Results 25,841-25,860 of 26,178 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Mansergh is in agreement with Fine Gael.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome both amendments. We speak about promoting a greener environment. Costs will go up and people are entitled to tax relief. I come from the practical school of politics and cannot understand why one cannot provide tax relief at source on environmental service charges. As the Acting Chairman, Deputy Cregan will be aware, there is one main environmental service company collecting...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: What about the Internet?
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Most people now file on-line.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the question of management charges, management companies receive a combined bill from a local authority or refuse collection provider. The simple solution is for them to divide the total amount among the units and allocate this sum to the unit owners' PPS numbers and return the information to the service provider which will then forward it to Revenue. All companies file P35s. There is...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It should not be an incentive, but a filing requirement.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the amendment. How can we deal with a situation where the relevant course is not available? Someone could be made redundant and want to move into a particular area.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The amendment requires that the course must be completed within six months. The relevant course might not be available.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The thrust of the amendment is to encourage people to retrain. I take the Tánaiste's point that a person can do this. However, by way of a practical measure, if it were to be extended by a small period, it could facilitate people. This is about retraining, not necessarily about the money.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Tánaiste review the matter?
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is nice to hear that.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I support the amendment. Considering rent relief, a single person receives â¬400 per year or â¬33 per month. The increase amounted to just over â¬3 per month. For a married couple the relief is â¬800, which is â¬67 per month, and the increase was just short of â¬7 per month. Ireland is changing and more and more apartments are being built. The balance will probably shift towards...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is a bit harsh.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to make a very brief point. For many parents now, child care costs are equivalent to a second mortgage. The general thrust of what is being proposed is good, where people can have their children minded in someone else's home, in an environment with which they are familiar. It is a very simple measure, which seeks to ensure a greater take-up of the scheme and make child care...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not often that I agree with the Government but Deputy Mansergh made the point that I was about to make. The point was that tax legislation is very anti-family. People are caught in a trap. For some people, it is uneconomic to continue to work because the cost of child care is so severe. In the last budget, they received an increase of â¬3.30 per week between child benefit and the...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: No one is making that suggestion.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is not a huge salary.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister said 80% of earners were paying tax at the standard rate. As regards young couples, in particular, both partners are being forced to work outside the home. In such a situation they will be able to avail of â¬26,400 extra in the standard rate band. We are talking about allowing people to stay at home to look after their children but under the current system, they cannot afford...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Tánaiste, rather â the Taoiseach, sorry.