Results 421-440 of 24,635 for speaker:Mary Harney
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: No. I have read it and I think it is daft. The Deputy also knows it is daft.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: It is competition that drives down prices and nothing else. Where there are monopoly suppliers, whether they are private or public, prices are always higher. Where we have introduced real competition, we have seen the benefit for consumers and I hope we can continue to introduce even more. However, one cannot control prices through legislation, which we all know. Moreover, in certain...
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: I have approved no monopolies.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: Will the Deputy name the mergers I approved?
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: Where was that decision made?
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: Was that decision made in Dublin or Brussels? The Deputy does not know the facts.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: I will answer them if the questioner has the correct information.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: As I stated this morning, the take-home pay of the average industrial worker has increased by â¬10,800. Inflation, including utility chargesââ
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: Total income is â¬29,000. Disposable income is up by nearly â¬11,000. Inflation and the utility increasesââ
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: I will tell the Deputy if he will let me answer. Inflation and utility bills take up some â¬2,500 of that figure, but people are better off to the tune of â¬7,500, even when one discounts all the items to which the Deputy has referred.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: This is the second most competitive and most successful economy in Europe. We gained twice as much foreign direct investment last year as any other European country. Prices rise when there is economic growth.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: Yes. One way of making sure prices fall would be to have a recession.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: The Deputy does not understand basic economics.
- Consumer Issues. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: We did not lose half our seats.
- Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: The price of oil has traded at significantly high levels for some time reflecting a number of interacting factors including unanticipated strong demand, tight capacities, geopolitical uncertainties and some market speculation. Disruption to supply has not been a factor, though anxiety about possible disruption has fuelled the market. However, since OPEC's announcement on increased production...
- Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: It is an inaccuracy to say Ireland is uniquely exposed. In 2002 the economy grew by 6.9% whereas energy consumption grew by0.1%. We have been extraordinarily efficient users of energy. By way of comparison, Finland uses twice as much energy to produce one unit of GDP as does Ireland. While we are energy efficient there is no room for complacency. Energy has a huge role to play in industrial...
- Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: Many of the countries to which the Deputy has referred depend on nuclear power for a large amount of their energy.
- Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: These are the facts.
- Oil Prices. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: During the past 12 years our energy intensity has fallen by 9% per annum, which is unique in the European Union. The price of oil will be determined in the international marketplace and not in Ireland. Hopefully, we can find our own source which would be terrific. If it can supply our needs for longer than two years that would be even better.
- Semi-State Bodies. (17 Jun 2004)
Mary Harney: I propose to take QuestionsNos. 6 and 54 together. As I have indicated in response to previous similar parliamentary questions and the earlier question from Deputy Howlin, Shannon Development at present performs a range of functions on a delegated authority basis for Enterprise Ireland. Under the decentralisation proposals, the headquarters of Enterprise Ireland, involving 300 of its Dublin...