Results 401-406 of 406 for speaker:Charlie McCreevy
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)
Charlie McCreevy: I thank the Members who spoke in this debate. I was impressed by their well-informed contributions. I hope it proves informative for those who follow the debate outside the House. As I said on many occasions, the Bill is an important part of the Government's plan to address the country's infrastructural deficit. The Bill, when enacted, will establish a National Development Finance Agency...
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)
Charlie McCreevy: The moral of the story is that, with the exception of various specialists, nobody listens during election campaigns; the people tend to be asleep and do not pay attention.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)
Charlie McCreevy: The NDFA will provide advice about financial packages and, for those who believe differently, it will not act as another layer of bureaucracy. The sponsoring Department will be entitled to either accept or ignore the agency's advice. Let us consider the example of a project in line with the overall schools building programme. It is likely the NDFA would state that it could provide a better...
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)
Charlie McCreevy: The central unit in my Department, along with other Departments, advised that processes be put in train to do with the social partners, etc. It has to do with the management of a project and has nothing to do with the Department of Finance.
- Seanad: National Development Finance Agency Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2002)
Charlie McCreevy: The Senator's colleague asked â this question was also discussed on Committee Stage in the Lower House â why not change the NTMA Act to allow that agency to operate in this area. The reason is that the NTMA would be at cross-purposes. The NTMA's job is to borrow money for the State at the lowest possible cost while the NDFA will try to obtain the best possible deal for a particular project.
- Seanad: Book of Estimates, 2003: Statements. (21 Nov 2002)
Charlie McCreevy: I am happy to have the opportunity to debate the 2003 abridged Estimates volume in the Upper House. Ireland may be an island geographically but it is certainly not an economic island. We live in a small open economy and cannot avoid the effects of the slow-down in worldwide economic growth. The pace of international economic activity is disappointing with continuing uncertainty about the...