Results 23,741-23,760 of 26,097 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Swimming Pool Projects (12 Jan 2011)
Kieran O'Donnell: The potential closure of St. Enda's swimming pool and sports complex is an important issue for the southside of Limerick city and particularly for the people of South Hill. Intensive discussions are currently under way between Limerick City VEC, the Catholic diocese, Limerick City Council and the Limerick Regeneration Agencies with a view to keeping open the sports complex, which consists of...
- Swimming Pool Projects (12 Jan 2011)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State's response is inadequate. I hope the proposal will be endorsed and funding provided.
- Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (12 Jan 2011)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the National Pensions Reserve Fund that will be used for job creation initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45800/10]
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: In the brief time available to me, I will address the negotiated interest rate of 5.8%, which not sustainable. It is prohibitive. The question that arises is what is required to secure a decrease in this rate. From my perspective, the key element here is the banking crisis. We must separate sovereign debt from State debt. We must choose between solvency of the banks or solvency of the...
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Kennedy should check his sources. I have been self employed for the past 12 years.
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Kennedy should check his facts.
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Half of it is going in NAMA. The Deputy should check his facts.
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Now that we have such a bad deal, the Deputy was obviously with the negotiating team.
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why?
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: A Leas Cheann Chomhairle, could we hear the Minister?
- EU-IMF Programme of Financial Support: Motion (15 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, it was because of Government policy on the banks, and the Minister knows it.
- National Minimum Wage: Motion (14 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to share time with Deputies Clune, Damien English, Paul Connaughton and Richard Bruton. I support the motion and I commend Deputy Penrose for bringing it forward. The Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, spoke of making decisions with regard to competitiveness. Government's role is to strike a balance and find a fair solution. Competitiveness for the small employer can be dealt with...
- National Minimum Wage: Motion (14 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is a tongue twister.
- National Minimum Wage: Motion (14 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: It has put â¬40 billion into the failed banks.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: In regard to the bonuses paid to bank employees, if the Irish taxpayer had not given the guarantee it is likely AIB would no longer exist. Bonuses are being paid because of the Minister for Finance's lack of negotiating skills at the time the guarantee was put in place. As people on the minimum wage invariably work in short-term employment and move from job to job, they are likely to be hit...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I was looking at last year's Budget Statement by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and found the two last lines interesting: "Our plan is working. We have turned the corner". I find this ironic because neither of these statements has come true. With regard to section 2, are the adjustments being made to pensions being made by way of a levy or cut?
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is a cut rather than a levy. Will the Minister of State outline whether the Government considered a levy rather than a cut? Let me deal with the minimum wage. While we all believe the country should be competitive, we must strike a balance. The Taoiseach's salary was â¬228,187 and is being reduced by â¬14,000, bringing it down to â¬214,187. This is a reduction of roughly 6%, yet the...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: When one is considering measures that have moral authority, one must note the reduction in the minimum wage is double the reduction proposed for the Taoiseach. A salary of â¬214,187 does not compare with the minimum wage of â¬15,912. The Taoiseach's salary is approximately 13 times the minimum wage. The annual minimum wage currently amounts to â¬17,992 if one works a 40-hour week. It is...
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Obviously, the Deputy is pally with him.
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order-----