Barry, PeterWednesday, 27 February 1980 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Order of Business.
He would prefer to see the White Paper.
Financial Resolutions, 1980: - Financial Statement, Budget, 1980.
For the third year running the Fianna Fáil Party have got it wrong. Having damaged the economy by the publication before the last general election of their manifesto, they have not, after three years...
The fact that the Minister has not answered or will not answer is enough in itself.
I would have thought normal courtesy would have given the information which I may not have in front of me.
Therefore, the increase in the price of petrol is not 20p but 22p plus any other added——
Is VAT included in the 20p?
I think the Minister for the information that VAT is included in the 20p increase in the price of petrol. The increase in personal allowances is £131 million and the motorist will be asked to pay £125...
It is regrettable that the Minister did not take this opportunity, instead of damaging further the tourist industry by the measures introduced in the budget, to introduce special measures to aid this ...
It was a valuable scheme which allowed some fringe companies in the textile industry to maintain employment. Many people would have been put out of employment if this assistance was not available. T...
That is a totally different thing. I understood from the Minister that the present employment maintenance scheme was being replaced after 1 April next by an EEC scheme. I now gather that there will ...
There is a scheme in existence at the moment that gives £5 a week to people who are employed in the textile industry. That scheme runs out on 1 April next and unless another scheme is introduced ther...
When the Financial Resolutions are being debated we cannot ask questions about this because it will not be part of the Financial Resolutions. It will come in later as part of the Social Welfare Bill i...
Item No. 6 says that Fianna Fáil will retain the notional system of taxation. (Interruptions.)
This makes great reading. It says that the accounting procedures of the ESB will be examined and brought up to date with a view to reducing the price of electricity and that Government policy will be...
Financial Resolutions, 1980. - Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise—Beer.
I will tell that to the fellows in the pub tonight.
They will go crazy about that in the pubs.
I do not think that would apply to the brewery mentioned by Deputy Pattison.
I wonder.
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