Results 241-260 of 10,567 for speaker:Barry Cowen
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Some committee members are present in the committee room and some are joining online. The next item on our agenda is post-budget engagement. I welcome Dr. Karina Doorley and Dr. Dora Tuda from the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI. I understand their colleague Dr. Conor O'Toole, who was due to address issues in the macroeconomic context, is unable to join us today. If in his...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Does anyone wish to comment or raise questions?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Apologies.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Can the witnesses deal with the matter that was raised by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae on rates and so forth?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: The Deputy had been saying at the beginning of the meeting that in the event that some questions remained outstanding that written responses will suffice.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Is Deputy Michael Healy-Rae saying that notwithstanding the provision that was in the budget on the rebate for those rates of €20,000?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Wait now, it is only-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Yes, but they are losing by as much as they had initially thought. However, I hear what the Deputy is saying and we will raise that with the secretariat with a view to managing a way in which it can become part of our work in the coming months to make recommendations in that regard.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: I thank the Deputy. Does Deputy Conway Walsh want to come in?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Was there provision for €2.25 billion, allowing for approximately 6% to 10% varying on the year, for the next four years in respect of increases in the development plan figures?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: To summarise before the meeting concludes, the report states the budget is progressive and there were higher gains for those on lower incomes compared with those higher-income households. There were higher gains for households with disabilities compared with those without disabilities. It was gender neutral, with a 2% gain for males and females in terms of disposable income average....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Some people would tell you they would do away with the first home scheme and the help-to-buy scheme. With those in place, we are at full capacity. Without them, if we are not at full capacity, we are losing ground and many would say we are not making enough ground in housing. People talked about this not being a housing budget. The biggest obstacle to housing targets being met, or being...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: If there were enough being constructed----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: -----but they are not being constructed because the capacity is not there in employment and the planning issue is a logjam that is holding back on the provision of much housing. I do not know what the budget could have done per seas a financial measure to address the issues that are there.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Engagement: Economic and Social Research Institute (18 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Exactly. I thank the representatives of the ESRI for their time. I thank them for responding to the various queries and questions, and comments. As always, we appreciate their expertise in these areas. I look forward to the other responses that are in the offing, in reference to Dr. Tuda.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: I thank the Tánaiste and his officials for making themselves available. Notwithstanding the welcome updates on Ukraine and the initiative in respect of our security, including our future security, and the mention of the various progress and potential as regards the future of Northern Ireland, I will focus on the immediate issue of the Middle East. I have talked to people in my...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: No one agrees with that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: The Tánaiste does not. We do not. No one does.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: He has said it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)
Barry Cowen: Deputy Carthy has his clip now. He is happy.