Results 5,041-5,060 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: I will always give the Deputy that courtesy.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: I listened to the Deputy's questions in silence but, unfortunately, that is never reciprocated for the answers. We will do the best we can as we proceed.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: The situation is as I have outlined it, namely, that the salary cap has not been breached. Second, Mr. O'Connor will be executive chairman for a temporary period, covering those issues that I raised earlier.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: It will be for a period in relation to those issues being dealt with. The day-to-day operations will be dealt with by the group managing director, who will have a salary that is in line with the Government position. The third point is that Dr. Somers will be appointed deputy chairman.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: The trouble with the Labour Party Members is that they are disappointed. They came in here this morning and decided they were going to lecture us on what was and what was not going to happen. They are upset that the Government's position has been and is being respected and forms part of the solution here. That is the situation.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: Regarding governance, I remind the Deputy that I was Minister for Transport at one time and we appointed Mr. Bernie Cahill chairman of Aer Lingus, where he was involved in restructuring. This brought that company through a very difficult period and there was no problem.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: I am just trying to answer the question. The Deputies are not interested in hearing the answer. That is the problem. The role of executive chairman will be temporary for the purposes as outlined in the statement.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: For dealing with those issues as outlined in the statement from which the Deputy has read, three or four times.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: It has been set out in the statement, with no room for messing about. That is the situation. An executive chairman deals with those aspects. The group managing director deals with the day-to-day operations and we have the former chief executive of the NTMA going in as deputy chairman.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: That is the situation and it is being done on the basis of the salary cap being respected. I am sorry to disappoint the Deputies, but that is the case.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy does not want to listen to what her former leader has had to say either in his proper capacity as public interest director.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: It will be early next year.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: As I said, the programme has only just been agreed in the past few months. Obviously, individual Ministers have a responsibility to take forward any proposals that are in the proposal.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: It probably will be the Department of Finance.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Government will take it forward.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: It will assign the duties in due course.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: I was given the indication that that may be the case, but we will have to see exactly who is taking it forward. I am just giving the Deputy the best answer I can from the information that is in front of me.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: That is yet to be decided. The detail and scope of the legislation will have to be worked out.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: What is in the document was agreed.
- Ministerial Appointments. (18 Nov 2009)
Brian Cowen: I do.