Hayes, Brian

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 728 No. 6

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Order of Business

Amendment put.
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Universal Service Charge: Motion

I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “recognises that: the programme for Government states that the universal social charge will be reviewed; the rein...More Button

I welcome the opportunity to debate this issue in the House. I am not sure whether Deputy McLellan was making her maiden speech, but I listened intently to what she said and congratulate her on her s...More Button

I find it difficult to stomach that a party can lecture the two parties of the Government about austerity when, in terms of its Administration in Northern Ireland, it is very good at austerity. It is...More Button

The Government makes no apology in setting out its ambitious programme for Government. The first aim of the Government is to renegotiate the terms of the IMF-EU deal. We believe the deal is not work...More Button

——they should bring forward their own proposals.More Button

Let those proposals be costed in a fair and independent way to see exactly whether or not they reach the parameters set. The call for the immediate abolition of the USC and reinstatement of the income...More Button

——the Government could not simply abolish the USC, and the system would default back to the old regime. Second, changing the tax system during the tax year presents significant problems. In this case...More Button

They were poverty traps.More Button

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Hear, hear.More Button

Gombeenism has been defeated.More Button

Hear, hear.More Button

I will get the information for the Deputy.More Button

Written Answers - Industrial Sites

The Working Group, established by Government, to develop a structured and coherent approach to the future management and development of the former Irish ISPAT site at Haulbowline, County Cork, is conc...More Button

Written Answers - Natural Heritage Areas

Skellig Michael is officially open to visitors during the season when a guide service is provided on the island by the Office of Public Works. The season, which in previous years was normally from m...More Button

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