timely motion. The economy is facing some tough challenges and we need to box clever as a result. What is proposed in the motion would present us with an opportunity to box clever and to reduce costs across the board, for families and businesses and in labour-intensive areas. We must put out a signal to the effect that even though times are...
- Carbon Allowances: Motion (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: The chuckle brothers.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure Evaluation: Departmental Expenditure Evaluation (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on giving the Oireachtas the power to initiate an evaluation of spending programmes under the value for money initiative. [21863/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued new policy directions since taking up his post as Minister for Finance. [21864/08]
- Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the operation of public private partnership contracts in view of recent developments. [22281/08]
- Written Answers — Pharmacy Graduates: Pharmacy Graduates (4 Jun 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the number of pharmacists being trained; if she has records of the percentage of graduates who successfully find employment here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22030/08]