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- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The people in those companies pay their contribution through their taxes.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The Opposition's proposed increase in corporation tax would be an increased taxation of every person and family in our country.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: This is what the repeated answers from the Opposition Deputies mean.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: They are in favour of higher taxation-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: -----not for the few but for everybody, for the ordinary people. It has been said again and again, and even the Opposition has admitted it, that no party seeks to privatise Irish Water.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The Opposition's refrain is, "What could future Governments do?" Is that how little confidence the Opposition Members have-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: -----in the ability of their arguments and claims to win public support?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The Opposition is admitting it has so little confidence in the claims it is putting forward that they will not be able to win seats and parties to influence future Dáileanna and Governments. The Government's track record is very clear. When we were on our knees, we did not privatise or sell stakes.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: This is our track record.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: I was prompted to speak by the speech made by Deputy Higgins and the interventions of Deputy Boyd Barrett. Every time a question is asked about how money can be found, the answer is always the same from those Members of the Opposition.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: It is always that we should tax the corporations. Regardless of what question is posed, the answer is always the same-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: We are told to tax corporations, introduce a wealth tax and tax the super rich. Of course, the corporations to which the Deputies refer are the corporations that employ 246,000 people in this country.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The people I stand here to represent are the people who work for those companies. They are people who go to those companies to earn a living with the skills they have acquired and contribute to our economy.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254 and 270 together. It is not clear from the Deputy's questions as to what aspect of use and sale of quad bikes he is referring. The Road Traffic Acts set out the legislation which must be complied with by users of mechanically propelled vehicles in a public place. For the purposes of road traffic legislation a “public place” means any public...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Improvement Scheme (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The Local Improvement Scheme remains in place and it provides funding for roads and laneways that Councils have not taken in charge. However, the maintenance and improvement of these is, in the first instance, a matter for the relevant landowner. There is no separate allocation for the LIS. Instead, local authorities may use up to 15% (up from 7% in 2013) of their initial Discretionary...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Authority Campaigns (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The Leading Lights in Road Safety Awards are organised and presented by the Road Safety Authority to celebrate the outstanding efforts of people to improve road safety in their communities. Neither I nor my Department has any role in the operation of the system or in the selection of Award recipients. I have referred the Deputy's question to the Authority for direct reply. I...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Safety (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The operation of the Certificate of Professional Competence system is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred this question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Safety (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The operation of the Certificate of Professional Competence system is the statutory responsibility of the Road Safety Authority. I have therefore referred the question to the Authority for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a response has not been received within ten days.
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Safety (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The information for 2014 is set out in the following table. CPC Centre - 2014 No. of Candidates No. of Passing Candidates Bus Éireann 10 10 Galway 30 24 Athlone 7 6 Birr 26 22 Mullingar 6 6 Letterkenny 24 17 Cavan 6 4 Dublin (Green Isle) 110 86 Dublin (Sheldon Park) 64 45 Limerick 30 22 Cork 37 31 LIT Limerick Students 42 22 DIT Students 13 4 Curragh (Armed...
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (17 Dec 2014)
Paschal Donohoe: The issue raised is a matter for the National Transport Authority (NTA) and I have forwarded the Deputy's question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a response within ten working days.