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EU Summits (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: How long does the Deputy think it is sustainable to be spending €50 billion with an income of €32 billion? How long does he think one can maintain that and expect to be funded at a time when markets are so volatile? If we do not make these changes now, what is the level of adjustment that will have to be made eventually to find a sustainable position? Those are the real questions and...

EU Summits (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: This is a strategy for from now to 2020. Obviously, all these targets are issues for governments to pursue over that period. There are different requirements, priorities and levels of adjustment required to meet those targets in various countries. This country has made a great deal of progress on these targets as a result of our successive social partnership programmes over many years....

EU Summits (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: I have explained in previous replies to Deputies that this is not simply about Exchequer-funded money; this about bringing forward a fund to increase interest from venture capital companies in start-up companies in Ireland and perhaps also enticing companies that might otherwise set up in Europe to look at Ireland as a good location for start-up and development of businesses. Much work has...

EU Summits (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: The context for this debate on the broad economic policy or direction of Europe is to do with making Europe, as a regional economy, far more competitive than it is today. The potential growth rates in Europe, as things currently stand, are less than will be anticipated in other regions of the world with which we are competing. The question of competitiveness and how we build the prospect...

EU Summits (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: Consumer demand is an important factor in growth rates and the potential to return growth to depressed economies. I take that point. In our country, with a relatively small domestic consumer market, export-led growth is of far greater importance than to larger countries with a domestic consumer market where domestic spending is a bigger factor in recovery. With 50% of our exports to the US...

EU Summits (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: I take the point that it is a good example of how one tries to make an adjustment. Lessons can be learned. For us, export-led growth is the key and consumer demand at home will make its contribution. Mirroring international confidence in what we are doing economically at home with a far greater degree of domestic conference would help us in that respect. In data of recent months, there...

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is proposed to take No. 14, motion re report of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges on parliamentary standards; No. 14a, motion re technical amendments to Standing Orders; No. 14b, motion re withdrawal of Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008; No. 14c, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 14d, motion re orders of reference and records of committees;...

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: There should be respect for the Chair.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: Respect for the Chair.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: Even Gerry cannot listen to the Deputy.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is important, for the purpose of clarification, to note this issue concerns vulnerable people and I wish to make clear what are the facts. There are 5,000 respite places in this country and Members are discussing an issue regarding the budgeting of 130 of those 5,000 places. Consequently, there are 4,870 places in respite that are not affected in any way by the discussions that are...

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is important that the facts are heard.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is not a solution. These are the facts.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: Sorry Deputy, these are the facts.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: There are discussions taking place with those service providers who seemingly are finding it more difficult than other service providers which have taken the efficiencies and adjustments but still have been able to provide those services.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: As for the aforementioned 130 out of the 5,000 respite places that are available nationally, the task is to find a solution that should not affect those front line services.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: These service providers have the same responsibility to meet the adjustments as others which have been able to so do.

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is no change to the existing arrangements but there is-----

Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Cowen: If Deputy Ó Caoláin gives me the opportunity, I will try to be a little more succinct than he is in coming to the point.