Results 12,141-12,160 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I am disappointed the Deputy was not in a position to hear and understand what I had to say. I indicated to him-----

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I have said three times we are not in a position to give such undertakings. It would be completely wrong to give such an undertaking in January.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: When we talk about the smart economy, we should realise it is not just for the private sector but for the public sector also. It is about innovative ways of implementing change in the delivery of services to citizens.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: We must proceed in a different way. Technology and new work practices will be employed so we can have a modern economy.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: We will do this only in the context of further reforms.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Such reforms are absolutely necessary.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: When we applied pay reductions arising from the budget, they were applied in a progressive way, as with all other adjustments to public service pay. Thus, lower-paid public servants suffered a lower net loss in proportion to that suffered by those in the higher-paid public service grades.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: That is not to say Members on every side of the House do not empathise with people facing serious difficulties. However, this side of the House is creating the wherewithal by which we will have stable public finances and a stable banking sector.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: As a consequence, we will have a platform for economic growth. This contrasts with the position on the other side of the House, where Members have disparate views on how it should be achieved.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: It is proposed to take No. 22, Civil Partnership Bill 2009 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 1, Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 23 - Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 76, motion re the national response to the recent weather crisis, resumed, to conclude at...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: The answer to the straight question as to whether there is a proposal to introduce amending legislation is that there is none.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: On the issue of committee chairmanship, which is well outside my remit on the Order of Business, I indicated yesterday to the House, including Deputy Kenny, that an Oireachtas committee will have the opportunity to meet and discuss the issue prior to the release of the scoping report. That is the first stage and it will include the international expert in addition to the Governor.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Progress will then be made on the issue and the scoping report will be debated in the House. Members will have an opportunity to discuss this and any other issues they wish to raise when the further inquiry is set up. As I indicated previously, the Minister for Finance has been forthright in this regard, in listening to the views of Opposition Members . I am sure, as I spoke to him last...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: What do we want to see? We want to see the facts established in the most cost-effective and time-efficient way. The Government believes this is the best proposal in ensuring that.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: That is a slur on all Fianna Fáil chairpersons.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Deputy Kenny has made an insinuation claiming they are incapable of doing their job, which is utterly untrue.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: I would really like to see how Deputy Kenny beats the heads of his Deputies to ensure they tow the party line when they are asking questions on his behalf.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: In my 23 years of experience in this House, each Member is an individual and has the capacity to ask the questions regardless of whether it is the party line.

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Of all people, Deputy Kenny should know that himself. No decision has been taken on the committee that will undertake this work. The Houses of the Oireachtas will be involved in all of the three stages of this inquiry. There are issues which the House has discussed for a considerable time. If there are important issues that need to be raised concerning the terms of reference, they will be...

Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)

Mary Coughlan: Deputy Gilmore is more than welcome to attend one of our parliamentary party meetings if he so wishes.