Results 2,561-2,580 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: This is a typical reply. I am not surprised that the Minister of State has missed the whole point of the question. He has done his best not to answer it.

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: I am glad the Minister of State has attempted to answer it. I am shocked that he can tell me this issue was not raised at the meetings. We have business people and also ISME ringing us about this issue. The threat of attachment orders is preventing banks from giving overdrafts to certain businesses. I will explain the reason to the Ministers, if they regard this as complicated.

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: It is not a different question. I am glad to see it only concerns 2,200. The Minister of State, Deputy McGuinness, has been in business and so he will understand the threat of attachment orders. If an attachment order is put on a business, the Revenue can step in and clear out that business account, including any overdraft facility. Therein lies the problem and it is another reason, along...

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: I do not need a lecture from the Minister of State.

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: I accept the explanation and I ask the Minister of State to accept mine as being bona fide. I did not invent it and it is a concern of ISME and of small businesses. Will the Ministers talk to the Minister for Finance and others to see if this is an issue. I agree with the Minister of State that the Revenue Commissioners are normally very reasonable and very easy to deal with when it comes...

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: That is good. Will she please bear it in mind? I want our authorities to cut some slack to businesses that are genuinely trying. I have dealt with two or three already who are under immense pressure. ISME members are obviously feeling the heavy hand and I want the Minister to talk to that organisation. We are talking about the threat of attachment orders that can prevent a bank from...

Small and Medium Enterprise. (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: The Minister of State should talk to the banks as well.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: We are reflecting the reality on the ground.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: When we left we were creating a thousand jobs a week. That is not mismanagement; it is management.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: Deputy Byrne mentioned history, not me. He referred to it.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: It is the cost of business we are talking about.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: What planet is the Deputy living on?

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: We have been giving solutions for the last five years, if the Government had been listening.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: We have not. We have given plenty of solutions, actually.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: Let us talk about it. There is no problem with that.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: If the Deputy wants to take more time we can discuss it.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: Let us have a debate next week and discuss it.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: We do not get time to discuss it here.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: We would love to do that, but we are not allowed to.

Consumer Issues: Motion (Resumed) (10 Dec 2008)

Damien English: No, we do want a reduction in VAT. The Deputy had better read the motion.