Results 12,081-12,100 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: My Department has not engaged research organisations of the type described by the Deputy over the past two years.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: We have had many opportunities to debate the Project Ireland 2040 and how we will spend €116 billion over the next ten years to make that a reality. Like many towns, cities and other urban centres, Drogheda stands to benefit significantly from that level of investment.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I will not start going into individual projects-----
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: -----on the floor of the House this afternoon.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: This is a serious issue. Ireland looks very different now from what it normally looks like at this time of year. The Deputy is aware that grass growth is dramatically less that what it normally would be, especially along the southern quarter of the country. If one looks at the science of the grass growth curve, how it looks this year compared with a normal grazing season is quite dramatic....
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: A licence has been granted for this activity and a number of Ministers were involved in that decision. I believe the former Minister, Mr. John Gormley, was the first Minister involved. The proposal went through a very rigorous assessment. In terms of the environmental impact, the Marine Institute and other bodies have been involved and there has also been public consultation. A delicate...
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: It is probably a bit dangerous for me to comment on individual tweets from individual Ministers but I am sure the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Naughten, will have an opportunity-----
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: If a Private Members' Bill on climate action comes forward, I am sure the Minister of State and Minister will have an opportunity to outline, in some detail, the Government's ambition in this area because it is significant.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: First it is a matter for the Business Committee but I am certainly happy to make myself available for statements in advance of that British–Irish Intergovernmental Conference, BIIGC. We have been asking for some time for the convening of a British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. I think that request had the support of all parties in this House and I thank them for that. There is...
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I will make sure that we get a more detailed note for the Deputy but my understanding is that amendments are being worked on for Committee Stage and this is more likely to be dealt with in the next term-----
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: -----than in the next couple of weeks.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: I am glad the Deputy is making those points.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: Maybe it is the heat getting to the Deputy but I am glad that when he talks about any potential for coalition between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin, he says it with a smile on his face. The reality is that Fianna Fáil have voted with Sinn Féin a lot more regularly in this House than has Fine Gael.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: My understanding is that there is no dispute among the Front Bench in my party on that issue. Maybe the Deputy should check his own.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: On childcare, nobody could criticise this Government for not being ambitious in trying to introduce a more affordable childcare model. The Minister, Deputy Zappone, has brought forward a hugely expensive package for the State but it is money well spent and we will see a transformation of childcare provision in the coming years on the back of that proposal.
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: Does the Deputy feel wanted this morning?
- Order of Business (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: Is the Deputy feeling wanted?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: We need to increase the investment in water infrastructure. I am glad, therefore, that the Deputy focused on what is needed and not on the argument he has been making for years, which is that we should have stuck with the old system of local authorities doing it all alone. I hope that even Deputy Boyd Barrett sees the logic of moving to a single utility which can deal with the economies of...
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: The pressures we feel today remind us of the logic of the need for excess usage charges. If people are blatantly wasting water, is it fair that their neighbours should pay for it?
- Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2018)
Simon Coveney: Is it fair that during a summer-----