Results 9,601-9,620 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: We are talking about this financial year and next. The â¬440 million relates to this financial year. Next year it will have a full year effect of over â¬1 billion. That is the situation.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: Allow me to finish.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: If that is going to be the level of debate here, we can forget about it. In the context of our mid-year Exchequer returns, we have made these decisions. This is our initial reaction to the situation. We are saying that in the context of the Estimates for 2009 further decisions may be required to make sure that we have a sustainable public finance position going forward. That would be...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: It is clear that in regard to the remainder of this year we are involved in efficiency savings of â¬240 million, securing other savings in PR and consultancy expenditure of approximately â¬20 million and payroll savings of â¬10 million beginning this year. The remaining savings of â¬360 million will come from efficiency savings and deferred capital programmes. That accounts for the...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: Yes, of course, capital will play a part. If the suggestion is that I should take the savings all from current spending, the Deputies are effectively suggesting that day to day savings should be even deeper.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: These will be brought forwardââ
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: It is not a question of schools being affected.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: Allow me to speak and I will explain the position.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: In regard to the OPW, we are talking about a figure of â¬75 million.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: Various projects.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: A debate on this issue will take place in the House over two days during which everything will be laid out.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: If the Deputies want to have that debate in two minutes rather than during the nine hours they demanded, that is a bit unreasonable.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: We will outline to the House in full all the issues making up the figure of â¬440 million. We have no problem doing that. That is the purpose of the debate from the Government's point of view. Any suggestion to the contrary by the Opposition is ridiculous. We will set out our position during the course of this debate. I have explained to the Deputies that the figure of â¬440 million...
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: No, that is the â¬440 million, they are not different figures.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore has been trying to suggest that they are different figures, it is the same figure, â¬440 million, divided as I have outlined, and the Ministers will set this out in detail during the course of the debate.
- Dialogue with Faith Communities. (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. The process, inaugurated by my predecessor, has continued with inaugural meetings between Government and the Presbyterian and Methodist churches. The meeting with the Presbyterian Church took place on 6 February. The then Taoiseach was accompanied by the Minister for Education and Science, the Minister of State with responsibility...
- Dialogue with Faith Communities. (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: The discussion on this particular area relates to church-State relations generally and people's perspectives. It is an exchange of views held in normal delegate format where a group meets the Taoiseach or the person whom it wants to meet and sets out its position. It does not necessarily have to be a public forum. One can indicate through private questions and otherwise the general tone or...
- Dialogue with Faith Communities. (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: The consultations and discussions to date have been addressed to approximately 20 churches and philosophical societies and there have been other expressions of interest, which are being addressed. The Muslim community will be part of that. It will be largely for the communities to address the issue of appropriate representation at meetings. It is hoped the delegations and their dialogue...
- Dialogue with Faith Communities. (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: In view of the contacts made thus far, the next step on an official level is that we would welcome a plenary session with all the partners in the near future. That is on foot of my entry into office as Taoiseach but also because a wider coming together of all the partners from time to time reflecting a wider sense of community and mutual acceptance is important for our life together as a...
- Dialogue with Faith Communities. (9 Jul 2008)
Brian Cowen: It has not, as far as I am aware. However if specific issues give rise to a wider general concern perhaps the Deputy would communicate them to me.