Results 1-12 of 12 for cowen speaker:John Lahart

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 May 2023)

John Lahart: ...electoral days for my party, Fianna Fáil. Noel was considered part of the country and western element of the party, along with the famous Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Pat The Cope Gallagher, Brian Cowen and Albert Reynolds. One of the remarkable things about him was that he was appointed by Albert Reynolds, but also by Bertie Ahern. It says a lot about the personality of the man. ...

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

John Lahart: Does Deputy Cowen want a few minutes? I am sharing my time, in that case.

Accommodation Needs for New Arrivals: Statements (23 May 2023)

John Lahart: .... Consultation might seem time consuming and unwieldy but it must be done because we live in a democracy. This is not going to end and we have a significant part to play. I am conceding time to Deputy Cowen. Many of the points I wanted to make have been made by previous speakers. I assure any of my constituents who are listening that any points they wished to be made have been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2021)

John Lahart: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for including me. I was going to ask a further question about the UCC students - I ask that the Tánaiste follow up on the matter - but Deputy Cowen's point made a strong impression on me because I was not aware of the issue. His point is that the ESB, a commercial semi-State company, won a bid to be one of the electricity suppliers but failed to supply...

Expenditure Response to Covid-19 Crisis: Statements (Resumed) (17 Sep 2020)

John Lahart: ...decisions taken - this is a point I was going to come to later - the really tough decisions that involved incredible burdens for the Irish people which were taken by the former Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, and the former Minister for Finance, the late Mr. Brian Lenihan, then this country would not be in a position to borrow anything at any rate because our credibility internationally and in...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

John Lahart: ...therapy. They must then go to the bottom of the waiting list again and wait for another two or three years for more therapy. Unless their families have money, they cannot get the vital support and assistance they so badly need in their early developing years. As Deputy Cowen said earlier, were it not for Brexit, we would have been in an election scenario before now. We have done our...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (28 May 2019)

John Lahart: I will give Deputy Cowen 30 seconds of my time, if I can.

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

John Lahart: I commend my two colleagues, Deputies Cowen and Casey, for bringing this forward. I am a great believer that in a crisis - we are in the midst of a crisis - one exercises control of what one can exercise control of. There have been a lot of solutions put forward by the Government over the past year and a half. The summer saw a lot of kites being flown, acting as a screen for some of the...

Waste Disposal: Motion [Private Members] (4 Jul 2017)

John Lahart: ...Dublin because there are sufficient grounds for public disquiet in the manner in which some of these companies operate to such a degree that it is essential that a regulator be appointed. My colleague, Deputy Barry Cowen, wrote to the Minister in October last year and received no response when he alerted the Government to his concerns on a number of issues that had been brought to his...

Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2017)

John Lahart: ...It is one of the more successful brands. I came across a bottle of O'Hara's beer on a visit to Japan many years ago. The craft beer industry in Ireland only took off when our former colleague, Brian Cowen, introduced tax incentives for microbreweries in 2005. His decision gave the industry the incentive it needed to compete in a world dominated by large brewing conglomerates with very...

Housing (Sale of Local Authority Housing) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Jul 2016)

John Lahart: I thank my colleague, Deputy Cowen, for bringing this Bill to the House. My party and I believe this is a progressive Bill and I hope it will receive support from all sides of the House. As many speakers have said, we have a real longing to own our own homes, which is good. Owning a home offers people security for themselves and their families. It also gives people, and families in...

Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)

John Lahart: ...said this in the House before, in one of my first speeches - that could have been so different. I am intrigued as to where the former Minister, Deputy Kelly, is tonight. My colleague, Deputy Cowen, has made most of the points. There is no point in repeating them. The reaction from the public, as I have experienced it, is across all income brackets. It is obviously coming from...