Results 81-100 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche

EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Dick Roche: There is a critical difference between Fine Gael and Labour on the balance between cuts in spending necessary to reach the 3% figure. Deputy Gilmore, told the Dáil on 28 October he believed roughly a 50:50 balance between taxation and spending cuts was needed in the national plan. Fine Gael suggests the ratio should be 3:1. On property tax, about which Deputy Rabbitte was getting into a...

Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: He dodges the issues.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: The Deputy should look at his own Front Bench.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: The Deputy should look at his own Front Bench.

Seanad: Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: I am pleased to contribute to the debate on the Prohibition of Depleted Uranium Weapons Bill 2009 because, as Senator Norris noted, I have a particular interest in this issue. I commend Senator Boyle for highlighting the importance of this legislation. This House will be only the second legislature in the world to take this step. I am not a Member of this House but, if I was, I would vote...

Order of Business (16 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: It is telling us that the lecture in economics 101 is about to begin.

Order of Business (16 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: That is impossible as he will be at the ECOFIN meeting.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: Is it right of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle to shout a Minister down when she is in possession? I am very surprised at him.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: She is making an offer.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: It is an offer.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: Wait for the budget.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: Does Deputy Reilly favour consultants' salaries being cut?

Seanad: European Council: Statements (9 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: I thank Members for their contributions. I have taken more notes than what was in the original script and therefore I will go through the various points. Senator Donohoe made a positive contribution. He mentioned his concern about the reference to the private sector and the knock-on impact of that. I do not wish to strike a discordant note but the previous contribution raised the question...

Seanad: European Council: Statements (9 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: The Minister has given good leadership and his personal tragedy has touched us all. He is an excellent Minister and has been anxious to develop relationships with the Oireachtas, as am I. It is a concern that we share. Senator Quinn always makes a sparkling contribution. He discussed the impact of the growth in private debt on the current crisis and, of course, is correct. There has not...

Seanad: European Council: Statements (9 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: There were four main items on the European Council agenda for 28 and 29 October 2010. The first was the report of the task force chaired by Mr. Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, the second was preparations for the G20 meeting which takes place in Seoul later this month, the third was preparations for the Cancun conference on climate change and the fourth was preparation for a...

European Council: Statements (3 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: I propose that, as it is a more logical sequence.

European Council: Statements (3 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: I want to address some of the issues and members can then focus questions on the specifics. The discussion was logical until the last contribution. The Van Rompuy report and the discussions in the European Council were not about trying to force any member state into a difficult position. If Deputy Ó Snodaigh had taken the time to continue reading the conclusions, he would see that the...

European Council: Statements (3 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: I agree with Deputy Barrett. He and I have an unusual degree of consensus on rating agencies. It would make sense for the Commission proposals to be fast-tracked. There is something fundamentally bizarre about the existing rating agencies, in particular the major ones who were all involved in the crash in the United States and who were all saying up to a few days before Lehman Brothers...

European Council: Statements (3 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: I agree with Deputy Barrett that real difficulties exist. The Government and the European Union want the Cancún conference to deliver significant and ambitious targets. We also want intermediate steps to emerge from Cancún. This country has a particular interest in that regard. For example, we have made contributions on how industry, agriculture and forestry should be treated. Skill...

European Council: Statements (3 Nov 2010)

Dick Roche: We are committed to that. Member states have agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. We are anxious to go to the higher level but I do not think Europe can do that alone.