Results 18,221-18,240 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Who is he?
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: On the first matter raised by Deputy Kenny, everything possible is being done to assist the prosecuting authorities in bringing forward prosecutions based on evidence that has been compiled legally and in accordance with the law. There is no division in the House that the matter must be conducted in that way. The authorities concerned will advise on all of these issues and everything will...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: One understands the anger and frustration of people in relation to this matter. They are shared by many Deputies on all sides. However, we have to make sure that there is every prospect that whatever is brought forward is successfully prosecuted. This has to be done in accordance with the law. That is what is happening and we would like to see that completed as quickly as possible. The...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: -----was brought up previously and I dealt with it. I do not know whether Deputy Kenny answers anonymous letters but if someone is not prepared to put his or her name to what he or she says, it is hard for me to deal with the issue or question what motivation lies behind it. I can say a number of things about this matter. First, there was no discussion of the details of Anglo Irish Bank at...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Deputy Burton is another conspiracy theorist. I made sure I attended a dinner which had been arranged and which other people in previous positions, including people on the Deputy's side of the fence, had attended. It was a quarterly meeting to which people are invited. I spoke generally about the economy and all the rest of it. There was nothing specific about Anglo Irish Bank in relation...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The matter that referred to was a request regarding issues that were under litigation. On the advice of the Attorney General, this information is not made available to anyone, nor is it within the remit of the Ombudsman's Act to obtain it. There was a suggestion that there was no legal certainty in these matters. The Oireachtas enacted legislation prior to the investigation in question...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I do not accept that. It is not the case. The case mentioned in the report to which the Deputy referred is before the courts.
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy has made a few assertions which I would like to answer with some facts. That case is before the courts. The Ombudsman does not deal with issues before the courts. The Office of the Ombudsman deals with administrative malpractices and complaints that come before it. If a person seeks to resolve a matter through the courts, it is dealt with by the courts. The Ombudsman in that...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: That simply is a Department putting its view in respect of-----
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: There was no question of not co-operating. There was no question of that because-----
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: On the allegation that is being made, yes. The allegation that is being made is that the Department failed to co-operate with the investigation. The investigation sought to obtain the legal strategy in respect of cases that were before the courts. That is not within the remit of the Ombudsman Act. That office does not deal with legal matters before the courts. This is the point.
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Department made it clear from the outset of the investigation, having consulted as normal with the Office of the Attorney General, that it could not accept that a number of areas of the proposed investigation came within the ambit of the Ombudsman Act 1980. In fact, the Ombudsman's report of 2001 on nursing homes subventions acknowledged that "the Ombudsman's jurisdiction relates to...
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Not at all. It is a question of the Department and the Minister-----
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am sorry Deputy-----
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Just as the Ombudsman is entitled to put her position, the Department and the Minister are entitled to put their position.
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The allegation of non-co-operation relates to an area that is not within the ambit of the Ombudsman's Act.
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Says the Attorney General, who advises the Government.
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: To be honest-----
- Business of Dáil (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: To be honest, it takes some doing to take a lecture from a Deputy who was a member of a Government that conducted the Brigid McCole case. ^ ^
- Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos.1 to 5, inclusive, together. These are political agreements that my predecessor entered into as leader of the Fianna Fáil Party with individual Independent Deputies. On becoming leader of Fianna Fáil, I confirmed to the Deputies concerned that I would continue to implement those agreements. The House is aware such arrangements have existed for more than 13...