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- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----to see that there are alternatives, for example, on the septic tank issue? A public investment remediation scheme-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----that would put similar amounts of public funds, as went into the urban areas to take our sewage away, into rural areas-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----would not only resolve the problem but create thousands of jobs for construction workers, drainage engineers and others and begin to regenerate the economy that austerity-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----the troika and the gamblers have wrecked. A simple alternative-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Can I ask the Taoiseach to understand as well-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Is it any wonder, in fairness? Some of these Deputies have had their training in the Ballymagash district council, judging by their behaviour this morning.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Can I ask the Taoiseach to understand also that as an alternative to further crushing burdens on working people and poor people-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----he could implement progressive wealth taxation on the top 5%, for example, which at 1% would bring in â¬2 billion a year? Why does he not look there instead of imposing further burdens on our people? Lastly, the Taoiseach mentioned Vita Cortex earlier.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Is it not disgraceful that his Government provides maximum fines-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, if the baying mob keeps going I cannot finish my question. It is quite simple.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: I must be allowed to put my question and the Taoiseach must be allowed to answer.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Let me round off, so.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach not think it is a disgrace that his Government is providing for maximum fines of â¬2,500 and â¬5,000 for decent people who are objecting to its taxes-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----when the Vita Cortex multi-millionaires can walk away-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----leaving workers in massive distress, with not a single sanction? The Taoiseach had better listen to what the people are saying or the Government will flounder on this. That will be clear in seven weeks time.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Five or six percent of the wealthiest may have registered; the vast majority will not. The Government will face this boycott-----
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: Answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: The Government is killing people.
- Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: The finance Bill is being published today. What is the precise timetable for the Bill? Would it not be appropriate to table an amendment to the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011 to deal with the issue the Taoiseach addressed earlier, namely, the contempt shown to workers by the likes of the Vita Cortex and La Senza bosses? Apart from the contempt and disgraceful abuse of workers, does...
- Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)
Joe Higgins: So the law is too weak.