Results 18,061-18,080 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Yes. The Minister has raised the issue at European level on a number of occasions. He did not have the support of the Latvian Government on those occasions. I am not too sure what the issue is in that regard.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am making the point-----
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: These issues are under consideration. The second matter to which the Deputy referred is also under consideration at present and will be published as soon as it is approved.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: No.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: A direct question to the Minister for Justice and Law Reform could get the exact information. My understanding is that most of the provisions of the Fines Act will be brought into operation on 1 January next. On the specific point raised, the reason commencement orders are sometimes inserted into legislation is to facilitate some work to be done, in this case by the Courts Service, on how...
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is hoped to be able to meet such a deadline based on the work that is ongoing in the Department of Justice and Law Reform in that regard. That is the objective. The Minister made a detailed reply to the matter last week on Question Time. I refer the Deputy to it for the exact position. On the report on the Cloyne diocese, we acceded to a request from the judge for a further extension...
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I indicated to the House last week that the legal costs Bill would probably be due before the House next year, as will the second Bill to which the Deputy referred. I accept the entitlement of Deputies to raise such questions but at the same time we must consider what arrangement we can make in order to avoid repetition on the same Bills from various Deputies on different days. I do not...
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: On the Deputy's concern about the markets, the most important thing we can do is proceed with a budgetary policy that will deal with the issues that arise, pass it and bring forward a finance Bill. I look forward to his support in that respect. The banking Bills are at various stages of preparation. Most of them are due before the House next year. There has been considerable reform in the...
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The business case for the metro proposals is, as I understand it, on the web. The issue raised by the Deputy is a good one.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand it is for metro-----
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Excluding-----
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: To the obvious exclusion of commercially sensitive information.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It depends on where one is. As I was telling Deputy Costello, the business case on-line excludes commercially sensitive information, which is not surprising. If something is commercially sensitive, one does not show it to anyone. That is the whole idea-----
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is the whole idea of what defines commercially sensitive information. We could have a word game. I want to answer the question seriously, but if the Deputy wants to interrupt me, maybe I will leave it.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Hello Bernard. How are you? I thought we were finished with you for the evening.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I would not say that they will be words of wisdom to Deputy Costello's ear. I am sure that, if he wants discussions with the Minister for Transport in respect of these matters, the Minister could facilitate such a discussion to the best of his ability without giving the Deputy all of the commercially sensitive information, if that is okay.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: That is a matter on which I will revert to the Deputy in terms of where it is at currently.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Is Deputy Bannon finished?
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: When the Deputy resumes his seat, I will certainly answer.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand that it is the intention of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to move an amendment to the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 in due course to deal with some of these issues. Finally, in respect of the Deputy's critique of the situation regarding advance payments, they have been paid six weeks in advance of previous dates and 90% of farmers have been paid. It is one of...