Results 701-720 of 1,279 for speaker:Michael Ahern
- Written Answers — Trade Statistics: Trade Statistics (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: The euro was adopted by 12 member states on 1 January 2002 and in the three complete calendar years since that date, the relevant details are as follows: in 2002, the value of overall trade, imports and exports, to other members of the eurozone was â¬47.623 billion. Total trade in 2002, to all countries, amounted to â¬149.081 billion. Overall trade with members of the eurozone in 2002, as a...
- Written Answers — Trade Statistics: Trade Statistics (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: The euro was adopted on 1 January 2002 and in the three complete calendar years since that date, the relevant details of overall trade, imports and exports, with England, Scotland and Wales are as follows: in 2002, â¬39.94 billion; in 2003, â¬27.1 billion; in 2004, â¬27.7 billion. Between 2002 and 2004 there was a decrease of 30% in overall trade.
- Written Answers — Trade Statistics: Trade Statistics (8 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: The euro was adopted on 1 January 2002 and in the three complete calendar years since that date, the details of overall trade, imports and exports, with Northern Ireland, are as follows: in 2002, â¬2.646 billion; in 2003, â¬2.451 billion; in 2004, â¬2.522 billion. Between 2002 and 2004 there was a decrease of 5% in overall trade.
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: Exports from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland for the period January-June 2004 were â¬722,415,000 and in the corresponding period in 2005 totalled â¬690,225,000, a decrease of 4.5%. Imports from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland for January-June 2004 were â¬552,840,000 and for the corresponding period in 2005 totalled â¬552,780,000, a decrease of 0.01%.
- Written Answers — Trade Liberalisation: Trade Liberalisation (6 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 276 together. There are no proposals to ban energy efficiency, recycling and other eco-labels on the grounds of non-tariff-barriers that are to be discussed as part of the non-agricultural market access talks at the sixth WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong from 13 to 18 December 2005.
- Written Answers — Trade Liberalisation: Trade Liberalisation (6 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: The declaration adopted at the fourth WTO ministerial meeting held in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001, provided for a new global round of multilateral trade negotiations aimed at liberalising trade across a broad spectrum. The declaration, called the Doha Development Agenda, DDA, provided that the negotiations should pay particular attention to the needs of developing countries. The Sixth World...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134, 277 and 288 together. My sole departmental responsibility with regard to property management companies arises with regard to issues of company law. Property management companies are generally constituted as companies limited by guarantee under the Companies Acts and are required to comply with the relevant provisions of company law. The impact on property...
- Written Answers — Financial Regulation: Financial Regulation (6 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that audit exemption was first introduced in Ireland under the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1999 and came into effect in February 2000. A review of the limits was undertaken in 2003 and as a result of that review the turnover limit was increased to â¬1.5 million with effect from 1 July 2004. Statistics supplied by the Registrar of Companies shows that fewer than...
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: The sixth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation will take place in Hong Kong from 13 to 18 December 2005. Hong Kong is not the end point of the current round of WTO negotiations and it was never intended as such. However, it will be an important milestone which will register progress in the Doha development agenda negotiations and as such provide a decisive step and create...
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)
Michael Ahern: It should have been circulated. I am sorry about that. There is a strong development dimension to the core negotiations on industrial goods. Thus, the request for market opening by the EU is being modulated to reflect the level of development of the country to whom the request is directed. The request is not designed to disadvantage poorer developing counties. In the first place, on...
- Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (29 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: Ireland has, in recent times, maintained a policy of not concluding bilateral investment treaties with other countries, but instead favours a multilateral approach to these issues through a suitable forum such as the European Union or the World Trade Organisation, as appropriate. Within the EU, of which Latvia is now a member state, the issue of investment flows between member states is...
- Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (24 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I regret that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, is unable to be here owing to another commitment but I welcome this opportunity to bring the Registration of Deeds and Title Bill 2004 before the House. The debate and discussions that have already taken place in the Seanad were constructive and helpful and the...
- Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: James Dillon also used to talk about rabbits running over the runways of Rineanna. How wrong can one get?
- Estimates for Public Services 2006: Motion (Resumed). (23 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: The Deputy did not show much gratitude for the time I agreed to share with him. A number of Opposition Deputies have called during this debate for the reform of the Estimates and budgetary process. The Minister for Finance said in last year's Budget Statement that he was open to considering how improvements could be made in the process in the context of the current situation. Three-year...
- Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: He heard the Deputy on the monitor.
- Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: How many houses did the Deputy buy in Croatia this summer?
- Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: They did not have a car in the Deputy's time.
- Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: The Deputy's party wanted a rate of 25% or 26%.
- Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: Tell us some policies and we will put them into effect.
- Reform of the Competition Act 2002: Motion. (15 Nov 2005)
Michael Ahern: The Deputy is good at talking.