Results 2,761-2,780 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The national monuments Bill will be published next year. There is no date for the publication of the cultural institutions Bill. I think limbo was abolished a while ago.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Prescription Charges Bill will be taken this session and the referencing pricing for drugs Bill in the autumn session.

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: As I said yesterday legislation for the Greek situation will be put before the House and all aspects of it can be debated then. The whole idea behind the stabilisation fund was to provide a Community instrument quite apart from pooled bilateral loans. The special purpose vehicle being established in respect of the €440 billion contingency facility should it be required will probably...

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Legislation to deal with the matter in question will more than likely be required and will be brought forward to the House. The basic point is about allowing the contingency facility to obtain these bonds on the market, should they be required, by a special purpose company set up at European level. This will enable this facility to be accommodated, underwritten and guaranteed by the member...

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: We will give ample opportunity for what would emerge from the taskforce for the Council-----

Order of Business. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: We will give ample opportunity for everyone to comment during the course of the discussions and in the event of a report being obtained. That is the normal position. I do not see about what Deputy Burton is shaking her head.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I wish the former British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, well. As I said in my statement yesterday evening, he was a good friend of Ireland who showed a strong commitment to the implementation of the agreements of which both his government and ours were co-guarantors and I wish him and his wife and family well for the future. I thank him for his excellent work in many respects. In our...

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: We cannot have backsliding in regard to this matter.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: We have to maintain our credibility at home and abroad and the Government will take the decisive action that is necessary.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I refer the Deputy once again to the fact that if the Leader of the Opposition is concerned about the need for this country to retain control and manage its own affairs-----

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: -----then he should avoid flip-flopping on his basic economic policies about changing what level of adjustment needs to be made to deal with the structural deficit that exists in this country.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: This is the man-----

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Those are the realities that have to be faced. We are committed to taking the necessary action on the difficult choices. Work is already under way-----

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: In answering the question I was asked, I am entitled to set out the inconsistency of Deputy Kenny's position which flip-flops every couple of months.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Deputy's Kenny's indication in December was that there should be savings of €3.5 billion this year and now he is talking about €2 billion. We will stick to the plans-----

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: -----that we have agreed. On the question that has been asked by the Leader of the Opposition about economic sovereignty, the maintenance of credibility at home and abroad and to avoid situations that have happened elsewhere, the moves we have made have ensured that we have avoided that prospect. We intend to continue to effect recovery, bring growth into the economy-----

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: -----and to provide net job creation in 2011.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I am afraid that to ascribe that sort of motivation to the Department's comments is a conspiracy theory too far. The chairman's statement is a matter for the chairman of the bank.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The draft chairman's statement and the draft accounts for the year ended September 2008 were referred to the Department of Finance for comment and the Department provided a view.

Leaders' Questions. (12 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The chairman's statement was finalised to reflect the chairman's considered views and published with the annual report. The chairman's statement was his own and reflected his views.