Results 11,961-11,980 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: All I can say is that the projects that won funding under the LIHAF scheme – certainly when I was involved – were the projects that could deliver the most houses quickly. Not every application was successful, but many were. We need to focus on delivery now.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I acknowledge there are far too many people on trolleys and chairs in hospitals who should be in beds in rooms. Some progress has been made in the area and there are now 13% fewer people on trolleys than was the case this time last year. Although there are still too many on trolleys, there are significantly fewer than in 2016. We are now spending more on healthcare in general than we have...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I join the Deputy in congratulating Ballyliffin Golf Club and Donegal County Council on really delivering a spectacular success. The weather clearly helped but Donegal looked fantastic during that sporting showcase. This indicates that by moving big events like this around the country to locations that have much to deliver in tourism, we can use events like the Irish Open to really promote...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I am not sure if everybody else followed that. I was trying to and I got approximately two thirds of the way through. I do not have a final date that has been signed off by the Government for the presidential election. It would be the same day we intend to hold two referendums. It will be towards the end of October, I suspect, but I do not yet have an exact date as it has not been...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: With respect, I will have to get the Minister for Health to get back to both Deputies on that.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I cannot make a comment on an individual case like that and it involves court proceedings as well.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: The Government has been listening to that concern and we have had a number of debates in the Cabinet on it. The legal advice to the Government is very clear and the recommendation is to simply remove language from the Constitution. If we are going to go through a process of trying to put new language into the Constitution reflecting the importance of caring, the home and so on to replace...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputy for his kind comments at the start. I also thank Opposition Parties in particular who have worked with the Government to bring through a really busy legislative schedule. The House has been able to do things many people felt we would not be able to do in the context of a minority Government situation. I thank Fianna Fáil in particular for its constructive...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: This has been an ongoing debate for some time. An expert reference group has been established by the Minister for Health and it is drawing up clinical guidance for healthcare professionals treating patients through the access programme. The guidelines will be published shortly on the Department of Health's website, which will be helpful. There are certain products that are clearly...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: Disputes like this are not going to be solved by ideology, which is how the Deputy approaches all of these things-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: -----in trying to blame some kind of capitalist system for every dispute that occurs. What is happening here is a dispute between Ryanair and some of its pilots. Our concern is that this dispute is resolved quickly and the travelling public is not discommoded in a significant way. As such, it is regrettable that the dispute was not solved yesterday when the two parties and their...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: It is the capitalist system that is actually looking after the needs of the vast majority of workers in Ireland.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: However disputes will occur, and we have a significant one at the moment in the largest airline in Europe. Of course we want to see it conclude as quickly as possible but it is primarily a matter between the airline and the workers' representatives involved.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: That kind of scripted ideological response-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: -----talking about class warfare and so on, is certainly not going to make a positive contribution to society generally in Ireland right now and is certainly not going to help find a resolution to a dispute between pilots and Ryanair.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: This is a company that has grown to be one of the largest airlines in the world.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: It is a story of which many Irish people are proud. It is a company that has recently recognised trade unions and is now in a dispute and in negotiation with trade union representatives, as many large companies sometimes are, thankfully not that regularly. As a Government, we want to see this dispute resolved quickly. We certainly do not want to see the kind of approach the Deputy is...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: There is no self-congratulation going on here. This is about trying to make things happen. We are providing factual information about what is happening. One of the features of this Government is that it sets targets regularly.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: On student accommodation we are actually exceeding those targets. Students are not feeling the benefit as a result of that yet; that is true. In the interim we are talking about encouraging more digs-type accommodation, promoting rent a room schemes etc. The practicality of this means that it will take time to build significant numbers of student accommodation. That is underway. Almost...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: In Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway we are seeing-----