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Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I am sorry if I don't have the recall the Deputy would have about what he read on 21 December from whatever briefing he would get from his press office. If that is what I am expected to have, fair enough. However, the bottom line is that when this matter was brought to my attention, I spoke to the Minister about it and I am satisfied that the personal explanation he will give later this...

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy has his mind made up already.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy must be joking.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I know the Deputy too long. Senator Regan-----

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: No, it would have been afterwards.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: It was after the settlement was made.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I presume it was.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I just explained to the Deputy when I had the conversation with the Minister.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: lf it was before, in the middle or after the settlement, it does matter to the Deputy. It was afterwards and I spoke to the Minister about it.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: That is the answer I have given the Deputy. I have answered his question.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Minister was acting in his private capacity, not in pursuance of his ministerial duties.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: They are not signed by P. O'Neill.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is no P. O'Neill working in it.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I have answered this on a number of occasions regarding the communications unit. It is on the record of the House every time I am asked about it so I do not have to repeat it. With regard to the matter raised by Deputy Ó Caoláin, in this case the Minister was acting in a private capacity. It was not in pursuance of his ministerial duties that this issue arose. He has dealt with the...

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: To clarify, the Minister was acting in a private capacity as it was a private action that arose.

Departmental Expenditure. (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: If I may be allowed to continue, there has been no breach of the code under which he operates as a Minister.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I reject the personalised attack by the Leader of the Opposition on the Tánaiste. When SR Technics announced the closure 12 months ago of its operations in Dublin Airport the Tánaiste appointed the IDA and Enterprise Ireland as contact points for any company that wanted to maintain part of its operation there or had ideas for starting a similar business at the airport. As a result, many...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: -----and has that prospect in mind. The other involved Ryanair, which is not prepared to negotiate with the DAA but we were prepared to use the IDA as an intermediary. This was a proposal to establish a maintenance operation for its own fleet which would initially employ 200, perhaps rising to 500 over a number of years. Certain conditions were attached to this proposal, one being...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: If life was as simple as Deputy Kenny thought it was he would probably be Taoiseach himself. The situation is different to that. On 17 September 2009 it was communicated by Ryanair that the condition of hangar 6 being part of the proposal was to be withdrawn on 24 September at Ryanair's AGM. In the aftermath of the Prestwick announcement it was stated by the CEO that the prospect of...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: Rather than people getting involved in a personality assassination effort here, which I do not accept and I do not believe is relevant, the issue is a business one as to whether a viable option can be obtained consistent with the legal issues that arise and the licences and leases in the ownership of other companies on the property which Ryanair seeks to obtain. At the end of the day, we...