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Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I asked a question on the equalisation of taxes-----

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: He is trying to get a few Labour Deputies back into the House.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: We supported it here. We asked about the equalisation of duties for diesel.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps they will take the lead from the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, and be sent to sunnier climes on holiday.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The question is about next winter. What will happen to make things better?

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy should put on that red shirt again.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: If the Tánaiste gives us five minutes, we will return them to him on the next motion.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Yes.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Tánaiste afford us ten minutes?

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: We will take ten minutes.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Government has shown schizophrenic tendencies in respect of VAT. In May it tried to create an aura in respect of job creation. It told us that the VAT reduction on the backs of private pensioners would create a flood of jobs in the tourism sector and help to get the economy going again. It made passionate pleas to get the people behind it. Now it is increasing VAT, seemingly in the...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Griffin is from County Kerry. He should know the benefits of tourism and that this measure will destroy the sector in his county.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy should recognise that the improvement is on the back of the impact of the ash cloud in the preceding year.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy should come out of the ash cloud. He is buried in fog.

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposed date for the publication of the taxi review group findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38382/11]

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this debate. This is a budget of severe cuts across many headings and those losing out will need time to assess its impact fully. Far from the transparency promised by Fine Gael and Labour in opposition, their first opportunity to present a budget has given us a slew of stealth taxes and increased charges wrapped in a Christmas stocking. This...

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I understand how it works but I do not intend to take a lecture from Deputy Varadkar or any of his colleagues in terms of painting a dark caricature of Fianna Fáil-----

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: -----and somehow create a cool clean hero image of people who came to power to solve problems and who will do things differently. Fine Gael bought the last election and put together many outlandish proposals it has not been prepared to stand behind.

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Fine Gael engaged in cynical politics to suggest that €1 billion in savings could be found from non-pay and administrative costs.

Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Timmy Dooley: It was cynical in the extreme to make these proposals and seek to buy the electorate. It has been done but the people will not buy it. It was cynical in the extreme to suggest senior bondholders would be burned when the Government has followed the same policies as the last Government in respect of the bank guarantee scheme and burning bondholders. I understand why the Government has to do...