Results 7,001-7,020 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: I am the Taoiseach but I will sit back.
- Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: A number of Opposition Deputies spoke and I was entitled, if I so wished, to contribute on behalf of the Government.
- Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: I will defer to the Deputy.
- Supplementary Financial Resolutions 2009 (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: I move the following financial resolutions:
- Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: That is a good try by the Deputy.
- Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: I congratulate Deputy Gilmore on the innovativeness of his argumentation. The general financial resolution well be put to the House before midnight. That will enable the debate on the budget to take place. The financial resolutions are the important decisions that must be taken tonight. The Finance Bill provides other opportunities for votes on various issues. The Deputy is long enough...
- Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy can ask his Whip behind him who will brief him on what all these mean. I congratulate the Deputy on an innovative effort to open up a debate beyond what is normal on the Order of Business. The Revised Estimates will be published next week.
- Order of Business (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: Yes, it is.
- Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: If I may-----
- Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: That is precisely the sentiment I wished to express. Also I wish to say that as I understand it, the arrangements that have been made are that once the Minister for Finance stands up to speak the statement is circulated to everybody. The arrangements for the press, as I understand it, are the same as before, where they do not leave the House.
- Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: There has been no change in the arrangements. That is my understanding. I believe that the serious business the House should now proceed.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: The Irish people are aware of the serious challenges faced by our country and of what is happening right across the world. This is probably the biggest recession in 80 years. This country has not been immune and in fact it has suffered more than most. Today's budget is another step by this Government - and I hope with sufficient support from the House - to enable us to get on with the...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: I have already explained to Deputy Kenny that the House will decide when it divides whether there is sufficient support for this budget and I believe there will be. Fine Gael had a programme at the time that sought to spend more. Based on the Deputy's tax proposals it was true that people would be better off under us than under his rule.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: We live in a totally different world than that of May 2007.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: It is the same for Germany, where growth will be down by 5% this year. The industrial powerhouses of the world are going through a recession the likes of which has not been seen in very many years. The people know that.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: With regard to what must be done now, the people are prepared to accept whatever impositions are necessary to get us back on the pathway to recovery. That is my belief. It will begin when the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, makes his-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: I listened to Deputy Kenny with respect to what he had to say.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: The moment I start to speak there is a predilection to continue interrupting which does not add to the dignity of the House and does not impart any further relevant information. We have rising unemployment figures because of the recession and because we earn our living on the basis of our exports and there is less demand for our goods and services now than in the past. That situation has...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: This will be done over a period of years, given the scale and magnitude of the challenge facing us. It will involve people having to take some steps back in order to go forward again. It will involve an imposition. Unlike Deputy Kenny, I say to the people openly and honestly that there will be a greater imposition of tax and a greater degree of sacrifice required of all of us. At the same...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)
Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore will be aware that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, has indicated that in part of his Supplementary Budget Statement he will make some comments with regard to these matters that are important for the future of our economy. The motivation of the Government is to ensure we get the Irish banking system to serve the people within its core franchise of providing lending...