Results 681-700 of 1,279 for speaker:Michael Ahern

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: I will not have the opportunity to reply to him. I would like to ask him what he was referring to.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: I did not mention anything said by the Deputy.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: I was listening to the Deputy's contribution.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: The Deputy stated publicly that IFI should be closed down. When it closed down, he then stated that it should have been kept open. He is a twister.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: The Deputy is a hypocrite.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: The Deputy is a hypocrite.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: The record stands.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: The Deputy should not talk such rubbish.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Michael Ahern: I come from the country also and I know more about this than the Deputy. I know more about Youghal than either the Deputy or Deputy Ned O'Keeffe.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (31 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: We have growth rates of 5% to 6% and full employment.

EU Services Directive: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: The European Commission proposal for a directive on services in the Internal Market is one of the most ambitious proposals for regulatory reform undertaken in the European Union. It has the goal of creating a real and genuine internal market in services. Up to now, it has not been possible to exploit the great potential for economic growth and job creation afforded by the services sector...

EU Services Directive: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: There is no doubt that this proposal offers great opportunity and that it raises major difficulties and complications.

EU Services Directive: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: The vast array of interests that could be affected by the proposal, the plethora of regulation and controls that need to be removed or amended, combine to ensure that its passage through the EU institutions will be lengthy and complicated. That is why the Government's approach to the draft directive has been cautious and careful. We want to see the benefits of a real internal market in...

EU Services Directive: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: I mean in the EU. That was a different context.

Job Losses. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: I thank Deputy Boyle for raising this matter. GN Resound announced to its staff on 19 January 2006 that it would cease operations in Cork with the loss of 180 jobs. The company had informed IDA Ireland of this decision ten days earlier. I am conscious of the adverse effect the announcement of the closure of this company will have on the workers and their families, as well as the community....

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: Directive 2001/84/EC, on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art, has not as yet been transposed. Because of the novelty of such right to Irish law and the directive's provision of options as to how several key aspects may be implemented, transposition by means of primary legislation rather than regulations under the European Communities Act is required. My...

Written Answers — Company Registration: Company Registration (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: A company may not be registered, under the terms of the Companies Acts 1963 to 2005, with a name that is, in the opinion of the Registrar of Companies too similar to that of a company on the Register of Companies. When considering whether to allow a name for a new company, the words "Irish" or "Ireland" are not considered to be distinguishing words because all companies registered in the...

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: There is no trembling at all.

Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

Michael Ahern: We will not even notice.

Written Answers — International Trade: International Trade (15 Dec 2005)

Michael Ahern: Ukraine is one of Europe's largest countries, with GDP growth of 12.1% in 2004, and is currently one of Europe's fastest-growing economies. To date, it has been a largely untapped market for Irish exports. Significant export market potential exists in Ukraine in telecommunications and IT, construction materials and services, agricultural machinery, food-processing, health care,...