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- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Now we will have a change.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator came back with no news many a time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There he goes again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Fianna Fáil bankrupted the country. It closed down the country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Fianna Fáil pulled the country down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 21 Senators who contributed to the Order of Business. Senators Ardagh and Conway-Walsh raised the issue of the Paradise Papers. I join with Senator Ardagh in saying that, as a society and State, there can only be one tax code for all citizens. Any complex, labyrinthine way of getting around the paying of tax by tax residents of this country should be eroded. We all agree with...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: We are holding a consultative process to establish how we should, as a State, implement the remaining reforms. I have every confidence the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and the Government will work with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure there is compliance with our tax laws. If any Member has information he or she should share it with the Revenue Commissioners. In view of the Apple case, as...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not finished at all. The Senator did not let me finish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There she goes again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There she goes again.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I was in the middle of giving a response.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I did not hear Senator Leyden.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The introduction of new standards has already happened and was set out by Government. There is a commitment of funding for increased inspections. That has already commenced and now extra resources have been ring-fenced for 2018. A new system of compliance will be progressed as part of the change management plan for the RTB which the Minister, Deputy Murphy, announced in September, prior to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: A total of €7.5 million has been provided to local authorities for inspection purposes over the four years to the end of 2017. In addition, the Government has increased the provision for inspections with €2.5 million in funding to be provided in 2018. The Minister, Deputy Murphy, intends to further increase the annual allowance up to 2021 and €10 million will be...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I cannot speak for his state of mind, but he is very much committed to ensuring that-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: He is very much hoping to see both sides return to the mechanisms of the State. Whether he steps aside from the debate or not, I am not sure. However, he is willing, and he is urging both sides to go back to the mechanisms available to them. It is a very serious matter, because to be fair-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----the issue of rail is one which affects the travelling public. It is also one where the workers, who are frustrated at not having a pay increase, should have their pay demands met in some shape or form. The interesting point that I noted yesterday was that Dermot O'Leary, while on a debate on radio, was reluctant to have Deputy Ross get involved at all, because he felt that the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the remarks of President Trump, who said this morning in South Korea that he wanted to avoid military action. In answer to Senator Humphreys, the Citizens' Assembly produced a report last weekend, and I welcome its deliberations. The national mitigation plan and the energy White Paper reflect the recommendations that came from the Citizens' Assembly last weekend. As the Senator...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----and the previous Government, and all Governments who brought in any type of policy to ensure that as a nation we are open to business, deserves to be complimented. However, it does not behove us at all to come in here and play politics with it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Where I agree with Senator Leyden is on the point that we must ensure that the regions outside of Dublin and outside the M50, are prioritised for job creation. The Industrial Development Authority, IDA, did this when the Minister of State, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, was at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, and this is continued now by the Minister of State, Deputy...