Results 12,661-12,680 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has repeatedly said, since coming to office, that he has no role in the planning and granting of licences relating to incinerators or other waste management infrastructure. Yet, when An Bord Pleanála or the Environmental Protection Agency makes decisions he has, through media interviews, said that he is going to make those decisions redundant in his own constituency in Poolbeg....

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: If the Minister is so much against incineration, why did he meet an economic consultant about a 100,000 tonne incinerator in Rathcoole?

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: Why did the Minister meet the person concerned?

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: It is quite difficult to get to meet a Minister, whether as part of a delegation or deputation or even as an individual, unless one attends the Minister's clinic. I was amazed that the Minister put himself in a position — notwithstanding what he has just said and I accept his bona fides in the matter — whereby he gave the impression that he was in favour of incineration. He surely knew...

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: My party is not in Government. The Minister is in Government.

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: When?

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is in favour of it.

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: Which is now accepted by the Minister.

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is now meeting the developers of incinerators.

Waste Management. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is meeting incinerator developers. What hypocrisy.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: In a previous reply, the Minister stated that he would not be afraid to make a tough decision, if necessary, on the e-voting machines. Obviously he did not get around to making any tough decision in the past few days, despite the announcement of €43 million worth of cuts in his Department. He has an opportunity now to make some savings by terminating the storage arrangements and selling...

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: I am glad to hear the Minister has read our manifesto. I have read the Green Party's manifesto which has changed considerably.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Green Party tore up its manifesto last June.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister should answer the question.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: I know the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is being very patient.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: I know the Minister had a difficulty with e-voting machines when there was no verifiable paper trail before the election but, like everything in his party's manifesto, it has been torn up. Does he accept that those machines are effectively obsolete? Does he also accept that this is a more meaningful way of making savings in his Department rather than the proposal he came up with this week?

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister should justify that.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is the one who mentioned the figures.

Electronic Voting. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister should justify it but he cannot. It is more hot air like the incinerator.

Local Government Elections. (9 Jul 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister will have our full co-operation in case he thinks I am down on him all day.