Results 11,141-11,160 of 26,021 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Tax Appeals and Prospectus Regulation) Bill 2019: Second Stage (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I mention the figures the ESRI has put for a deal scenario and a no-deal scenario with Brexit. The ESRI looked at the modelling and found GDP could be approximately 2% lower in the long-run and 4.8% lower in a no-deal scenario. The first-year impact would be that the level of real input into the Irish economy could be approximately 0.6% lower in a deal scenario. I am surprised in one sense...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would like to drill down a small bit. What percentage of the exports of indigenous Irish export firms go to, and what percentage of the imports to Ireland come from, the UK? I have a view that the indigenous sector is far more exposed to the potential impact of Brexit than the much larger multinational companies. Dr. McQuinn referred to the FDIs. If there was a no-deal Brexit, would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I know that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is why I want to strip it out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Dr. Lawless is basically saying that 50% of the exports of Irish export firms go to the UK but how much of the overall export figure for the 11%, which is the total amount of exports, is made up of indigenous companies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a value on that 50%, in billions of euro per annum?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: How big is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps the witnesses could provide the analysis. I hear much of the discussion and I know intuitively that the bulk of the exports go from the indigenous Irish sector. What percentage of that 11% is from the indigenous sector? To reverse that, what percentage of our imports come from the UK?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Following on from that, in a no-deal Brexit what would be the exposure to multinationals moving some of their base from Ireland to mainland UK? In many cases Irish-based multinationals would export through the UK. They would get a ferry there and drive through. Has that been much of a factor?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is good to hear. What do the witnesses believe will be the outcome in terms of a trade deal between the EU and the UK and its implications for Ireland? What is their overall view of the state of the Irish economy? The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report came out today. The witnesses might give their perspective on how the Irish economy is doing in respect of employment, the fiscal...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Impact of Brexit on Ireland's Economy: Economic and Social Research Institute (28 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Would Dr. McQuinn give his view in terms of the final part of my question?
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Management Companies (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy English, for taking time out of his busy schedule to come to this important debate. He will be aware of this issue because I have been in touch with him about it over recent weeks. Issues have arisen in the Park Retirement Village, Castletroy, over recent weeks, including the case of two long-term residents, Liz Lynam and Antoinette McEnnis, who live in...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Management Companies (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The people in question moved to the Park retirement village in Castletroy because they wanted to do so. Many of them sold their homes. They have lived in the retirement village houses for at least eight or nine years. These are their homes and they are where the residents want to reside. It is a Hobson's choice for them. If the houses are renovated and they are offered them back, the...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Management Companies (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The management company, yes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I will speak about the impact that the overcrowding in the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Limerick is having on the lives of real people. The hospital is due to get an MRI scanner.I hope that will be in place quickly. A review is under way on the operation of the hospital. I ask for that to be expedited to see exactly what specific plans we need in place over the...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister of State might accept that.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: Correct use of English does not go out of fashion.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. He has given enormous service as a Minister of State and former Member of the House. I was trying to pick out the elements of the Finance Bill about which Senator Boyhan spoke. His speech was very illuminating and good to listen to. It sounded great.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2019: Second Stage (26 Nov 2019)
Kieran O'Donnell: The content was a small bit suspect. The grammar and syntax were in order-----