Results 1,401-1,420 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Job Creation. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: So am I.
- Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: I welcome the Minister's statement on Enterprise Ireland and the strategy for the coming three years that is under discussion. In recent months, the Minister launched a document on upskilling the labour force. A significant reorientation of FÃS is needed. Will the Minister introduce measures this year to demonstrate that the objectives laid out in his future skills strategy programme will...
- Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: Arising from the Minister's reply, will he accept that if there is no incentive for employers to carry out a programme of retraining and upskilling in the factory or business, it is unlikely to be successful? What negotiations are under way between employer groups and trade unions to ensure the objectives outlined in the future skills strategy lead to an incentive for employers, which is...
- Consumer Rights. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: Does the Minister agree there is a low level of consumer awareness? I accept there is a motivation, through the establishment of the National Consumer Agency, to correct the deficit in information for consumers. For whatever reason, Irish people are not aware of their rights to the same extent as consumers in other jurisdictions. A concerted initial effort is required by the National...
- Consumer Rights. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: We cannot wait.
- Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: Has the Minister received representations from the Irish Exporters Association regarding its worries about port capacity to deal with the transport of goods onto mainland Europe? We must ensure an appropriate infrastructure is in place to deliver our manufacturing goods to the marketplace.
- Industrial Development. (4 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: I asked the Minister whether he is aware of the representations he might have received from the Irish Exporters Association in the context of ensuring we have a port capacity appropriate to transporting our manufactured goods to mainland Europe.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: I wish to share time with Deputies Creighton, Flanagan and D'Arcy.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: Fine Gael supported the setting up of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board but we cannot support this Bill. It was the Fine Gael Party that first called for a mechanism to be put in place that would lead to reduced charging by the various intermediaries that were in place in order to speed up the processing of those claims in a less costly manner. Ultimately, we got the Government to act...
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: The Minister gave us all these assurances when the Bill was going through the House in 2003 but they did not turn out to be true, in spite of the advice we gave the then Minister, Deputy Harney, at the time but she knew best. For our part, we supported the establishment of the PIAB but laid down some important markers at the time. We made the point that Article 34 of the Constitution...
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: The election is over.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: I know the Minister is genuine about everything.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: I am well aware of which committee I was a member.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: The Minister is the one doing a U-turn.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: The Minister is the one going over the top.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: We are concerned about their profits.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: The Minister was not listening to our contribution.
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: Will the Minister give way?
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: Will the Minister yield?
- Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)
Phil Hogan: On a point of information, would the Minister accept that in 2005 the profitability of all general insurance companies was â¬418 million? Premia in that year were reduced by 1.8%, even though there was a 26% increase in profitability for such companies.