Results 38,981-39,000 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Alternative Energy Projects. (25 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I welcome what the Minister said in terms of recognising the problems of importing large quantities of bio-fuel, whether that is producing ethanol by cutting down rain forests or even the madness of transporting ethanol half way around the world and the carbon footprint that entails. Will the Minister try to ensure in the legislation that all of the power is not in the oil companies' hands to...
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: Does the Government plan to put a fund aside for infrastructure that has been destroyed as a result of increased water flow? I know, for example, that at least two bridges in County Cork have been entirely destroyed. Will the local authority have to find the funding to pay for those or will national funding be provided? In light of the volume of rainfall we had recently, will the...
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I put on record and praise the bravery, professionalism and effort of the many people in the public sector in Cork who have worked night and day beyond the call of duty during the past week, including those in the Garda, Fire Service, Civil Defence, Army, Naval Service and local authorities as well as community leaders working on a voluntary basis. They have worked among communities in Cork...
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: How does one access it?
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: How do people apply for it?
- Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I am afraid we will.
- Flood Relief. (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I hope the Minister of State has some good news for us this evening. A number of families in my constituency and in Deputy Clune's constituency are still clearing muck out of their living rooms and kitchens following flash floods last week because of exceptional weather conditions and which, in some cases, simply washed away road infrastructure, as happened out towards Minane Bridge, south...
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: VAT receipts are reducing.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: I do not think so.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: If the Minister cannot achieve that, he should get out of Government and let someone else do the job.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: We are anxious to make things happen.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: It is difficult to listen to Ministers speak for ten minutes and say little or nothing when one has a lot to say and one only gets three minutes to say it. I wish to focus on one element, which I hope the Tánaiste will take on board. She heard Deputy Bruton speak earlier about some of the hard decisions we are willing to take to reduce expenditure. I wish her to focus on the opportunities...
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: The Minister is missing the point.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: The reason that is so inefficient is that 34 different local authorities deliver water in their localities. For a small country we have no economies of scale, no sharing of bureaucracy and no delivery system that is centrally controlled. I ask the Minister to examine some of the constructive suggestions on fairly radical reformation thinking in terms of the semi-State and the public sectors...
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: The Minister should tell us something we do not know.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: The Minister sounds like a commentator rather than someone in power to make decisions.
- Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: What does the Minister intend to do about it? She should give us something to chew on.
- International Human Trafficking: Motion (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: That is not surprising.
- International Human Trafficking: Motion (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: The following is an account from a young trafficked woman who was lucky enough to be rescued by the Garda and to get treatment from a non-governmental organisation in this country. It is an appropriate setting of the scene for a debate which I thank Deputy Naughten for introducing in the House. I came to Ireland for a better life, trusting my helper. A few days later I became a prisoner. I...
- International Human Trafficking: Motion (17 Nov 2009)
Simon Coveney: Show us the evidence.