Results 61-80 of 98 for in 'Dáil debates' segment:1794899
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: I am glad that Deputy Cowen is back. I missed him.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Brian Cowen: It will be a while before Deputy Higgins sits beside Deputy Rabbitte again.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister might have to go down to "Parlon country" as well.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Brian Cowen: I am glad to be back.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Rory O'Hanlon: The Minister for Finance should allow Deputy Rabbitte continue on Question No. 7.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: I thought the staff in Iveagh House had finessed Deputy Cowen a bit but they obviously have not. When the Taoiseach says there is no departure from the programme as announced is he sticking to the 2007 date? Is he saying there has been no quantification of the cost in his Department of the implications of dispersing civil servants in eight other Departments to 53 locations? Has that aspect...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Bertie Ahern: Ed Walsh went to the trouble of talking on this issue and he kindly sent me a speech. He said we should assess and analyse all of these issues carefully and make decisions based on the criteria. Ed Walsh successfully moved to Limerick 25 years ago as he believed it was not necessary to centralise all third level education in just a few places. When he set up the national Higher Education...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Pat Rabbitte: He came from America, not from Dublin.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Bertie Ahern: Yes, but he moved to Limerick on the basis of decentralisation when he could have gone to any third level institution in Galway, Cork or Dublin at that time. He is in favour of decentralisation, but he urges caution. That is why we asked him to examine areas such as IT, industrial relations and human resource issues, which he mentioned in his speech, and individual implementation plans. I...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: At last there is something upon which the Taoiseach and I agree. The decentralisation programme makes sense. In light of the recent reshuffle, will the Taoiseach indicate what is the make-up of the Cabinet sub-committee on decentralisation? In the context of the remarks by Ruth Barrington of the Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies at a meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy's original question refers to the Taoiseach's Department.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: As does my supplementary question. Ruth Barrington stated that there had been no prior consultation with any of the State agencies. Will the Taoiseach indicate if a survey was carried out in his Department or, if he wants to be generous, in any Department or Government agency in respect of the willingness of people to sign up to a decentralisation proposal? If it is the case that Ruth...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Rory O'Hanlon: That question might be more appropriate to the Minister for Finance.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This is a complex problem and it deserves the Taoiseach's address. The Taoiseach provided some figures in his initial reply. Is he in a position to provide an estimate of the number of people who will be transferred from other Departments to his Department and vice versa? Will it be an exodus? In the review have people expressed an interest in transferring to his Department? Has he any idea...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Rory O'Hanlon: That matter would be more appropriately dealt with by the Minister for Finance.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I ask that the Taoiseach be as generous in his reply as possible.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Bertie Ahern: I will try to answer a number of those questions while complying with the Ceann Comhairle's ruling. Phil Flynn who reports to the special Cabinet sub-committee chairs the implementation group responsible for driving forward the process. There has been no change in the composition of the sub-committee in terms of the Departments involved but different Ministers have come on board since the...
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: No research was carried out.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Rory O'Hanlon: The Deputy should allow the Taoiseach to reply without interruption.
- Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: How did the Government reach that figure?