Results 1,281-1,300 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Senator is using the wrong figure.
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: On a point of information, the Senator is talking about CER.
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: He is not talking about government to government trading.
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Senator's contribution is fascinating for which I compliment him. Without being patronising it is by far and away the best contribution in either House. The steps we have taken in waste management alone will save 700,000 tonnes. The capping of waste is illustrated by the point made by the Senator. He has illustrated in a most eloquent way that this is a very serious topic that...
- Seanad: Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Second Stage (22 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Senator still owes us both a lunch.
- Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Revisions to the Group Personal Accident Policy which covers retained fire fighters were agreed in discussions between the Local Government Management Services Board and SIPTU in June 2005. Any changes to insurance cover for retained fire fighters would be a matter for discussion with the Board. More generally, over the last two years, significant attention has been paid to safety, health and...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Proposals valued at â¬2.4m were submitted to my Department by Kildare County Council in the context of the Council's application for block grant funding under the 2007 Rural Water Programme. The proposals did not include the Ballyna Group Water Scheme. The Ballyna Regional Water Supply Scheme was ranked as fifth priority in the list of 19 water and sewerage schemes valued at â¬81.9m that...
- Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: My Department has regard to appropriate Department of Finance guidelines on procurement, including the general requirement that a competitive tendering process is in place for all contracts above â¬50,000. Procurement guidelines and practices in the Department are regularly reviewed and a set of consolidated guidelines has been circulated to all staff. Additional internal procedures are in...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: It is not relevant to the amendment, but it is a fair question. The purchasing policy to be applied will be set out as a Government policy statement and be subject to debate in the House. This is not the appropriate occasion to deal with that. The amendment Deputy Gilmore has moved seeks to delete lines in section 7(2). He made the salient point in committee that it was novel and that he...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Whatever. As an advocate of free speech in all matters, I take my hat off to him. However, we will leave political barbs aside. It is not a novelty, although we all thought it was on Committee Stage. I had consultations with my Department and asked where this had come from and whether it was new. I also had discussions with the Department of Finance because I felt the argument was...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Deputy certainly did so.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: It will go into my lecture notes.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: If we listen as well as talk, we all learn a little. I was more than impressed when the Department of Finance came back quickly with the precedents. Apparently, that Department carefully monitors and scrutinises every word I utter.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Deputy Morgan might think of a better metaphor.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Yes they did but it was a rowing boat that ran into difficulties in Lough Swilly.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The last person the Deputy should have said that to is the admiral.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Deputy is about to run to the Ardchomhairle.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Deputy will be censored again.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: We have been long on metaphor tonight. Deputies have lost sight of the fact that up to 80% of our commitments are geared towards making specific measures. It is not true that purchasing credits is the only aspect of Government policy in this regard.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: It is three quarters by measures with the other quarter permitted under the proposals. Ireland is not alone in this regard and our approach is consistent with that being adopted by the majority of the EU 15 member states for which programmes are in place. Ten of these countries have committed themselves to purchase a combined amount of 550 million carbon units and have allocated budgetary...