Results 10,181-10,200 of 18,459 for speaker:Brendan Smith
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Just one second, I will impart some information.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Acting Chairman, I want to correct the misinformation. This misinformation is not acceptable.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: The Minister suspended it earlier in the year.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Greencore closed down the sugar industry.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Greencore closed down the sugar industry.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: The golden share did not have the power to change the decision.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: That is not factual.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Greencore sold it.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Talk to Greencore. Somebody should introduce Deputy Deering to Greencore.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: I am glad to have an opportunity to support the motion that has been moved by my party colleague, Deputy Moynihan. He has cogently and strongly outlined the issues that are arising from last week's inherently unfair budget. The 2012 budget contains a series of measures that will have a serious impact on low-income families and vulnerable households throughout the country. Rural Ireland, in...
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: That was the first year the suckler cow scheme was introduced.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Funding for the disadvantaged areas scheme was reduced but two new income streams replaced that - the suckler cow and sheep grasslands schemes. Spending on them exceeded the reduction in funding for the disadvantaged areas scheme.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: The Minister for Agriculture, Marine and Food cannot spend all the money he has been allocated this year.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: He can get the local authorities to do that with the rate support grant.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Some â¬19 million was provided and only â¬1 million spent.
- Rural Areas: Motion (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: No. On a point of information, it was the Minister, Deputy Coveney, who closed it.
- Overseas Missions (13 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Defence the moneys outstanding from the UN to Ireland in respect of our peace keeping duties; his views that the appropriate procedures are in place for the efficient collection of that money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38706/11]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the concerns of an industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39065/11]
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: We had the highest participation in third level education in the European Union.
- Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)
Brendan Smith: Disability is not a laughing matter.