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Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: It will be before Christmas.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: That is another matter I have clarified for the Deputy.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: If I can find a date on which the Deputy is unlikely to be around I will probably pick that one.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: Absolutely. All of my comments to the Deputy are always complimentary. On the issue of the Commissioner, President Barroso will not proceed with the composition of the Commission until the High Representative has been appointed. He made that point to me when I spoke to him last Saturday in the aftermath of the result on the Lisbon treaty referendum. I make the point also that many incumbent...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: I do not find this edifying. On the basis of the Ceann Comhairle having made his decision it was reasonable he be given space and time to prepare a statement for the House as he was not afforded the opportunity to do so at a proposed meeting of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission today. The Ceann Comhairle must also be given time to make arrangements in regard to office personnel and so...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: The Minister has been concentrating on bringing forward the National Assets Management Agency Bill, which is detailed legislation. He has also indicated the reforms he proposes to bring forward on the regulatory side. The Deputy, more than most, will be aware of the workload involved in that regard. The legislation is being proceeded with as a matter of priority and will come to the House...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: That matter is also being proceeded with.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: With the agreement of the Whips, the legislation can be taken in the House next week.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is due next year.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: It has also been suggested that the Minister was acting as a block to reform. In fact, he has stated there is a need for further consideration of the proposed composite allowance scheme before it is introduced in any regulation because he wants to ensure that we address the question of verification.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: The road traffic Bill will be published shortly. The management proposals announced by Aer Lingus will now be the subject to a six week consultation period with staff representatives and unions. This is not a result of the imposition of a particular tax but because of the general aviation situation. The viability of the company is an important objective for all and we hope for a positive...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: That Bill is before the House and it is open to any Deputy to raise issues. On Committee Stage, further opportunity will be provided for that to happen. Budgetary strategy is being discussed by Cabinet. When decisions are taken as to how we intend to proceed, we will inform the House.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: That legislation is still on the Order Paper and will be taken next year at the earliest.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: The first Bill the Deputy mentioned will be introduced next year but we do not have dates for the other two Bills.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: The fixing of debates is a matter for the whips. The Bill the Deputy asked about is due in the middle of 2010.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is a huge project and it is not possible to give dates for when it will be introduced. I remember chairing a committee set up to look at Committee Stage of a companies Bill back in the late 1980s and we spent months doing it. Consolidation of 13 Bills relating to company law is a major task, as I remember.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: My Department, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) are taking part in the cycle to work scheme. The implementation of decentralisation has no impact on participation in the scheme for my Department or its agencies.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: Ba mhaith liom an Teachta Séamus Ó Coirc a ainmniú chun bheith ina Cheann Comhairle. I am pleased to nominate Deputy Seamus Kirk for the position of Ceann Comhairle. Deputy Seamus Kirk was first elected to the House in November 1982 and has been returned to Dáil Éireann at every subsequent election by the people of Louth. In almost 27 years as a Member of the House he has garnered...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (13 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: I would like to congratulate you formally on your election as Ceann Comhairle and to assure you of the co-operation of the Government in the performance of your duties in the House and in your capacity as chairman of the Oireachtas commission. You will be an excellent Ceann Comhairle. It is a very proud day for yourself, your family, your many supporters and all of your colleagues, both...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2009)

Brian Cowen: Anyone with a cursory understanding of the current financial situation in the country will understand we have to operate within the budgetary and financial parameters set out by the Minister for Finance in respect of the budgets he has outlined to date and this will continue to be the case. The Deputy refers to what the Governor of the Central Bank had to say today. We must listen to the...