Results 22,141-22,160 of 26,624 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: Is it the performance?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: I will raise that question with him.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: No. 3A.4 is correspondence, dated 8 February 2013, from Mr. Gerry Murphy, chief executive officer, National Transport Authority, re providing information requested at our meeting of 24 January 2013, to be noted and published. Correspondence, dated 8 February 2013, from Ms Geraldine Tallon, secretary general, Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, re providing...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: Will the report be sent directly to the Minister? Will it be available to us then or do we have to wait three months?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: No. 3A.9 is correspondence, dated 8 February 2013, from Mr. Gerry Murphy, chief executive of the National Transport Authority, providing further information requested at the meeting of 24 January 2013, to be noted and published. No. 3A.10 is correspondence, dated 14 February 2013, from Mr. Tom O'Mahony, Secretary General at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, providing...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: The clerk will liaise with you after the meeting, Deputy, to see if the information referred to by Mr. McCarthy is sufficient to answer the questions you raised. That might be the best way to deal with it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: Nos. 3C.1 and 3C.2 are correspondence from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. One is a briefing paper and the other is the opening statement. Both are to be noted and published. Reports and financial statements are listed from 4.1 to 4.12. The only question I would raise relates to 4.3, 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8, because they date back to 2009 and 2010. Why are they not up to date?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: I mentioned last week that we might not have received some replies from the Accounting Officers regarding issues raised. In fact, I might have wronged the Accounting Officers because, when we checked, some of the issues had been addressed. There are some outstanding matters but, in the main, we have received the replies to date. The work programme is now on the screen. Does Deputy Simon...
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: I am talking about private businesses.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: There is no point in talking about that. The Minister of State should read the letter.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: That is not in the Bill.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: It would matter to the people about whom I am talking.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: That is an outrageous statement. A drop in the commercial rate would affect people in terms of the viability of their businesses, and the sooner the Government does that, the better.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: That will not give money to anyone.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: We heard all of that rubbish before.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: There is no need to go into that now.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: The Government has been in office for two years. It would want to start accounting for itself now.
- Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: To reflect the comments of previous speakers, I acknowledge that the Finance Bill and budget contain measures which will positively impact on small business. I also acknowledge the change in respect of diesel rebates introduced in the Bill. As someone with a background in haulage and transport, I appreciate the necessity for a diesel rebate. It will impact down the line in terms of the cost...
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (20 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the recent EU Development Ministers' meeting in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Strategy (19 Feb 2013)
John McGuinness: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward a new aviation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/13]