Dáil debates

Thursday, 30 April 2009

10:30 am

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

The Minister has indicated that he will establish this agency on an interim basis without reference to the House. That is unacceptable and I would ask him whether he will prepare heads of legislation in the coming weeks, as we were told. We were told last week that the entire legislation would be in place before the summer. However, if he is going to produce the heads, will he, in accordance with accepted precedent, present them to the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service so that there can be a proper input by the Oireachtas into the shape of the Bill before either the interim board or the system is bedded down? Out of respect to taxpayers and their representatives he should provide for that.

With regard to the forthcoming Finance Bill, the Taoiseach yesterday said the Government had taken €8 billion out of the deficit. He omitted to say that €6 billion of that had come from extra taxes that ordinary families will have to pay. Tomorrow we will have the extraordinary situation whereby a person on €36,000, an average industrial wage, will be paying tax at the rate of 51%.

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