Results 941-960 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I answered that question yesterday. I said it would be-----
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The record will show-----
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am making the point. The Deputy seems to want to outline what I said as well as what the questions were.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am answering the Deputy's question. He suggested that I said yesterday that the plan would come at the beginning of next week.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: No, I did not say that. The Deputy can check the record of the House as he asked the questions himself. I know from memory what I said. I indicated that when it was finalised and approved by the Government, it would be published. It is a matter of priority for the Government. The Deputy should check to see if that is what I said rather than what he suggested I said.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is the oldest game in the book to misquote people day and night.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I know I should not be giving lessons in constitutional law to the Deputy as he would probably claim to have a superior knowledge of it. Under our Constitution, the mandate of the Government is determined by majority support in this House. The mandate which this Government has is the very same as any other Government in this House. We will bring forward the budget and put it to the House,...
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand the debate will take place tomorrow week. I am sure this is a matter for the Bills Office but if the amendments are being published a little later than expected, I assume Opposition Deputies will be accommodated with a couple of days to put in amendments if required. I ask that the matter be dealt with by the Bills Office in an appropriate way consistent with the timeframe we...
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I understand the mortgage arrears group report is coming to hand and will be published imminently. It may be published today, tomorrow or later this week but it is a matter for the group to publish the report. I thank the group for the work done on the matter and I believe further recommendations made in the report will be helpful. It is important that the work be commended and...
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am aware the legislation will be coming before Cabinet imminently, this week or next. Upon its approval, it will be published and I understand it will be taken by the Seanad in the first instance.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: So much for substance. It was Tanzania last night.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Central Bank (No. 2) Bill will be next year.
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: That legislation will, hopefully, be next year. I indicated to the House yesterday that the relevant legislation to provide legal certainty in respect of the matter raised by the Ombudsman had in fact been enacted prior to this inquiry having taken place. Any Deputy is entitled to come to the House and give their views in regard to matters, particularly in regard to any points of view that...
- Order of Business (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: There is no date for that legislation.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: We have had enough of your lip.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I reiterate that the statements made by Ministers last week and since then have been firmly based on the fact that we were not involved in negotiations and we are still not involved in negotiations.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: If the Deputy thinks it is in the essential national interest of this country for me, as head of Government, to indicate what our negotiating position is before negotiations have even begun or before we have agreed to enter into them - pending these discussions that have to take place on a whole range of technical issues including regulation, structure and others - then he is not very clever.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy has just agreed that it is not possible for me to give a predication of the outcome of these discussions which have not begun. If I may, I wish to answer the Deputy's other question on the Government's objective. As outlined in that statement, the objective is simply to ensure, as quickly as possible, that we have a banking system that can access funds on the open market and that...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: We have segregated the assets in a transparent manner. When asked about it in an interview this morning, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, said that discussions have taken place in the last couple of days regarding some of these technical issues. There is a growing acceptance of the validity of the analysis that was done by the Financial Regulator in respect of those...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Instead of people deciding that these issues are not being properly addressed, they should realise that they are being properly addressed. I have outlined the importance of the discussions taking place in an urgent and focused manner. We will conduct that analysis in an open and constructive way. Our people are available to discuss that with those who will come over from the ECB, the IMF...