Results 661-680 of 1,714 for speaker:John Dardis
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Newton's law is a universal law of economics.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Hear, hear. That is fair comment.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: I am sorry I could not get my briefing from the Minister. I thank all those who participated in this debate, particularly the Minister for Finance and the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, for their attendance and contributions to the debate. Several requests for a debate of this nature have been made over the past few weeks and I am glad that this evening's...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: I accept that economics is not an exact science but we can say with certainty that the reduction in personal tax rates led to increased revenue and economic activity and that the reduction in capital taxes also led to increased economic activity. I accept the point made by Senator McDowell that wider factors, such as the social partnership, also helped the economy. However, the reduction in...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: We attempted to create the wealth that would give the State the revenue to carry out the measures that are essential for the most vulnerable people in our society.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: I move: That Seanad Ãireann, ânotes the Government's commitment to keeping the public finances in a healthy condition and keeping down personal and business taxes in order to strengthen and maintain the competitive position of the Irish economy; âsupports the primary aim of current tax policy to expand our economy, reward work and alleviate the burden on taxpayers especially for those on...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: ââ over 450,000 net new jobs have been created in Ireland under this Government. Total employment has grown from 1.4 million in 1997 to 1.9 million in 2005. In contrast, when Fine Gael and the Labour Party were last in Government together, unemployment was more than twice the present level.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: I said at the outset that much of government comes down to choices. This Government has chosen and implemented policies that simultaneously generate growth, prosperity and employment while creating the most generous tax and welfare system in the world for single income families on the average industrial wage. This is a question of fairness. The Progressive Democrats' income tax strategy is...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: The policies of maintaining full employment and strengthening the competitive position of the Irish economy by means of low labour taxes has worked for Ireland. The take home pay for the average industrial earner has increased by more than â¬11,000, or 82%, since 1997 and far greater numbers of people are at work. Strangely, the Opposition claims that this reduction in taxes has been...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: That is not true.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: That was said about the British, actually, and it was Napoleon who said it.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: What about the amount of people working in the economy?
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: An extra 450,000 people are working in the economy.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Yes, but they are for one sector. The job losses are only in one sector.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Sorry, there is the agricultural sector as well. I forgot about the job losses in agriculture.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: At least such people will be coming home, not leaving permanently as they were when the Senator's party was in power.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Does the Senator feel better now?
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: What about capital gains tax?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: Senator Bannon can do that for them.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)
John Dardis: He is the leader of an underground movement.