Results 18,541-18,560 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore asked me to give an indication. He suggested April or May or that the process would take four months. I do not anticipate that.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: I am trying to be frank. I am not playing games. Deputy Gilmore has asked my opinion and I am giving it. That is what I think is a realistic timescale for the legislative measures that have to be taken. My view is that they will be completed in the month of February. We will continue to work through these issues in the proper way. It is important that we get this job done and that we...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is proposed to take No. a16, statements on the eurogroup Finance Ministers' meeting of Sunday 21 November, 2010, which is on the Supplementary Order Paper. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. a16 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. tonight and the following arrangements shall apply: the statement of...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: This issue relates to statements on the eurogroup meeting. The Minister for Finance will deal with it in the House and take questions thereon for 20 minutes. There will be other opportunities to address this as matters develop.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: In the first instance, there has been a huge increase in the number of on-line tax returns being made to the Revenue. I hope this will continue. The four-year plan will be published tomorrow. The plan is to go to the publishers this evening and arrangements are being finalised to launch and publicise it tomorrow.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Arrangements are being finalised for publication of the plan. On it being dealt with it can of course be discussed here. It was suggested we could start a debate on the plan as part of Thursday's business. I am sure arrangements can be made for that to happen, and to continue into the following week as well.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: On the four-year plan, matters were being finalised when I was coming down to the House.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: On the question, the four-year plan will be published tomorrow and I will convey to Deputy Gilmore what are the final arrangements later this evening.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is not a secret. It is just a matter of-----

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Can we get some silence?

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Try and rein her in now and again.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Every time I get up to speak, Deputy Gilmore allows her to speak.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is not like Deputy Gilmore to let people-----

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Of course, I will apologise for that remark, but is anyone going to apologise when I get up to speak and Deputies interrupt me all the time?

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is no problem-----

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: First, on the earlier interaction, I want to make clear that I was asking the leader of the Labour Party to rein in the deputy leader, not in any other capacity.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: I did not feel it was uncalled for given the fact that I am being constantly interrupted every time I get up to speak by his deputy leader. It is a constant feature of Leaders' Questions, where there seems to be a facility for two of Deputy Gilmore's party members to speak whereas there is only one of ourselves. It is a fair point to make, that Deputy Burton is constantly - it is not an...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: There are times when-----

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: -----it gives Deputy Morgan a chance to catch his own breathe.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: I do not want to make any more issue of that. I certainly will apologise if anyone took offence but that was not my intention.