Results 9,481-9,500 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach has no faith in his own staff.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: What about the Taoiseach? He advised his party.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: The Taoiseach was at summit meetings.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Perhaps one might ask the Minister's brother. What advice did the Minister receive to vote for it?
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Give it a break.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: The Minister is saying the Government has no trust in its own staff.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: It is the same staff.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Why did Fine Gael vote for it?
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Fine Gael should not have voted for it.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Which Fine Gael supported.
- Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: It is on the public record.
- Sick Pay Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline her plans to introduce statutory sick pay on employers for the first four weeks of illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35041/12]
- Sick Pay Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: The Minister said there needs to be more consultation in Government on this proposal. Is she aware, however, that some Government backbenchers and one Cabinet member have stated they do not agree with her proposal? Last week, the Deputy behind the Minister, Deputy Harris, said that the sick leave situation in Departments was three times more serious than in the private sector. He suggested...
- Sick Pay Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Earlier this month, the Minister said she was considering raising employer PRSI in the budget, a move which would further undermine confidence in the private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Sick Pay Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: I welcome that there has been some movement on this issue. That is evident from the Minister's initial reply and her comment to the effect that proposals in this regard will be categorised. In other words, the scheme will be based on an ability to pay and the needs of different categories of businesses to which it apply will have to be taken into consideration. She also indicated there...
- Sick Pay Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: When the Minister first mentioned this matter last year, she stated the saving would be â¬150 million.
- Sick Pay Scheme (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: At this stage of the Minister's quest to bring this scheme forward, is it the case that, in light of the dissent that is obvious within the ranks of Government backbenchers and among some of her Cabinet colleagues, the saving involved has been watered down by half? What is being proposed does not go far enough. It is not enough to state that everything will be categorised. How is it...
- Community Employment Schemes (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made on the findings of the reviews she commissioned in relation to community employment schemes; the schemes that have been earmarked for closure, cuts in materials and training grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35042/12]
- Community Employment Schemes (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: As the Minister stated, in recent weeks community employment providers received notification that the review of community employment schemes was complete. They were also notified of the details of their revised grants for the year. The Minister also noted a slight increase of â¬9 million in materials and training grants from the originally budgeted figure of â¬11 million. The allocations...
- Community Employment Schemes (17 Jul 2012)
Barry Cowen: From my discussions with those involved in CE schemes in my constituencies and beyond, I have discovered extensive variations in the size of cuts. In some cases those cuts will lead to possible closures of the schemes. The Minister is very precise in saying the budgetary allocation towards that materials and training grant has increased from â¬9 million to â¬11 million in this year's...