Results 9,341-9,360 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The anti-rural party? He would not find his way to a bog.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: So there is no consultation and no ban on coal.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: For a straight-talking man, the Minister does not have many answers.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: My question was not answered.
- Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: I welcome the opportunity to discuss these proposals, even if the Government would rather we did not do so.
- Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: In case the Minister does not know, these are Supplementary Estimates for public services to authorise the relevant Departments to spend more than was budgeted for in budget 2019. My party will be abstaining on the motion. Fine Gael likes to tell itself and the country that it is responsible in its management of the public finances, but the facts are clear and they tell a much different...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: How long will that take?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The party is over lads.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: They cannot be expected to open without insurance, however.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: If the full Cabinet could not do it, one would hardly expect a sub-committee of Cabinet to do it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The full Cabinet could not do it.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: He kept it to himself.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: He has not asked him.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: But he did not bother asking.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: I thought Deputies O'Dowd and Rock asked the questions.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: "Will you, sir".
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The Deputy has a lovely soft-spoken voice.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: Will the Government introduce new legislation to counteract the High Court’s suppression of statutory instruments introduced earlier this year which had sought to allow the horticultural sector to harvest peat on foot of Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, licences? If such legislation is not brought forward, there will be no harvesting come March and 4,000 more jobs associated with...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: There is not the time for that.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: So the Minister will not bring forward legislation to counteract the decision. That is all I want him to tell me in order that I can relay the relevant information to those people who will be affected by his inaction. Is that the factual position?