Results 24,381-24,400 of 26,148 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is working from the top down. What about the people at the lower end on €30,000 taking a 5% hit and those on €50,000 taking a 6% hit? How does the Minister regard this as just and equitable? When the Minister spoke on 15 December he referred to a substantial inequity. A substantial inequity is happening here, where the Minister is effectively ignoring the recommendations...

Departmental Staff. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: When was the Government decision taken?

European Central Bank Lending. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The former chief executive officer of Allied Irish Banks, Mr. Eugene Sheehy, indicated at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service before Christmas that AIB may not use NAMA bonds to obtain credit from the ECB. In light of this, is the Minister confident that NAMA will facilitate a flow of credit to small business? Does he expect that the banks will use NAMA...

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would be highly appropriate for this information to be brought into the public domain. Will the statutory inquiry into the banking system and the subsequent Oireachtas inquiry be able to obtain all the information on the meetings of 29 and 30 September 2008? Will public servants be allowed to issue expressions of opinion during the public inquiry into what happened on the nights in question?

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about the statutory inquiry?

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister did not answer my question on public servants.

Freedom of Information. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister will set the terms of reference, or gagging orders, for the inquiries.

Banking Sector Recapitalisation. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: When does the Minister expect that the business plans that are with the European Commission in respect of the recapitalisation of AIB and Bank of Ireland will come back from there? What percentage shareholding does the Minister anticipate that the Irish State and the Irish taxpayer will have on the two main banks post recapitalisation?

Banking Sector Recapitalisation. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister anticipate that the State will have a controlling interest in the ordinary shares of the two main banks, namely, AIB and Bank of Ireland post recapitalisation?

Banking Sector Recapitalisation. (3 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which have huge implications for the Irish taxpayer.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Absolutely.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Join the club.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: Some €7 million has been provided for that.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are two different funds, worth €17 million in total.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was done for short-term gain.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State's colleagues were the most robust.

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: During the Dáil debate, the Minister, Deputy Willie O'Dea, said that an announcement on the Lynx Cargo project was "imminent". I would like to know how the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, would define "imminent", as he appears to be suggesting that an announcement is a little further away. When Mr. Denis Brosnan gave a briefing to Members of the Oireachtas last week, I asked him to...

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: With all due respect-----

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: On a point of order-----

Job Losses. (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: The point of order is that IDA Ireland saw fit not to take part in the task force.