Results 161-180 of 3,828 for speaker:Barry Cowen in 'Dáil debates'
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The Minister has answered my question in the negative.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: He kept it to himself.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: He has not asked him.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: But he did not bother asking.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: I thought Deputies O'Dowd and Rock asked the questions.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: "Will you, sir".
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The Deputy has a lovely soft-spoken voice.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: If the full Cabinet could not do it, one would hardly expect a sub-committee of Cabinet to do it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The full Cabinet could not do it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: They cannot be expected to open without insurance, however.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: How long will that take?
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The party is over lads.
- Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: I welcome the opportunity to discuss these proposals, even if the Government would rather we did not do so.
- Estimates for Public Services 2019: Motion (12 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: In case the Minister does not know, these are Supplementary Estimates for public services to authorise the relevant Departments to spend more than was budgeted for in budget 2019. My party will be abstaining on the motion. Fine Gael likes to tell itself and the country that it is responsible in its management of the public finances, but the facts are clear and they tell a much different...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: My question was not answered.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: We know the rules. Let us see if we can play by them. With regard to the Taoiseach's response earlier to Deputy Martin, where he indicated he would favour a ban on turf, would he include in that the failure of his Government-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: I will use the 30 seconds if I am allowed.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The Government brought forward statutory instruments earlier this year to address the issue in regard to horticultural peat and its harvesting. The decision of the High Court later in the year left the Government in a position whereby it would need new legislation in order to counteract that. It will face the loss of a further 4,000 jobs in that sector of that industry unless it addresses...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: The Deputy should not forget the dogs in the street.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Dec 2019)
Barry Cowen: Withdraw the consultation.