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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Deputy Mulherin might take up that issue separately.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: There are two questioners offering and we are a little caught for time so-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Is Mr. O'Rourke suggesting 80% of the heat goes up the chimney?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: When an issue arises on foot of an inspection, the required work, while obviously very unpleasant, will be very expensive. Can we ensure that the financial fallout will not bring itself to bear on the hard-pressed householder in so far as this is reasonably practicable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Can Mr. Layde reply to that, after which I will wrap up?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: A final point from Deputy Naughten.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy is talking about carrying out the remedial works.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: That is a fair point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (4 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Tá an cruinniú críochnaithe anois. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Who was it got us the bank guarantee?
- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: What does Deputy Adams tell them?
- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: We never tied anybody up.
- Financial Resolution No. 6: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I support this measure for very obvious reasons. The right-wing ideology manufactured and developed in recent years is not the fault of this Administration. This resolution should be welcomed on the basis that the matter is being dealt with.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Who costed that? Deputy Mac Lochlainn should table a parliamentary question.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: This is a progressive measure. This is one of the measures in this budget that taxes wealth. I cannot reconcile any party which pretends to be or thinks it is left wing which opposes taxation of wealth and-----
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Let me finish.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: One hears ideological reasons being put forward in opposition to a measure which are based on economics which, to say the least, do not stand up, because those who support that economic school of thought are amateurs. Not one individual to the left of my party went to the Department of Finance to cost his or her proposals.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: There is too much at stake in this country-----
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: -----to return to the economics of former taoisigh, Mr. Brian Cowen or Mr. Bertie Ahern. This is a game that requires serious politicians with serious figures, not a bunch of amateurs who table parliamentary questions and use the basis of that to pitch party policy.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: It is comical in the extreme.