Dáil debates

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

  • Prelude (0 speeches)
    Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30
  • Leaders' Questions (141 speeches)
    Yesterday I received another large bundle of freedom of information documents on the selection of primary care centres and the addition of centres at Swords and Balbriggan. One might be...
  • Order of Business (32 speeches)
    It is proposed to take No. 79, motion re disability funding and services (resumed); and No. 19, Budget Statements and the financial motions by the Minister for Finance, which shall be taken today...
  • Funding for Disability Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 speeches)
    The following motion was moved by Deputy Billy Kelleher on Tuesday, 4 December 2012:That Dáil Éireann: recognises:— the fact that there are over 600,000 people with disabilities...
  • Estimates for Public Services 2012: Message from Select Sub-Committee (1 speech)
    The Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2012 - Vote 37.
  • Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (276 speeches)
    Before calling on the Minister, I understand there is a slight delay in the book being circulated but the speech is available. That will be circulated in due course.
  • Allocation of Time: Motion (2 speeches)
    I call on the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Paul Kehoe, to move a motion in respect of the arrangements for dealing with the financial resolutions.
  • Financial Resolutions 2013 (1 speech)
    I move the following Financial Resolutions:
  • Financial Resolution No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (1 speech)
    (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 75 of the Finance Act 2003 (No. 3 of 2003), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 6 December 2012, by substituting the...
  • Financial Resolution No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (46 speeches)
    (1) THAT for the purposes of the tax charged by virtue of section 72 of the Finance Act 2005 (No. 5 of 2005), that Act be amended, with effect as on and from 6 December 2012, by substituting the...
  • Business of Dáil (5 speeches)
    On a point of order, while I do not wish to discommode the Ceann Comhairle in any way, it was presented as a fait accompli that the resolutions were to be grouped for voting purposes. While one...
  • Financial Resolutions 2013 (Resumed) (1 speech)
    I move the following Financial Resolutions:
  • Financial Resolution No. 3: Vehicle Registration Tax (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT section 132 of the Finance Act 1992 (No. 9 of 1992), which provides for the charging of excise duty (vehicle registration tax), be amended in subsection (3) – (a) in paragraph...
  • Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (0 speeches)
    (1)THAT the rate of the flat-rate addition to the consideration in respect of the supply of agricultural produce or an agricultural service by a flat-rate farmer be decreased from 5.2 per cent to...
  • Financial Resolution No. 5: Excise (95 speeches)
    (1)THAT in this Resolution – "Act of 1952" means the Finance (Excise Duties)(Vehicles) Act 1952 (No. 24 of 1952); "Act of 1992" means the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (No. 28 of 1992); "Act of...
  • Financial Resolution No. 6: Income Tax (12 speeches)
    (1) THAT Schedule 3 to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), as it relates to relief by reduction of tax, be amended by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph...
  • Financial Resolution No. 7: Universal Social Charge (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT section 531AN of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) be amended— (a) in subsection (1) by substituting the following for paragraphs (a) and (b): "(a) at the rate...
  • Financial Resolution No. 8: Income Tax (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT, as respects the year of assessment 2013 and subsequent years of assessment, section 122 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) be amended in subsection (1)(a) in the...
  • Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (92 speeches)
    (1) THAT section 470 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), as it relates to relief for insurance against expenses of illness, be amended with effect from 1 January 2013 in...
  • Financial Resolution No. 10: Income Tax (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT, as respects any payment or crediting of relevant interest (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997)) made on or after 1 January...
  • Financial Resolution No. 11: Life Assurance Policies and Investment Funds (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT Chapter 5 of Part 26 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), as respects the happening of a chargeable event in relation to a life policy (within the meaning of Chapter 5...
  • Financial Resolution No. 12: Capital Gains Tax (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT section 28(3) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997) be amended by substituting “33 per cent” for “30 per cent” in respect of the disposal of assets...
  • Financial Resolution No. 13: Capital Acquisitions Tax (0 speeches)
    (1) THAT, as respects a gift or an inheritance taken on or after 6 December 2012, the Table in Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 (No. 1 of 2003) be...
  • Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (252 speeches)
    (1) THAT, as respects a gift or an inheritance taken on or after 6 December 2012, the definition of “group threshold” in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Capital...
  • Financial Resolution No. 15: General (0 speeches)
    THAT it is expedient to amend the law relating to inland revenue (including value-added tax and excise) and to make further provision in connection with finance.