Results 4,121-4,140 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am guided by the Ceann Comhairle. The fact of the matter is I hope to meet the Commissioner tomorrow on other business. I am sure she will be only too pleased to visit this country, as she will be visiting others, to listen and to indicate what her policy positions will be on these matters going forward.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand the housing legislation was passed in July last.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I will have to come back to the Deputy as to what the position is. I can only deal with legislation that is yet to be enacted. If there is legislation enacted and there is a problem, a parliamentary question is probably the best way of getting accurate information. On the other matter the Deputy raised, it will be the end of the year.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand there has been a statement from the Financial Regulator today that Bank of Scotland has informed the Financial Regulator of its commercial intention to close the Halifax retail banking business and the Bank of Scotland (Ireland) intermediary business in the Republic of Ireland, commencing at the end of May. The Financial Regulator is working with Bank of Scotland (Ireland) to...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: That Bill is being prepared. It will probably be after the summer before it is ready.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I refer to the programme for Government which makes reference to enacting legislation for a directly elected mayor of Dublin in 2010. As I said in response to Deputy Gilmore when he asked about it yesterday, heads of a Bill were approved by Government yesterday. No decisions on remuneration have been made at this point. When the Bill is prepared, it will be published and debated. In the...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: The heads of the biological weapons Bill were approved this week.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: Work will proceed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on bringing forward the Bill in full. The issues the Deputy raised are probably best left for discussion with the Minister as he prepares the scope of the Bill, or for Second Stage when it is published. I understand the other one will be later this year.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I heard what Deputy Higgins said and I will bring that matter to the attention of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and ask him to revert to the Deputy.
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: Given the amount of interest articulated in the House on a constant basis in regard to this matter, the purpose of the correspondence was to bring people up to date as to what issues are being addressed. The purpose of the correspondence was to update Deputies in far greater detail than I would be able to give on the Order of Business on what exactly are the issues being addressed and...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am not aware that is the case. I understand the first Bill would be introduced in the normal way. There are two Bills being brought forward to deal with the proposed regulatory changes which the Minister for Finance has in mind. The work has been divided in that way in order that we can progress with the first Bill at, I understand, Easter. The Minister has indicated the time frame and...
- Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand the heads of a Bill are currently being prepared but I cannot give a time as to when they will be brought to the Government.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I have indicated in my primary reply where we believe the possibility of referenda would be considered, namely, in the area of children's rights in the context of Article 41.2 of the Constitution in order to broaden the reference to the role of women in the home to one which recognises the role of the parent in the home, and then to consider the establishment of a court of civil appeal....
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: As I stated earlier, the Government will, following publication and presentation of the report to the relevant Minister and Government, consider the report. In respect of the two previous reports, the recommendations of which we have acted upon, if the committee can find a consensus based on its due and full consideration of the issues relating to the third report, the Government will take...
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I did not say that.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I never mentioned it.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: Not a constitutional amendment.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: Everything I say does not relate to constitutional amendments.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I know that but the Deputy said I was anticipating a constitutional referendum.
- Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)
Brian Cowen: I admire Deputy Gilmore's attempt to align my view with his.