Results 8,161-8,180 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: The wider economic issues are ones the Government is busily dealing with during the week, in the context of social partnership and decisions it will take. We are using the time available prior to the return of the House next week to make sure we can finalise our arrangements in that regard. While we all have views on these matters, there is adequate time to debate in this House and to...
- Allocation of Time: Motion (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: I move: "That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (1) The Dáil shall adjourn not later than 6.30 p.m. tonight; (2) The Second and Remaining Stages of the Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009, shall be taken today and the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the proceedings on the Second Stage, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 4 p.m. and the...
- Commemoration of the Ninetieth Anniversary of the First Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: Táimid anseo inniu ag suà speisialta de Thithe an Oireachtais le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar eachtra an-tábhachtach i stair parlaiminte na tÃre. Nócha bliain ó shin, san áit seo, i dTeach an Ard Mhéara, a bunaÃodh ár bParlaimint náisiúnta. SmaoinÃmid anois baill an TrÃochú Dáil agus an Fiche trÃú Seanad Ãireann, ar na daoine cróga, misniúla, éirmiúla sin a chuir tús...
- Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: It is proposed to take No. 2, motion re allocation of time and No. 1, Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Bill 2009 â Order for Second Stage and Second and Subsequent Stages. It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 2 shall be decided without debate.
- Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: The purpose of the introduction of this Bill today and for its completion this evening is to ensure we underpin stability in our financial system. Wider issues regarding banking policy or performance, which are open for debate at any time, can be accommodated in the normal course of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service or in plenary session of the House.
- Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: The important priority for today is that this legislation be enacted today. For that reason, the Government brought this motion to the House. This is not the end of the matter regarding banking policy and performance. These issues can be dealt with on an ongoing basis on another occasion.
- Business of Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: I am sorry but I have listened to other Members in silence.
- Seanad: Commemoration of the Ninetieth Anniversary of the First Dáil (20 Jan 2009)
Brian Cowen: Táimid anseo inniu ag suà speisialta de Thithe an Oireachtais le ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar eachtra an-tábhachtach i stair parlaiminte na tÃre. Nócha bliain ó shin, san áit seo, i dTeach an Ard Mhéara, a bunaÃodh ár bParlaimint náisiúnta. SmaoinÃmid anois baill an TrÃochú Dáil agus an Fiche trÃú Seanad Ãireann, ar na daoine cróga, misniúla, éirmiúla sin a chuir tús...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 133 together. The Information requested by the Deputy in these questions is being compiled by the Office of the Attorney General and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134, 135, 140 and 141 together. I am advised by the Attorney General that when seeking contract drafters the Office of the Attorney General requires candidates to possess very high levels of skill and experience in common-law jurisdiction. Many have formerly been heads of Offices in their own jurisdictions and all come with the highest recommendations. Where...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: The figures sought by the Deputy are as follows: Year Number 2003 None 2004 None 2005 2, of whom one left on secondment for a position in the Irish Public Service and one left on career break for a position with the OECD 2006 None 2007 1 left for a position in the Irish Public Service 2008 1 left for a position in the Irish Public Service
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: The figures sought by the Deputy are as follows: Year Number 1996 3 1997 2 1998 2 1999 4 2000 2 2001 4 2002 4 2003 5 2004 6 2005 5 2006 7 2007 6 2008 5
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: The figures sought by the Deputy are given below. Entry level advisory counsel entering in 2006, 2007 and 2008 were largely recruited for secondment as legal advisers to other Government Departments and Offices. Year Number 2000 None 2001 8 2002 2 2003 3 2004 1 2005 None 2006 6 2007 7 2008 4
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: The figures sought by the Deputy are as follows: Year Number 2000 None 2001 3 2002 2 2003 None 2004 2 2005 None 2006 2 2007 None 2008 3
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: No equipment or data has been reported lost or stolen from my Department in the past 12 months.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: The amount spent on hotel accommodation from my Department's Vote and each State agency under the aegis of this Department from 2004 to end of November 2008 is detailed in the table below. Department: Hotel Expenditure (includes Foreign & Domestic) Year Amount ⬠2004 246,431 2005 190,447 2006 220,392 2007 136,493 2008 (to end November) 211,508 These figures include Programme spend...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: My Department has a travel policy which is based on the guidelines laid down by the Department of Finance. It is applicable to all staff and sets out the policy regarding appropriate hotel accommodation to be used. The aims of the travel policy are to minimise official travel costs and to achieve value for money for expenditure necessarily incurred, consistent with the effective discharge of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: My Department owns and operates 52 servers across two separate networks. These servers are configured so as to provide resilience and failover in case of equipment failure. The table below outlines the actual capacity, in gigabytes, of each server, some of which hold a 'mirror' of the data on other critical servers. Server No. Capacity (GB) Server No. Capacity (GB) Server No. Capacity (GB)...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: The estimated cost of incremental pay increases for staff in this Department and the agencies under its aegis in 2008 and 2009 is detailed in the table below. Cost of increments is not identified as a separate cost in the budget process and consequently is not readily available for the years 2002 to 2006. I do not consider it an efficient use of administrative time to provide comparative...
- Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Dec 2008)
Brian Cowen: To date, 23 former members of staff from my Department have already been assigned to decentralised posts. There are no proposals to decentralise my Department or any of the bodies under its aegis. It is a matter for those Departments to which staff from my Department have decentralised to assign such staff to locations outside of Dublin.