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[-said]: I have a very vivid memory of going to Brussels on the final Monday and being on my own at the airport and looking at the snow gradually thawing and thinking to myself: this is terrible,
aljazeera 10-JUN-11
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[ described]: He was a brilliant scholar whose early promise as a student was fully vindicated in his subsequent career as a barrister and public representative. 'As Minister for Finance, Brian had to confront challenges, the scale and gravity of which were unprecedented in the history of the State. 'Despite his illness, he faced up to those challenges with extraordinary but characteristic dignity, courage and good humour. 'Brian's death is an enormous loss to public life in Ireland.
RTERadio 10-JUN-11
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[-recalled]: I have a very vivid memory of going to Brussels .... being on my own at the airport, looking at the snow gradually thawing, and thinking to myself: This is terrible,
AP 10-JUN-11
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[said:]: I would say that, yes.
examiner 25-APR-11
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[admitted:]: I didn't feel that it would be the appropriate time to alert the public.
irishsun 25-APR-11
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[said:]: The major force of pressure for a bailout came from the ECB.
independent 25-APR-11
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[recalled:]: The Commission felt that Ireland should be given a chance to see whether it could survive. I don't think the Commission was anxious to bounce member states into a programme. That was my strong impression from my discussions with commissioner Rehn.
independent 24-APR-11
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[responded:]: I refused and said I wouldn't participate on that basis; that my Government had the sovereign right to decide how it conducted these discussions.
independent 24-APR-11
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[said:]: There was no question of our entering the facility raised by [Mr Rehn].
irishtimes 23-APR-11
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[last night said:]: We would have had to put money into Anglo anyway by that point.
independent 20-APR-11
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[said:]: He doesn't actually make much comment about me at all. His main criticism is about the <name id=
irishsun 20-APR-11
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[said:]: He doesn't actually make much comment about me at all. His main criticism is about the Central Bank, the Financial Regulator and the boards of the banks.
eecho 19-APR-11
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[ said]: The news this morning that a former AIB bank executive received €3m remuneration in 2010 will be greeted by anger, frustration and disbelief by the Irish public,
eecho 19-APR-11
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[ said]: The clear assumptions of these stress tests are very dangerous for this economy, because unless our house purchase market, and unless investment takes place in the property sector generally, we will not have any economic recovery,
eecho 31-MAR-11
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[said:]: It was a huge national referendum on the downturn and the 14 years we were in Government. People voted to get rid of Fianna Fail out of Government.
sundayworld 07-MAR-11
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[said:]: No action is required to be taken by depositors following the making of the transfer orders by the High Court.
independent 25-FEB-11
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[answered:]: I set a priority on building new schools throughout the area as quickly as possible and that was done and the finances were secured.
dublinpeople 22-FEB-11
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[-says]: We all partied,
independent 20-FEB-11
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[said:]: I'm annoyed by his comments because he suggests in the last paragraph in his statement of outright defamation that I was kow-towing to private interests in a confused way.
argus 18-FEB-11
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[said:]: I am annoyed by his comments because he suggests in the last paragraph of his statement of outright defamation that I was kow-towing to private interests in a confused way. He doesn't seem to understand the basic fact that two of the directors were acting in the public interest reporting to me from the board of the society.
eecho 18-FEB-11
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[-said]: It is clear from reports that his assertions cut little ice with Mrs Merkel’s German colleagues
irishtimes 15-FEB-11
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[-said]: They tend to minimise their exposures, they have to maintain confidence in their system, so they are reluctant to tell you when there is a real difficulty,
independent 13-FEB-11
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[-said]: What surprised me at the meeting was how great the funding pressures were throughout the system. That was the critical issue. The fact was that the funding available to any of the banks in the system was at best a matter of weeks,
independent 13-FEB-11
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[-added]: We weren't convinced that the message a nationalisation would send out in the circumstances of funding declining in all the banking system would have been a strong message for the country,
independent 13-FEB-11
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[ said]: At that time, the EU negotiators, particularly the ECB, refused to consider this,
independent 13-FEB-11
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[said:]: A request came through from the chairmen and chief executives of the two main banks, Allied Irish and the Bank of Ireland, to meet me and the Taoiseach about their problems.
independent 13-FEB-11
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[-said]: One of the bankers present suggested that we should examine the option of nationalising Anglo Irish and one other institution,
independent 13-FEB-11
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[-said]: We were very suspicious about the level of bad debts in the banks linked to property sector, but we weren't in a position to form a judgment on that,
independent 13-FEB-11
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[-said]: encouraging signs
irishtimes 11-FEB-11
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[ said]: His current assessment was that he would be surprised and disappointed if the figure of €35bn had to met, let alone the figure of 50bn,
breakingnews 10-FEB-11
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[ said]: Here we have the next person who, according to the bookies, is the odds-on favourite for Taoiseach, and he?s reluctant to communicate with the people at a time of economic crisis,
irishsun 08-FEB-11
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[ said]: Here we have the next person who, according to the bookies, is the odds-on favourite for Taoiseach, and he’s reluctant to communicate with the people at a time of economic crisis,
breakingnews 08-FEB-11
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[-told]: A recovery is taking place,
independent 06-FEB-11
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[said:]: We have secured €20.5 billion of the €30 billion adjustment needed to bring our budget back close to balance.
irishtimes 03-FEB-11
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[said:]: The debate in this election should be about how we secure and consolidate that recovery, that’s absolutely vital, and how we maintain the economy on a pathway of sustainable growth and job creation.
irishtimes 03-FEB-11
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[said:]: It may be revisable, it may be changed during the election campaign.
irishtimes 03-FEB-11
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[insisted:]: In fact, I was joint second in the final elimination, but let’s not argue over details.
examiner 27-JAN-11
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[said:]: You are always disappointed in any contest. That's politics but you accept the secret ballot and you move on.
independent 27-JAN-11
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[-said]: We have reached the agreed timetable to allow for the finance bill to pass all stages by January 29 (Saturday),
news 25-JAN-11
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[-told]: I think it's a good day's work, and it is important for the country that we are seen to unite at least in dealing with this measure,
peopledaily 25-JAN-11
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[said:]: The Universal Social Charge represents a very substantial change to our tax system. It is based on the principle that everybody must pay according to their means.
corkman 25-JAN-11
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[said:]: History will pass verdict on Brian Cowen and I believe history will be kinder to him than current comment.
herald 25-JAN-11
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[said:]: I am confident I have the energy and stamina to meet the physical and mental demands of the position of leader.
irishsun 24-JAN-11
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[-said]: We do need a tight timetable, I accept that. I will hear what the opposition have to say this afternoon. I will set out for them the practical difficulties,
smh 24-JAN-11
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[-said]: It's important for the country that we are seen to unite at least in dealing with this measure,
AP 24-JAN-11
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[ said]: I am not at all perturbed by the fact that some deputies have declared their support for Micheal Martin. In my view, the party should not be bounced by public declarations on a secret ballot next Wednesday. What matters in the end is the ballot of the Fianna Fail Dail Party,
irish 23-JAN-11
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[ said]: I accept that we have to accelerate the timetable for the General Election,
irishsun 23-JAN-11
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[ said]: Clearly we can discuss whether a shortened period is possible (but) the idea that the finance bill could be enacted within one week is an unrealistic one,
reuters 23-JAN-11
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[said:]: Certain taxpayers and agents are aware of this requirement and they persistently resist or refuse to either agree liability or pay the settlement which does not allow Revenue publish the relevant details.
irish 22-JAN-11
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[ stated]: The Taoiseach has had his difficulties,[*]I'll make no secret of the fact
theirishworld 19-JAN-11
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[-told]: the only person to lead Fianna Fail into the election,
cnn 19-JAN-11
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[-added that]: made it clear that current financial matters made it impossible for me to disrupt the good working relationship.
earthtimes 18-JAN-11
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[ said]: The whole question of the European facility funds is under discussion this evening,
eubusiness 18-JAN-11
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[-said]: My intention is to ensure that Ireland gets a better deal,
earthtimes 18-JAN-11
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[said:]: I made it clear at all stages that I was very flattered at their interest in me being leader of the party ... but made it clear that current financial matters made it impossible for me to disrupt the good working relationship.
guardian 18-JAN-11
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[-told]: There's no item on the agenda this afternoon relating to confidence of the leadership so the issue is not formally before the meeting. You tell me there is intensive speculation -- I'm not a party to that speculation,
thestar 13-JAN-11
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[-says]: contractual issues
irish 02-JAN-11
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[added:]: I intend to contest the next General Election. My name is being put forward for a convention, which will take place in January, in my own constituency of Dublin West.
irish 27-DEC-10
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[-said]: We wouldn't have had Allied Irish Banks on the 1st of January if this investment wasn't made,
WashingtonPost 25-DEC-10
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[said:]: We are going to have to accelerate the phasing out of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide very early in the new year.
independent 24-DEC-10
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[said:]: We wouldn't have had Allied Irish Banks on January 1 if this investment wasn't made.
herald 24-DEC-10
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[-told]: The markets are not willing to invest in the Irish banks because they do not have confidence in them,
u 23-DEC-10
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[ said]: The order allows the minister to provide capital so as to ensure AIB meets its year-end capital requirement,
arabpolitical 23-DEC-10
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[said that:]: contrary to public perception, a lot of changes at director level at the covered institutions have taken place
herald 21-DEC-10
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[said:]: extraordinary and exceptional challenges still face our banking system and the economy, and there is a strong public interest in the introduction of the extensive ministerial powers included in this Bill
irishsun 16-DEC-10
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[-said]: The suggestion that the opposition could negotiate a better interest rate from the IMF is, frankly, laughable,
irishsun 16-DEC-10
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[-said]: It is the only realistic basis for our path to recovery,
eubusiness 15-DEC-10
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[indicated that:]: this is difficult territory in legal terms but we believed that this is the means by which we can ensure that bonus payments aren’t paid and do so in a way that withstands legal scrutiny
irishsun 15-DEC-10
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[said:]: I appreciate that AIB was not in a position to put up a sworn defence in the High Court proceedings and that the Executive Chairman and the Board have acted with complete propriety in this matter.
theirishworld 14-DEC-10
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[said:]: One lesson that my department has learned is that they don't control the news flow. Somebody dropped the ball in the sense that the information was provided at a very sensitive time.
herald 14-DEC-10
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[said:]: I appreciate that AIB was not in a position to put up a sworn defence in the high court proceedings and that the executive chairman and the board have acted with complete propriety in this matter.
guardian 14-DEC-10
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[-wrote]: The provision of further state funding to AIB will be conditional, inter alia, on the non-payment of any bonuses, no matter when they may have been earned,
upi 14-DEC-10
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[-told]: It is expected that the drawdown of the external funding element will begin early in the new year,
chinadaily 11-DEC-10
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[insisted that:]: any attempt to single out a group of income taxpayers for penal treatment in a retrospective way would of course be entirely impossible
irishsun 11-DEC-10
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[-said]: The scale of this adjustment is demanding but it demonstrates the seriousness of our intent,
irishsun 10-DEC-10
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[-told]: As far as the future is concerned I do propose to introduce the amendment to the finance bill to put this matter beyond any doubt and provide a high rate, a 90 percent rate of charge on any ... bankers’ bonuses,
irishsun 10-DEC-10
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[-told]: As far as the future is concerned I do propose to introduce the amendment to the finance bill to put this matter beyond any doubt and provide a high rate, a 90 percent rate of charge on any ... bankers' bonuses,
irishsun 10-DEC-10
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[said:]: Two weeks ago all public parties in this house supported a motion calling for the maintenance of the 12.5 percent corporate tax rate. Our commitment to the 12.5 percent rate was restated in the national recovery plan. I welcome recent comments by European finance ministers who understand the importance of this issue to Ireland. There will be no change to Ireland's corporation tax rate.
peopledaily 09-DEC-10
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[-said yesterday]: small sums
examiner 09-DEC-10
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[said:]: serious mistakes
herald 09-DEC-10
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[-told]: Everyone in this country has to contribute something in the present crisis,
irishsun 09-DEC-10
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[said:]: I'm in good health.
irish 09-DEC-10
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[said:]: No government in Europe has dishonoured senior debt throughout this crisis.
ft 09-DEC-10
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[-said]: worst crisis in our history.
irishsun 08-DEC-10
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[ said]: Loan losses on this scale are unforgiveable. They reflect the recklessness of lending decisions during the bubble years and the weakness of the previous regulatory framework. We must ensure they never happen again,
irishsun 08-DEC-10
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