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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (9 Jul 2015) See 4 other results from this debate

...counter-party credit limits ... was very well aware of our position. And, in terms of what discussion happened between Dr. Somers and the Minister, I wasn't privy to them. I had only met Minister Cowen once, fleetingly in, I think, it was in July 2014 ... 2004, when he was made Minister for Finance he came to Treasury Buildings to meet Dr. Somers. Dr. Somers brought him around the floor...

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements (Resumed). (6 Feb 2003) See 4 other results from this debate

Having listened carefully to the speech made by the Minister of State today and to the speech made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, to the General Assembly of the United Nations last September, I think Ireland is accepting its responsibilities and is doing all it should. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Cowen, said on radio recently that while he did not wish to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electricity Generation and Export: Discussion (18 Feb 2014) See 3 other results from this debate

...a new export industry for Ireland. A number of constituent parts must be put in place before we can create this new industry. The IGA is part of that, as well as the planning guidelines - Deputy Cowen is correct - and the SCA must be put in place. The opportunity for Ireland is the UK's 2020 targets. There is nothing post-2020. If we are to participate in the opportunity we must be...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (4 Jun 2008)

Brian Cowen: ...Morgan. I also attended the European Rugby Cup Final between Munster and Toulouse the same day. This visit was decided upon on 16 May. The delegation for the visit was as follows: Mr Brian Cowen, TD, Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin, TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Martin Cullen, TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Mr Eoghan O Neachtain, Government Press Secretary Mr Martin Fraser....

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

Fidelma Healy Eames: On the day we learned that all learner drivers must be accompanied from now on, it appears it is vital the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, is accompanied by someone qualified to manage and lead the economy at this critical juncture. He has failed in his provisional in finance. I have two questions for the Leader in this regard. Why, as Minister for Finance, did the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, not let...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (6 Oct 2009)

Micheál Martin: ...incurred, consistent with the effective discharge of official duties. Annual Ministerial Travel Costs € 2004* 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009( January– August) Air fares Minister Cowen 34,250 Minister Ahern 4,767 36,461 20,132 8,092 18,738 Minister Martin 4,875 2,896 Total: 39,017 36,461 20,132 8,092 23,614 2,896 Accommodation Minister Cowen 21,580 ...

Seanad: Confidence in the Taoiseach: Motion (16 Jun 2010) See 4 other results from this debate

John Carty: ...me two minutes of her time and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran. I am pleased to support the motion of confidence in the Taoiseach and his Government. The Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, is a person of the highest integrity who has given strong leadership to our country at this time. When he was Minister for Finance I worked closely with him and through his support...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services: Motion (12 Apr 2017) See 27 other results from this debate

Eoin Ó Broin: ...or he would force a general election. He said: "Give me my meters and give me my excess charge or we will go to the polls." What happened then was that, as he has just done here, Deputy Barry Cowen huffed and puffed and threatened to block the Minister's bid for Taoiseach. Deputy Barry Cowen did what has become his habit when the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney stands up to him - he...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018: Committee Stage. (11 Dec 2018)

Patrick O'Donovan: I do not disagree with Deputy Cowen in regard to the length of time it has taken to get here. That is why I am appreciative of the fact the committee has met today and that we will try to get Report Stage finished next week. We do not want a situation where it slips into January and another group of people who will retire at the end of December find themselves in the same situation. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: It is not agreed. The Taoiseach knew that the statement the Minister, Deputy Cowen, made to the Dáil was incomplete. Astonishingly, he has attempted to justify the Minister's lack of candour before the House. It is now very clear that the Minister, Deputy Cowen, needs to come before the Dáil to make a statement and to take questions. A senior Cabinet Minister challenging the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Donie Cassidy: -----relating to a decent and honourable man. I do not know of any constituency which would not want the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, as its representative in these Houses. The Taoiseach is an effective politician and he has proved his worth to his country. Deputy Cowen has put his country first - before both his party and himself. If he had not done so during the past three years, we would...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 May 2015) See 24 other results from this debate

Barry Cowen: ...what was built in the last four years with what went before, the Government built nothing in Waterford, for example, nor in Laois nor North Tipperary. I have the list here. Deputy Barry Cowen: That strand is the direct build sector. The Minister of State has the authority to direct local authorities to provide for the 90,000 individual applicants. It could be 200,000 people....

Local Government (Town Centres) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for clearing up the matter. While listening to Deputy Barry Cowen's contribution I was thinking back on the lack of proper spatial planning in past decades and its effects on rural Ireland and towns and cities. It is a fact that towns and villages are closing down for various reasons, as Deputy Barry Cowen explained. However, it is not only happening outside...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (23 Oct 2002) See 3 other results from this debate

Brian Cowen: Yes, we are closing at 5 p.m. Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Cowen): I am glad of the opportunity to address the Seanad, which has been such a consistent source of encouragement and support for the Government's efforts in the peace process, as we again find ourselves in a period of uncertainty with regard to the ongoing implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. Suspension of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Growth (14 Jul 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Was the Government co-ordination committee convened to deal with the issues regarding the Minister, Deputy Cowen? Is that the mechanism the Taoiseach uses to brief his partners in Government on all of the serious issues arising, including the contested Garda PULSE records that suggest the Minister sought to evade a Garda checkpoint? The Taoiseach has said the co-ordination committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Developments in Georgia: Engagement with Ambassador of Georgia (10 Dec 2020)

Charles Flanagan: I remind members and witnesses of our time restrictions owing to the Covid regulatory framework. I will not ask the ambassador to elaborate on all of the questions from Deputies Gannon and Cowen and Senators Wilson and O'Reilly, many of which were very interesting. Rather, I ask him to briefly comment on them and, if it is not too much of a burden, to send a note to the committee over the...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2015) See 5 other results from this debate

Joan Burton: ...this year in the farming sector and future changes in terms of how these issues are dealt with, anybody who reads the farming press in detail will know how complex an area this is. When Deputy Cowen and I were campaigning in the Carlow-Kilkenny by-election this was certainly an issue farmers wanted to talk about. As I said, it is an important issue. The Government is engaging with the...

Other Questions: Pyrite Resolution Board Membership (5 Dec 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Phil Hogan: ...provision. There have been a number of difficulties, not only with the financial allocations but also with the number of legal issues in relation to some of these estates. I agree with Deputy Cowen that it is not an matter of throwing money at the problem. There is far too much being spent on emergency accommodation and that is why we have a policy. The housing-led approach is the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (12 Apr 2011)

Michael Noonan: During the period 1997 to 2004 the then Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, did not employ any special advisors. During the period 2004 to 2007 the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen employed the following special advisors: Name Salary rate Gerry Steadman €101,675 Colin Hunt ( September 2006 to June 2007 Mr. Hunt concurrently performed the special adviser role to Mr...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010) See 17 other results from this debate

Mary Harney: ...support and did not allow themselves go forward for election in this House. The House has never formally withdrawn its support from any Taoiseach heretofore and I do not believe Deputy Brian Cowen should be the first Taoiseach to have confidence formally withdrawn by this 30th Dáil. I say this as somebody who has sat at the Cabinet table with Deputy Cowen for 13 years. At that table I...