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	<title>Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>Hear, hear.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="435.1">Hear, hear.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-09T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>Deputies should reflect on the tax receipts that accrue from &acirc;‚&not;105 million.  Those who write about this sort of thing should be honest and give proper information to the public. I am pleased...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="433.1">Deputies should reflect on the tax receipts that accrue from â‚¬105 million.  Those who write about this sort of thing should be honest and give proper information to the public.</p><p pid="433.2">I am pleased with this proposal.  I hope all parties in the House will support it, in the interests of this important industry.  We should get real.  We should stop slagging people like William Hafner, the Maktoums and John Magnier, who supply a great deal of employment in this country, just because they do not live here.  That is not my business.  I am interested in people who want to invest in Ireland.  We do not ask Mr. Dell if he wants to live in Ireland - we are happy if people like him bring industry to this country.  If people provide jobs and pay their corporation taxes here, I am delighted to see them - they are very welcome.  Those who create jobs and develop enterprises here should be supported.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-09T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>Some 85% of the thoroughbreds that are bred in this country are exported.  That brings a substantial amount of money into this country.  We should not focus on the fact that people like the...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="431.1">Some 85% of the thoroughbreds that are bred in this country are exported.  That brings a substantial amount of money into this country.  We should not focus on the fact that people like the Maktoums, the Aga Khan and John Magnier may be based off shore.  They have significant enterprises in this country.  They provide large-scale employment and pay a great deal of tax.  It should be recognised that we live in a European Union of 27 member states.  People are entitled to live in any part of the 27 member states, as they wish.  All that matters is that their enterprises here are providing employment.  The people I have mentioned are providing large-scale employment in parts of the country that need it.  They are contributing to the Irish economy through those jobs.</p><p pid="431.2">It is up to the Members of this House to deal with the issue of the lack of control of offshore and on-line betting.  The United States has dealt with it by banning the use of credit cards for betting purposes.  One cannot engage in on-line betting unless one uses oneâ€™s credit card.  If those involved in such activities are not prepared to contribute to the fund, I will propose the introduction of a similar ban here.  In the US, Japan and France, the racing industry owns its own gambling product and all profits come back into the industry.  In Australia, all off-course betting is controlled by state-licensed tote betting.  The only people who have to contribute to the levy are on-course bookmakers.  Ireland and Britain are unique in that we have given many people licences to make substantial profits without expecting them to contribute to a fund that supports those who own, train and ride horses and those who own racecourses.  I have no sympathy for bookmakers who moan and groan about the 2% levy.  Incidentally, it does not come out of their pockets - they can build it into the odds they lay.  If they can deduct 5% of on-line bets for themselves, they can deduct 2% for the levy just as easily.  If we had such a system, there would be no suggestion that the taxpayer funds racing.  The taxpayer does not fund the racing industry.  It is funded from a levy, as it should be.  Nobody in the horse racing, bloodstock or greyhound racing industries wants taxpayers to put their hands in their pockets to provide prize money.</p><p pid="431.3">We should go a little further.  The Exchequer funds generated by the racing industry, for example through employment, far exceed the State moneys that go into the industry.  Many other industries get all sorts of State support.  The horse racing industry does not get grants from Europe or anywhere else.  The Curragh racecourse in County Kildare, which is represented by Deputy Stagg, is a perfect example of the magnificent establishments I am talking about.  I hope it will soon be the greatest example of a racecourse in Ireland.  It will bring in a significant amount of money.  Somebody told me recently that the Galway and Punchestown racing festivals are worth a combined â‚¬105 million to their local economies.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-09T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>Yes.  Prize money in racing meets only a small part of the cost of maintaining a horse.  Since the introduction of this levy and this fund, the number of horses in training has increased by 41%....</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="429.1">Yes.  Prize money in racing meets only a small part of the cost of maintaining a horse.  Since the introduction of this levy and this fund, the number of horses in training has increased by 41%.  In other words, more people than ever before are employed in training centres.  There has been an increase of 41% since 2000.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>I join with other Members in seeking to quell the misconception that the taxpayer is subsidising the horse and greyhound industry, both of which, as has already been stated, employ in the region...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="427.1">I join with other Members in seeking to quell the misconception that the taxpayer is subsidising the horse and greyhound industry, both of which, as has already been stated, employ in the region of 29,000 to 30,000 people.  That is the reality.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2009: Motion | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>Hear, hear.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="425.1">Hear, hear.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-09T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
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	<description>I am giving an example of trying to do something, and then seeing these measures that are totally contrary to what we are trying to do introduced in the budget, never mind the problem of...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="450.1">I am giving an example of trying to do something, and then seeing these measures that are totally contrary to what we are trying to do introduced in the budget, never mind the problem of increasing costs for industry.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g448.0</link>
	<description>With respect, this is one example of the lack of direction in this budget.  We do not know where we are going.  The people hit by this are those who commute the most and commercial enterprises....</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="448.1">With respect, this is one example of the lack of direction in this budget.  We do not know where we are going.  The people hit by this are those who commute the most and commercial enterprises.  We are driving up costs again.  As my colleagues said, we went to the trouble of establishing an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security.  The Greens boasted that they were instrumental in the setting up of this committee, but at every handâ€™s turn we do the direct opposite to try to deal with the issues at hand.  Transport is one of the greatest emitters of CO2.  Rather than encouraging people to use diesel instead of petrol we raise the cost.  There is no attempt to meet the targets we set for ourselves and which are being set for us.  We are going to find ourselves spending hundreds of millions of euro on fines for not meeting our targets.</p><p pid="448.2">If this were part of a plan I could understand it, but I wish we would stop wasting our time and not pretend we are trying to do something about CO2 emissions.  We should lead by example.  An all-party committee went to the trouble of producing a Bill on offshore renewable energy.  We launched it nearly two months ago and have not heard a dickie bird since from the Government.  An all-party committee produced a piece of legislation to modernise-----</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g446.0</link>
	<description>I just want to make a point.  I do not want much time, I just want to make my point.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="446.1">I just want to make a point.  I do not want much time, I just want to make my point.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g443.0</link>
	<description>I do not need 20 minutes.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="443.1">I do not need 20 minutes.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g441.0</link>
	<description>Give us five or ten minutes to make a point.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="441.1">Give us five or ten minutes to make a point.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g439.0</link>
	<description>So what?  There is plenty of time.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="439.1">So what?  There is plenty of time.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g437.0</link>
	<description>It is 9.15 p.m. and we have until midnight, yet I am told I have one minute to make a point on this issue.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="437.1">It is 9.15 p.m. and we have until midnight, yet I am told I have one minute to make a point on this issue.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-07.405.0&amp;m=63#g434.0</link>
	<description>As we are sitting until midnight I fail to see why we are all rushed and have not five minutes to make a contribution.  It is ridiculous and is typical of what happens in this House.  We are...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="434.1">As we are sitting until midnight I fail to see why we are all rushed and have not five minutes to make a contribution.  It is ridiculous and is typical of what happens in this House.  We are being rushed.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-07T21:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>State Airports. | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-04-02.577.0&amp;m=63#g604.0</link>
	<description>Question 8: To ask the Minister for Transport  the continency plan in existence in the event of wide-scale strikes in major airports here; the contact he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="604.0"><i>Question 8:</i> To ask the Minister for Transport  the continency plan in existence in the event of wide-scale strikes in major airports here; the contact he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority and the unions in order to avoid wide-scale disruptive actions at airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.  <b>[13759/09]</b></p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-04-02T16:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Social Partnership. | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-03-31.99.0&amp;m=63#g138.2</link>
	<description>We were aware of that fact.</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="138.2">We were aware of that fact.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-03-31T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Social Partnership. | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-03-31.99.0&amp;m=63#g134.2</link>
	<description>I wish to make it clear that we tabled&acirc;€”&acirc;€”</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="134.2">I wish to make it clear that we tabledâ€”â€”</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-03-31T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Social Partnership. | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-03-31.99.0&amp;m=63#g131.3</link>
	<description>When we were talking about tweaking the pension levy I presume the Taoiseach&acirc;€™s criticism was not intended for this side of the House.  He may not be aware that an amendment was tabled by the...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="131.2">When we were talking about tweaking the pension levy I presume the Taoiseachâ€™s criticism was not intended for this side of the House.  He may not be aware that an amendment was tabled by the Fine Gael Party through Deputy Bruton, on which I spoke, seeking to tweak the pension levy in favour of the lower paid and that the loss of revenue would be made up by increasing the top rate by a small amount.</p><p pid="131.3">The criticism that has been levied about people putting forward proposals, taking away money that he is trying to raise, is unfair.  It begs the question as to the role of an Opposition in a democracy â€” when people cannot accept good amendments, meant in good faith and tabled in response to a Government proposal, which it now appears the Government is prepared to discuss with bodies outside this House.</p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-03-31T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Order of Business | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-03-24.180.0&amp;m=63#g221.0</link>
	<description>Will the horse and greyhound racing fund come back to the House and will we have an opportunity to discuss it?  Large sums of money are being lost to the industry as a result of the growth in...</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="221.1">Will the horse and greyhound racing fund come back to the House and will we have an opportunity to discuss it?  Large sums of money are being lost to the industry as a result of the growth in Internet betting.  That is why I would like it to be debated here.  What steps will be taken to deal with this loss?  I agree with the sentiments of the motion but I seek an increase in the revenue and clarification for those who seem to think that money provided for horse and greyhound racing is a grant.  It is not a grant and does not affect other grants.  It is a levy imposed on bookmakers, as it should be.  Where and when will we take money from Internet betting which is growing considerably at the expense of the off-course bookmakers? </p>]]></content:encoded>
	<dc:date>2009-03-24T16:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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	<title>Order of Business | D&amp;aacute;il debates</title>
	<link>http://www.kildarestreet.com/debates/?id=2009-03-24.180.0&amp;m=63#g186.0</link>
	<description>On a point of clarification&acirc;€”&acirc;€”</description>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p pid="186.1">On a point of clarificationâ€”â€”</p>]]></content:encoded>
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