Results 4,641-4,660 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is on the list and if we can get through the legislative programme, we will move it on.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Some time ago, the Minister for Finance indicated to the House that he would publish the business plan-----
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: -----and that plan has been published to ensure as much transparency as possible and that people would be as informed as possible during the debate.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I am not aware of whether Minister is of the view that this should happen.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The health information Bill will be introduced in the middle of next year. There is no date for the other legislation as of yet.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: This is a Department of Finance document as the Members know full well.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: This is a draft business plan.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It is based on information that has been returned to the interim board of NAMA, based on technical assumptions on the best information available.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Two weeks ago I advised this House that Committee Stage of the Bill would proceed in the normal way. We voted last night on a decision to send the Bill to the select committee. It will proceed to select committee. Deputy Charles Flanagan is a man of considerable experience in this House and he knows well that he or any Member can attend any of the committee meetings in this House.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: I am sure it is well within the realms of the Ceann Comhairle's office to ensure that adequate accommodation is made available for whoever wishes to attend.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: It will be a miracle.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Perhaps I will have an opportunity to speak to the Deputies in private about this issue. It was raised with me by the National Union of Journalists, it has been examined by my Department and a response is being forwarded to the union. I can speak to the Deputies individually on the issue. Media mergers will be included in the new legislation. In normal circumstances we would have been in...
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: About what?
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: That matter is being investigated within the Department.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Yes.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The Taoiseach indicated in a response yesterday that any organisation set up arising from legislation passed in this House should have due regard to the elected people of this House and respond to them.
- Order of Business (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: That should be the situation. If there is a parliamentary request for information from an organisation, the expectation is that the organisation will give a proper response to the person.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: My Department has not incurred any costs associated with the design, production, delivery etc of leaflets by my constituency office or by the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at my Department or by the constituency offices of any of our predecessors in 2007, 2008 or to date in 2009.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: The total cost related to foreign travel undertaken by all Ministers and Ministers of State at my Department from January 2007 to the end of September 2009 was as follows: 2007: â¬146,980.61 2008: â¬184,369.39 2009 (to end-Sept.): â¬43,907.26 These figures include all identifiable costs related to flights, accommodation, subsistence, travel and other incidental costs which were paid...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2009)
Mary Coughlan: Over the five-year period, 2004 to 2008, IDA Ireland paid out a total of â¬391,008,000 in grants to its client companies. Details of these payments are set out in the attached tabular statement.