Results 17,421-17,440 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no date for that legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: That would not be in order.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Ceann Comhairle has to be respected, in fairness.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no date for that legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no date for the legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: I respectfully suggest that in view of the seriousness of the situation, a date might be contemplated as a matter of some urgency. Is that possible, a Cheann Comhairle?
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: It will be contemplated.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: It will be contemplated.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: In view of what Deputies have said about this matter and in an effort to accommodate them, if there is cross-party support we could arrange to have Second Stage completed in the House tomorrow evening. That would then allow the Bill to proceed to Committee Stage in the summer months. Will we all agree on that?
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy will be aware of the constraints on time in the last sitting week. The Deputy made the good point to me last week and this week that the Bill could move on to Committee Stage if Second Stage were taken this week. There will be plenty of opportunity for Deputies to go into some detail on that Stage. The Deputy will know from experience that the amount of time available to...
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no legislation on the Government legislative programme for the second matter the Deputy raised. There is no date for the human tissue legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: We do not have a date for the publication of national tourism development authority (amendment) Bill. There is review of regional airports under way. The PSO requires state-aid approval from the European Union. There has been a policy whereby PSO arrangements must be modified in view of EU developments.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: The latter legislation is under preparation. The line Minister can give the Deputy an up-to-date position on that. Deputy Stanton set out several issues. I do not accept there has been a abandonment of the disability sector.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: Under this Administration the resources provided to the sector have increased by 400%.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: Since we came into office four times more has been applied to disability sector.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: I listened to what the Deputy had to say.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy took five minutes to put the issues and expects me to address them in two sentences.
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: I thought there was a bit more substance to the Deputy's proposition than that. Can we not listen to each other?
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: With respect Deputy, I would not like to regard what he had to say as waffling and he a member of the Opposition Front Bench. I am sure he is very dedicated but if he wants to take that approach I can simply-----
- Order of Business (7 Jul 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is not a question of apologising. It is a question of being respectful to each other. I do not accept his characterisation of the abandonment of this sector. The Government has brought forward legislation in this sector based on resources. There is no point in suggesting we implement all sections of the Disability Act without reference to resources. We have increased much-needed...