Results 361-380 of 881 for speaker:Peter Power
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: They are unable to deal with it. That is the problem.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: It is an estimate.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: We are still waiting for the Deputy's proposal.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: The Deputy promised us his proposal.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: We are still waiting for the Deputy's proposal.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: The Deputy stated he would explain the Fine Gael proposal but he cannot explain it.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: The Deputy stated he would explain it.
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: The Deputy simply cannot explain it.
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (14 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: In 2008, Ireland spent â¬920 million on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This represented approximately 0.59 % of our Gross National Product (GNP) and maintains Ireland's position as one of the most generous donors in the world on a per capita basis. For 2009, the total budget for ODA is expected to reach at least â¬696 million. Based on current projections this will represent at...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (13 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: In 2008, Ireland spent â¬920 million on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This represented approximately 0.59 % of our Gross National Product (GNP). For 2009 the total budget for ODA is expected to reach â¬696 million. Based on current projections this will represent at least 0.48% of GNP. This means that Ireland will remain one of the most generous donors in the world on a per capita...
- Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: I welcome the opportunity to contribute at the end of this debate and thank all Deputies who contributed to it. In his opening speech the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Dermot Ahern, conveyed the importance of data information in the investigation of serious crime, including gangland and transnational crime, and in safeguarding our country against terrorist activity....
- Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Referral to Select Committee (8 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, in accordance with Standing Order 122(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: The report of the review of Ireland's aid programme by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD was published in May. It provided a strong, independent endorsement of the programme and of the Government's development policies. The OECD praised Ireland's focus on the fight against global poverty and hunger, and the strong focus of the aid programme on the poorest countries in...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Oct 2009)
Peter Power: In 2008, Ireland spent â¬920 million on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This represented approximately 0.59 % of our Gross National Product (GNP). For 2009 the total budget for ODA is expected to reach â¬696 million. Based on current projections this will represent at least 0.48% of GNP. This means that Ireland will remain one of the most generous donors in the world on a per capita...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)
Peter Power: The total budget for Ireland's Official Development Assistance in 2009 will be â¬696 million, representing at least 0.48% of GNP. Of this, â¬571 million is administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, through Irish Aid. Our aid programme provides assistance to over ninety developing countries, nine of which have been designated as Programme Countries, where we have a commitment to...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)
Peter Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17, 22, 23, 34, 39, 54, 58, 65 and 75 together. In 2008, Ireland spent â¬920 million on Official Development Assistance (ODA). This represented approximately 0.59% of our Gross National Product (GNP). For 2009 the total budget for ODA is expected to reach â¬696 million. Based on current projections this will represent at least 0.48% of Gross National...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)
Peter Power: The Government's aid programme, Irish Aid, is recognised internationally for the priority it attaches to the reduction of poverty and hunger in the least developed countries, with a strong focus on some of the poorest countries in Africa. The programme provides assistance to over ninety developing countries. Nine countries have been designated Programme Countries, where we have a commitment...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)
Peter Power: The Government has maintained close contact with the United Nations and UN Agencies in recent months. Discussions have covered the major international issues, including the effect of the global economic crisis on developing countries and on budgets for development programmes. The Minister for Foreign Affairs held wide-ranging discussions with the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, in New...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)
Peter Power: As Minister of State for Overseas Development, I have been leading the implementation of the recommendations of the Hunger Task Force, which have been accepted by the Government. Earlier this year, I gave a commitment that hunger eradication would be a cornerstone of the Irish Aid programme and a key component of Ireland's foreign policy. This is in line with a key recommendation of the Task...
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Sep 2009)
Peter Power: I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 67 together. The eight Millennium Development Goals, adopted by Heads of Government at the Millennium Summit in 2000, provide the framework for international economic and social development over fifteen years, to 2015. Most importantly, they represent a series of commitments on development by the international community, together with a set of specific...