Moore, SeánWednesday, 29 June 1966 |
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Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill, 1966: Second Stage (resumed).
A Leas-Cheann Comhairle——
I will waive my right to speak.
Committee on Finance. - Resolution No. 3: Tax in Respect of Certain Goods (Resumed).
Many wise words have been spoken on this Budget and yet, to judge by the speeches, we do not seem to get any nearer to a true appreciation of the difficulties facing the country and, indeed, Europe in...
Include the Ballymun scheme with the traditional building. Money had to be found for that and for other things, too.
The other local authorities say that but the Dublin fellows do not agree with it. Even Deputy Belton would not agree with that. I know that Deputy Tully and Deputy Belton are fair-minded men. They ...
No, £16 million.
I will stand by your figure if you give it to me. A Government cannot crib money; they have to get it by taxation. If you are to keep the housing drive going, you have to say: “We think housing is w...
It is being kept going. I am not going to fall into the trap of going back to 1957 or 1953. Deputy Belton knows what happened then. He knows that there was a complete mess made of the Dublin housing...
Every scheme was held up then.
Very few.
We passed a scheme a fortnight ago in the Deputy's own area.
Not so long. If you had your way and abolished the turnover tax, you would slow down housing still more. The Opposition should be honest and say that they accept the turnover tax because they have g...
It was in essence what I am saying now. I believe in facing facts although they may not be very palatable. It is the duty of any Parliament to face facts, both Opposition and Government; otherwise, ...
They will get it.
You people are trying to play two games at the one time and you cannot do it. You have to face facts and be honest with people. There have been references to the recent Presidential election and to ...
I am not going to discuss the election with the Deputy. However, I think he will find on the next occasion, when the municipal elections are held, that perhaps his Party will be rejected much more de...
I am calling for an honest approach from the Opposition to the problems which must be overcome. This Government set a headline for future Governments because when faced with grave difficulties, they d...
They have got the money for housing, for vocational education and for primary and secondary education. In regard to housing, we should look for a moment at our neighbouring island where there is a so...
I am not criticising their Government——
We have not got the same type of tax. Ours is much better.
We should try to see the difficulties of our own country at the moment. We are not alone in these difficulties. The great European countries like West Germany and Holland also have their problems an...
It is a good thing to break with tradition sometimes.
The Taoiseach broke with tradition when he introduced the Conditions of Employment Act which has become the workers' charter today.
The Taoiseach has spent his whole life breaking with tradition for the benefit of the workers. I have little more to say, except to pose two questions to the Opposition. The first is whether if they...
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