Results 2,521-2,540 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. The Code of Conduct for Office Holders was drawn up by the Government pursuant to section 10(2) of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 following consultation with the Standards in Public Office Commission, and was published in July 2003. A review of the code will be carried out, in consultation with the Standards in Public...
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: That is not a matter for the Cabinet handbook; it is a general principle to which we all subscribe.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: The former Minister for Defence explained that in the House and apologised for the issues that arose. As he said, there was no intention on his part to give wrong information.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy got a reply in writing about that.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: I refer the Deputy to the correspondence, which confirms that the assertion he makes is nonsense. He needed a clarification, yet he has come into the House to keep this up.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy has a clarification from me in writing about that matter and he knows there is no basis for his assertion.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is nothing to ask.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: I have answered both questions twice. With regard to the first question, it is a matter for Ministers to act with integrity at all times.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: I have indicated to the Deputy again that there was no intention on the then Minister's part, as he outlined in his apology to the House in regard to that matter, and he subsequently resigned his office.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is not a matter for the Cabinet handbook for a self-evident principle like that to apply.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: The second issue the Deputy raised was about the plane.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: He comes into the House and he hopes he can get a few tabloid headlines but when I send him the facts of the situation, he comes in two months later and he starts the same craic.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: What is the point in giving the Deputy the proper information?
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no breach of the Cabinet handbook guidelines whatsoever in regard to this matter, as the Deputy was told directly. What is the point in giving him that information if he is going to come in and play the old game again? It is the same old story with him the whole time.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: The reason I suggest it should await this is because the code of conduct cannot impose new requirements which are not legislatively based. It is based on the present legislation and, therefore, one cannot change the code in the absence of legislative amendment. As the Deputy said, the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill 2007 is available to be enacted. It is a matter for the Whips as...
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: That is not true.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: Many Bills have been sought by the Opposition over the past 12 months or more and this legislation was not included. The Bill was to be enacted in response to a debate at the time during which it was stated issues such as this should be covered by the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 and the code of conduct subsequently and that we needed a legislative base for it. It was the view of...
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no problem. It is a matter for the Whips-----
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: -----and it is a matter for the Minister for Finance to bring forward the legislation and finalise it. It is finished in the Seanad.
- Ethics in Public Office (26 May 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is not.