Results 25,761-25,780 of 26,148 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of new persons transferred from Dublin under the decentralisation programme since 1 January 2008; and the number of persons transferred under this programme as at the current date. [16125/08]
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 5: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the lessons that can be learned from the recent developments in the property market. [15895/08]
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister did not answer the question as to what lessons were learned. The sustainable level of new housing completions is 50,000 units per annum, not the 60,000 units he claims. The budget figures are flawed as they were based on this completion figure. The ESRI flagged to the Minister that sustainable housing levels were approximately 45,000 to 55,000 units. The Minister referred to...
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mistakes were made much earlier. The Minister is evading the question.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister allowed housing output to reach a dangerous peak. He should have introduced stamp duty reform earlier. What he has created is negative equity. Will he accept he built his budget figures around unsustainable housing output?
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why not?
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: We are borrowing way ahead of the rate of growth.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Government did not build its budgets on solid foundations.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Why are the foundations crumbling?
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, the foundations of the housing market.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am not referring to that sector.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am referring to the housing market.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is missing the point.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister was warned a year ago.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Government fuelled the market.
- House Prices. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Government cheered it on.
- Pension Provisions. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The figures are alarming to say the least. By 2050, 10.41% of GNP will be spent on public sector pensions. I ask the Tánaiste to publish a White Paper as a matter of urgency because, apart from the State sector, a significant number of lower paid people in the private sector have no pension provision. Current pensioners comprise â¬30 billion of the â¬75 billion liability. I presume that...
- Pension Provisions. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have to look at models.
- Pension Provisions. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It needs to be looked at.
- Price Inflation. (24 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 3: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the pattern of inflation here and its implications for public policy on pay and sectoral policy. [15892/08]