Results 921-940 of 7,126 for speaker:Alan Farrell
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I apologise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I do not like to hear nonsense.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for appearing before us. It is my understanding that the fiscal space available to Government is 3% and that the €1.5 billion proposed in next week's budget is 1% of that, which means there is still 60% plus available in terms of fiscal space. The Minister of State has referred to this a number of times. My understanding of it is that €1.5...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I am sorry but that is not the point I was making. I was saying we could not invest in it because it is not a commercial entity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (7 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I am not arguing that.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I understand Deputy Billy Timmins is sharing time.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: The next speaker is Deputy Peter Mathews who has four minutes and 40 seconds. That is the time allocation, as the Deputy is well aware.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: The Deputy's time has expired.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: The Deputy's time is exhausted. His microphone has been turned off.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I ask the Deputy to, please, take his seat.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: The Deputy's microphone has been turned off.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I ask the Deputy to, please, take his seat immediately.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: With the greatest of respect to the Deputy, he spent 20% of his allotted time making that point. He, therefore, ate into his own time. I will not ask him again to, please, take his seat. His time has expired. I understand the Minister for Justice and Equality is sharing the next speaking slot with the Ministers of State, Deputies Tom Hayes and Gerald Nash.
- Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: The next speaking slot is for a Fianna Fáil Member. Deputy Colm Keaveney has 20 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: It is a little like the Technical Group.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: I went to Portugal with the committee recently and it was an eye-opening experience. Like Senator Conway, I had a very firm view about drugs and their use in the public domain, which has changed slightly. I very much welcome the various groups coming in and, in particular their submissions, which I read yesterday. The only outstanding question I have, which was touched on by Senator...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: Could Mr. Carey repeat the name of that report?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: Deputy Mattie McGrath has the next speaking slot. I understand that he is sharing time with Deputy Fitzmaurice. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2015)
Alan Farrell: The Deputy should speak to the Bill.