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- Consultancy Contracts (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It was not in the PR area; it was consultancy in respect of technical work. There was not just PR work involved. It is referred up to us when there is an element of direct service to a Minister or where the Minister has suggested the name of a person or enterprise as being suitable. They are not all PR issues.
- Public Service Reform (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, together. The OECD review of the Irish public service, Towards an Integrated Public Service, published in April 2008, benchmarked the public service in Ireland against other comparable countries and made recommendations as to the further direction of public service reform. The programme is designed to create flexibility in the deployment of...
- Public Service Reform (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It will require a great deal of leadership on an ongoing basis at all levels of the service to implement the vision set out in the transforming public services strategy. A great many people are ready for that challenge. The Croke Park agreement is important in that it provides the necessary industrial relations framework in which all this change can be implemented in an ordered and sensible...
- Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The table below details the amount spent by my Department on advertising in the years 2008, 2009 and to the end of October 2010. My Department has incurred no spend on Public Relations from 2008 to date. Year Advertising 2008 â¬75,005* 2009 â¬25,303* 2010 (Jan - Oct) â¬20,951* *These amounts include advertising expenditure recouped from the Change Management Fund in the Department...
- Written Answers — Departmental Reviews-Reports: Departmental Reviews-Reports (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the Table beneath. Year Title of Report/Review Spending onReport/Review 2008 1. Report on the Review of the Operation of Regulatory Impact Analysis2. Report on the Review of the Economic Regulatory Environment3. A Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Transposition of the Optional Pensions Provisionsof the Transfer of Undertakings Directive4....
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: There are 65 invoices due to be paid to private firms by this Department totalling â¬121,553. 78% of these invoices will be paid within 15 calendar days.
- Order of Business (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am not aware that such legislation is envisaged on this matter.
- Order of Business (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am sorry. There is a proposal about which the Minister has been speaking, but I cannot give the time or date for it. As regards the issues that have arisen, every effort is being made by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, to ensure that the Irish case is understood and to ensure that there is a lot of support for Ireland in respect of everything it has done to date. It is in...
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: We are all well aware that there has been much comment and speculation in recent days on developments within the euro area and especially with regard to Ireland. We are living in a fragile atmosphere and we need to be careful about what we say so that we do not add to that turbulence. Since the middle of 2008 we have taken significant steps in response to the rapid deterioration in our...
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy is rewriting history.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: On Deputy Gilmore's own admission, he will not do what needs to be done.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore will not do it. He admitted that on Friday night.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: He will not do what needs to be done.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Deputy Gilmore admitted it.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Labour Party will not change anything. That is what it-----
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: Innuendo.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy is fairly good at that.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: I am not impressed.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: It is Gerry who will give Deputy Morgan the heave ho. It is not my fault.
- Financial Stability Development in Ireland and Elsewhere: Statements (16 Nov 2010)
Brian Cowen: What is the Deputy talking about?