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Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: It will be during this Dáil.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is one way of being proved right.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: There is much discussion with the Vietnamese authorities on the matter we discussed earlier.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I understand the foreshore issue will be between the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It will be published later this year, as will the competition (amendment) Bill. We will have a busy second half of the year.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I understand the coastal zone management will be transferred to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I do not know whether that is a good thing.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I am a partisan of agriculture myself.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I agree with Deputy Tuffy that we must examine these issues to ensure people who have ideas are not deprived of doing something because of the application of an unrelated rule.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: Is the Deputy referring to the employment agency regulation Bill?

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: That should be this session.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Kenny raised the first point yesterday and I indicated to the House that the Tánaiste had met with representatives of these companies, or certainly with one of them. She indicated that she would take up the matter with the Department of Finance. It is my understanding that the Department has had a good record in ensuring we always get timely enactment of directives which have an...

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Broughan is saying that, not anyone else. In respect of the questions on the Dublin Transport Authority, I understand there is a recruitment process underway for the chief executive of that organisation.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I cannot tell the Deputy exactly who will be answering the questions. The questions should be answered, whether by a line Department or the Department of Finance. The officials in the Department of Finance give consent to the appointment of these employees if they are to be reappointed. Presumably, the question of the detail would relate to the line Department.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I am not suggesting they have; I am saying the ultimate discretion lies with the Minister for Finance.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: The purpose of the question is to elicit information. The information sought would be whether consent has been granted. The people who would have that information available to them would be either Minister.

European Council: Statements (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I attended the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, 19 and 20 March. I was accompanied at the meeting by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Martin, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the Minister of State with responsibility for European Union affairs, Deputy Roche. The agreed conclusions have been laid before the Houses. The global...

Official Engagements. (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 12, inclusive, together. I travelled to the United States on 14 March accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Mícheál Martin. On Sunday, 15 March, I launched a major review of Ireland-US relations entitled, Ireland and America: Challenges and Opportunities in a New Context. This review, prepared by the ambassador at my request, reflects...

Official Engagements. (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: I discussed immigration reform with President Obama and he is open on the issue. It is a difficult domestic issue in the United States for many reasons and there are many caucuses apart from the Irish caucus that have an interest in it. Finding a comprehensive approach to immigration reform is the best way forward in terms of engaging the Administration and, most importantly, Congress,...

Official Engagements. (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: The US President confirmed a US envoy to Ireland would be appointed. I welcomed this as an envoy has a role to play in the bedding down of the peace process. Most important, the contribution of the United States in emphasising the economic dividend of the peace process has been highly effective. It has leveraged much goodwill and investment projects not only in Northern Ireland but the...

Official Engagements. (1 Apr 2009)

Brian Cowen: My apologies for being at variance with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. That is unforgivable.