Results 11,641-11,660 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: -----we are continuing to negotiate the stringent components of the memorandum of understanding on which the previous Government signed off and which this House supported.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It is attached to the name of the Irish republic. Fianna Fáil claimed we would not be able to negotiate components of that memorandum of understanding but we have succeeded in so doing. We will continue to do so. It is not easy and the euro crisis has been ongoing for more than three years.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: We are trying to convince those forces that it is in everybody's interest that the Irish get the kind of deal that other member states have been privy to as we were the first over the line. That is why the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach, together with our political families in Europe, of which no other parties in this House are members-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: We will get their political support and make progress at this Council. Nobody can say what the extent of the progress will be but I know it will go in the right direction.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: This week my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, launched the reform proposals for local government. These are the most dramatic initiatives of their kind since the formation of local government in 1898. Some commentators have said that this is a usurpation or diminution of powers, with one commentator stating that the Minister had...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: There are two issues. I did not see the television programme but the Deputy indicated there were very serious allegations of secret deals and agreements-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: -----to the benefit of one developer over another. I am not sure as I have not seen the programme. The thrust of the Deputy's statement is that wrong practices, including secret deals, were undertaken between the city manager or officials acting on his behalf and a private developer. If that is the case, the first responsibility is with the local government, including the Deputy's party...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I suggest the Deputy raise the question in the first instance with the council. I will certainly raise it with the Labour Party councillors when I get a chance to see the television programme. However, in regard to the national monument, I am well aware of the extent of the monument. I was taken on detailed and personal tour by James Connolly-Heron, the great-grandson of James Connolly,...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter which, I think, is a concern to everyone in this House and is a legacy none us can be proud of. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, informed the Cabinet on Tuesday of this matter and the report. We agreed instantly to his recommendation that it should be published immediately, which he did the following day. His statement is very extensive and it is...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I can assure the Deputy that all necessary steps required to deal with this issue will be taken. This Fine Gael-Labour Party Government is the first one to establish a dedicated Department of Children and Youth Affairs under the management and control of the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, has probably introduced more reforms in the area...
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It is proposed to take No. 1, Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 Seanad - Second Stage (resumed), and No. 17 - statements on the report of the pyrite panel, to be taken not later than 12.30 p.m. and the order shall not resume thereafter. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 17 shall be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 or at 12.30 p.m.,...
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The programme for Government set out that the Government would conduct a fundamental review of remuneration at banks subject to State support. The exact wording of the programme for Government is: "All remuneration schemes at banks subject to state support will undergo a fundamental review to ensure an alignment of interest between banks, their staff and the taxpayer." This is another...
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I share the Deputy's concerns, as, I suspect, do most Members, but both Bills to which she referred will be taken late next year.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, particularly on this day, because it is very appropriate. The heads of the Bill have not yet come to Cabinet and, therefore, on that basis I suggest it will be in the middle of next year at the earliest.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: That is the case. The heads of the Bill are being drafted. I will find out precisely where that process is and communicate with the Deputy. The intention is to have them before the committee before the end of the year.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: It will be taken next year.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The recommendations will be implemented. I will get back to the Deputy and confirm this but my understanding is the Minister is looking at whether to vest that recommendation within An Bord Pleanála or another statutory officeholder or agency.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: A parliamentary question would elicit more information.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: I am not sure if it was announced but it might have been announced on the Deputy's side by somebody who thought Fianna Fáil was still in government.
- Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)
Ruairi Quinn: The first Bill to which he referred is on Committee Stage in the Seanad and will come back to the House in due course. I will bring to the attention of the Minister for Justice and Equality the points raised by both the Deputy and Deputy McDonald.