Results 13,381-13,400 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Public Transport Regulation Bill will not be taken until later this year as it will not be ready until then. The first Bill is expected shortly.
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: Approval was given to the drafting legislation in respect to the third matter. There is no decision on the question of the second matter. On the first issue, I am not aware of whether the amendments have come before the Cabinet. I do not believe they have but I will check.
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: No legislation is promised yet in that area.
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: It is a matter for the Whips but I encourage Deputy Stanton's position to be supported.
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: If it were left up to me alone there would be no problem.
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: A request has been made to the Vietnamese Government to enter into an interim international adoption agreement and we are awaiting a reply. That request is now a matter for the Vietnamese Government and as such it would be improper for the Irish Government to seek to influence or to interfere with that decision-making process. However, the Minister of State with responsibility for children...
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: I have dealt with this matter on a number of occasions this evening. It is not a mistake to ensure we have a statutory basis to take up debt securities over a period which puts us in line with our competitors. There is nothing wrong with that.
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: This is what we are considering tonight in respect of that part of the legislation. In respect of subsequent statutory instruments that require EU state-aid rules approval from the Commission and must be brought before the House, there will of course be an opportunity to discuss that detail in that context at that time. The problem at present is that we need to give a proper statutory basis...
- Order of Business (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy has brought to my attention that some statements have been made but I am sure the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, will consider what appropriate action he can take in this matter.
- Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (23 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. No such advertising campaigns have been carried out by my Department or its agencies during the first six months of 2009.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: Of course the Minister for Health and Children was not saying that at all. The Minister for Health and Children was making the point that, before last Monday-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: -----evening, it was being suggested that it would be necessary to close theatres and wards. That would be the job of the board of management and the management of the hospital. The board met on Monday evening and thankfully was in a position, with no changes to the budgetary arrangements, to make a decision that ensures that this in fact will not be the case. I think that what the Minister...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Minister, Deputy Harney, did not say that.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: That is the problem with Deputy Kenny. I heard the quote.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: Here are her words. Deputy Kenny had approximately ten minutes when he should have had only three.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: What it means is that there is a need to manage the resource and direct it to the priority areas where it is required. It was directed not just in this specific case but generally to all boards of management in voluntary hospitals and to the HSE in respect of those hospitals that are run by the HSE. The reforms are ongoing and they are providing savings and putting clinicians at the front...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: The reduction in the budget-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: If I might complete the point-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: -----because I listened in silence to what Deputy Kenny had to say.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2009)
Brian Cowen: Based on that assessment by Fine Gael, in order to get some consistency into the argumentation-----