Results 22,621-22,640 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the fact that the Minister has listened and given this very small concession. This is not a political thing because it is too important. What happens in January? The Revenue and the Department of Finance will select the primary parent based on-----
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I asked, but I probably was not clear-----
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: So that will have to be returned to Revenue. Anybody who receives a payment-----
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I move recommendation No. 7: In page 20, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“(5) Where a primary carer has insufficient income to avail in full of the single person childcare credit the other parent may avail of the full or unused amount of the credit, on condition that the other parent has met any court ordered maintenance payments.”.The Minister made an amendment...
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister has made reference to principles on a number of occasions, but perhaps there are other principles we need to consider. The Minister is talking, in the main, about the tax code and that is his job as Minister for Finance. However, by including this provision in the Bill, he is creating a hierarchy in parenting. He is creating a so-called primary carer or primary parent, which...
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: May I have a copy of the Minister's note? I would like to get my head around the detail of the scheme. Is the figure three times the grant amount? If, as in the case to which I referred, someone had work done for €10,000 and received a €5,000 grant from the local authority, is it the case that he or she could not claim any sum under €15,000?
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for the explanation.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I move recommendation No. 3: In page 11, line 30, to delete “€5,000” and substitute “€2,000”.The purpose of the recommendation which is not 1 million miles from the recommendation in the name of Senator Kathryn Reilly is clear. The Fianna Fáil recommendation proposes to reduce the threshold to €2,000, whereas Sinn Féin's...
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for his response and for his useful explanation. I accept the Minister's answer on the spreading of the tax credit over a couple of years. It is sensible. I will not push that recommendation. I have a further question for him on a matter not specific in the Bill. The local authorities operate disabled persons' grant schemes and accessibility schemes for upgrades to...
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I move recommendation No. 2: In page 10, to delete lines 42 and 43, and in page 11, to delete lines 1 to 4 and substitute the following:"(I) in the year in which the qualifying work was carried out by an amount which is the lesser of-(I) The specified amount of the payment or payments, and (II) The amount which reduces the income tax of that year of assessment to nil,".This recommendation...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No, it is not. Votáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: A lot of wind.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Why are the Stages not broken up?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It would allow us to address more recommendations.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: That would be perfect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister attending for the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Have I the floor, a Chathaoirligh?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Cathaoirleach has not started the clock, excellent. I cannot agree to the Order of Business. What is the rationale for taking Committee and Remaining Stages of the Finance Bill? Yesterday we had a decent Second Stage debate with the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes. We have a number of substantial amendments tabled and we will have no-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We have a number of Committee Stage recommendations.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: As I said yesterday, as indicated-----