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- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: They are the fairest across the board because they have been negotiated by the unions who clearly have made fundamental adjustments to original propositions.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: In having that respect for all of those unions, I now want them to have the time to assess-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----consider, decide and give their decision in respect of the paper and the propositions put before them by the Labour Relations Commission. This is, essentially, as the Minister has pointed out, the last of these adjustments and there will not be another one. The detail of the programme has already been set out-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----in the paper published by the Labour Relations Commission.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: We have discussed this matter in the past. Obviously everybody would like us to have appropriate centenary celebrations in 2016. A number of features in our capital city need to be attended to, including the military archives in Cathal Brugha Barracks, the courthouse in Kilmainham Gaol, the GPO itself and, as the Deputy mentioned, 14-17 Moore Street, which I have referred to as the lanes of...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: I have no objection to meeting individual groups. It is a question of availability and time. Clearly the relatives of the 1916 personnel have a particular allegiance, understanding and tradition.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is not an issue. When Deputy Adams asks me whether I am prepared to meet these people, the answer is "yes", of course. This is not an individual solo run by a Kerry man, although they are well able to do that. The Minister is charged with chairing the committee dealing with appropriate centenary celebrations and commemorations. In that sense, I believe the majority of Members of the...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: I want him to understand it is a matter of interest for everybody. We can report progress to the House as needs be.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: This is not a land tax.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Boyd Barrett was not a Member of the House at the time the land tax was being proposed.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: This is a property tax. It is a self-determining valuation system.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: If Deputy Boyd Barrett believes a bit of ground around a house is a sprawling estate, he needs to move out of his constituency and take a look at the country. The Deputy should travel the country. I think, although I am not too sure, I saw some of Deputy Boyd Barrett's supporters in Letterkenny yesterday. They were making a loud cacophony of noise about property and other issues.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: In any event, this is a property tax based on the value of the house. The valuation is set by the owner of the House who is liable for the property tax.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Revenue Commissioners will set out its communications process next week in the initial correspondence to those deemed to be the owners of the properties. Approximately 65% of the revenue derived from the property tax, which will be on a half-yearly basis this year, will be retained by local authorities for the provision of services to people in their respective areas.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: I hope I have answered Deputy Boyd Barrett's question. It is not a land tax, it is a property tax based on the house, the valuation of which is determined by the owner.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am interested in hearing where the Deputy got his information about big gardens and sprawling estates.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy must have heard about them through his private school education.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy spoke about gardens being used for commercial purposes. I do not know if he has a garden where he plants a few cabbages or potatoes for sale at the local market on Saturday mornings.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: However, the Deputy is entitled, given Ireland is a country in which there is plenty of land, to have the space to stand outside his house and look back at it to see if it has been painted properly.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)
Enda Kenny: What is being introduced is a property tax on the house. If the Deputy is proposing a tax on every square centimetre of land in the county, it is not appropriate to do so now.