Results 781-800 of 10,459 for speaker:Bertie Ahern
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The full Government was there and has been dealing with all the issues mentioned by Deputy Gilmore and many more in that period. If I recall the questions exactly, I am advised that, in the professional opinion of my tax advisers, I am fully tax compliant. I made a voluntary disclosure based on their advice. For the avoidance of doubt, comprehensive and detailed submissions were made to...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: Was that a headline from the Irish Mail on Sunday?
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I would need a whole law library to keep ahead of the actions I would take against the Irish Mail on Sunday.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I just ignore the Irish Mail on Sunday.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: On the legislationââ
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: That was not the Irish Mail on Sunday.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The Finance Bill will be before the House in this session as will the social welfare Bill.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I was pressed at the end of the session to have a comprehensive debate on collusion, which I promised on the last day.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: At least six other Bills will be before the House shortly and I look forward to all of them being debated in this session. In case Deputy Gilmore thinks I was trying to confuse him on the issue, he stated â maybe he stated it correctly â that I was on record as saying that Revenue would not deal with these issues until the Mahon tribunal is over. If I am on the record as saying that, I...
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. The total cost to date of the McCracken tribunal is â¬6.56 million. A token provision for 2008 was made to cover potential claims arising from the McCracken tribunal. Two of the parties who were granted representation before the tribunal have not yet claimed their costs. The Chief State Solicitor's Office has no method of...
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The figure of â¬1 is present in the Estimates to keep the subhead open pending whatever might happen in respect of the two outstanding claims. Due to the passage of time, there is some thought that these may not be claimed although the two parties are entitled to claim them. A case arising from the beef tribunal is before the courts where the State is arguing that the Statute of...
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The answer to that question is a simple "Yes". All fees have been negotiated and arranged by the Government. The point I was making related to when the former Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy, and the then Attorney General set about negotiating new fee structures with the tribunals. We had about eight tribunals in one form or another pursuing different investigations at that stage....
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: Regarding the McCracken tribunal, the total cost is â¬6.56 million to the best of my knowledge. That is the gross cost, as far as I know none of the individuals involved has engaged in netting off any return figure. If that is incorrect I will advise Deputy Kenny.
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I do not think it is because I have answered this question before. I will have that checked. To clarify the other issue again, it is possible that the Revenue Commissioners can resolve this ongoing matter at any time. If I stated that it would be resolved at the end, I should not have said that.
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: The new rates or set fees paid to a senior counsel will be based on the current annual salary of a High Court judge, plus 20% in respect of pension contributions. Related payments will be paid to other legal staff, including barristers and solicitors. The new measures will drastically reduce the legal costs of new tribunals or those existing tribunals that have already changed and where the...
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: That is still my view.
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: On the general point, the Commissions of Investigation Act sets out clearly the best consideration of how we should deal with these issues in the future. With the new fee structure, that would make a dramatic change to the speed and type of investigation and how issues are dealt with. Personally and as Taoiseach, I have appeared before the children's abuse tribunal, the Moriarty and Mahon...
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: Did the figure given by the Minister state the cost?
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: Was he not including projections for third party costs?
- Tribunals of Inquiry. (30 Jan 2008)
Bertie Ahern: I am excluding third party costs.