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Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, before section 2, to insert the following new section:?2.?The Principal Act is amended in section 2 by substituting the following for the definition of ?chargeable value?: ? ?chargeable value?, in relation to a relevant residential property, means the price which the unencumbered fee simple of the property might reasonably be expected to fetch on a sale in...

Seanad: Early Intervention and Economic Benefits: Statements (6 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the Seanad to discuss this important topic, one that needs greater attention from all parties. I share the Minister's support for greater levels of investment in early intervention programmes for children and her endorsement of universal services in this area. With my Sinn Féin colleagues, I have long advocated that the State learn from the Nordic countries which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: The theme of these discussions is Ireland and the future of the EU. It is important that we have a real debate about the future of the EU and that we start engaging more with the public about it, rather than just talking to each other, whether it is Members of the Oireachtas or Members of the European Parliament. We need to engage with the community where we live. Do the MEPs have any...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (13 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I missed the first part of the debate and the Minister's explanation, so I apologise if I mention things that have already been dealt with. I have some questions that might not be related to the amendment. This amendment refers to the legislation which allows a subsidiary to borrow money, and the interest and the capital could end up being repaid by the Exchequer. With regard to metering...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2013: [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (13 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: With regard to the transfer of powers, what discussions have taken place between the Department, senior engineers and representatives of water service workers? What concerns do these people have about the current and proposed governance arrangements? With current governance arrangements, what problems, if any, have been identified by the Department that it is hoped will be improved in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the delegates and thank them for coming to speak on this important issue. I would like to ask about Eurobarometer surveys and the attitudes of people in Ireland and across the European Union towards the Union and its institutions. There has been a decrease in confidence and trust in European institutions. Do the delegates think the reality of people's experience of the Union -...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House and acknowledge the comments by Senator Gilroy about the importance of listening to real stories about the real experiences of people in the real world. As legislators and elected representatives, it is important that we are able to listen to people and relay and record their stories in the Oireachtas to ensure their plight is known. There are 11 specific...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 2: In page 11, before section 5, but in Chapter 3, to insert the following new section: ?5.?The Minister shall within 3 months of the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann an analysis of the tax increases in this Act, and the total of tax increases and spending cuts of Budget 2013, setting out the continuing impact on people based on their gender,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: When does the Minister expect his adviser to report to him on this issue? When will we see the outcome of his adviser's research?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: No, that is fine.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: Yes.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: My party opposes the section for the reasons outlined by the Senator. Yesterday I addressed the matter in my Second Stage speech so I will not reiterate that only to say that my party opposes the section.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 8: In page 27, lines 8 to 26, to delete subsection (2).Recommendations Nos. 8 to 13 were tabled in the Dáil so I will not labour the point. They oppose the proposed changes to the taxation of the approved retirement funds, ARFs, and the approved minimum retirement funds, AMRFs. Will the Minister explain further to his response in the Dáil why he is not...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 9: In page 29, subsection (6)(b)(i), line 40, to delete "¤12,700" and substitute "¤18,000".

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 10: In page 30, subsection (6)(b)(ii), line 1, to delete ?¤12,700? and substitute ?¤18,000?.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 11: In page 30, subsection (6)(b)(ii), line 3, to delete ?¤63,500? and substitute ?¤119,800?.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 12: In page 30, subsection (6)(b)(ii)(I), line 6, to delete ?¤63,500? and substitute ?¤119,800?.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 13: In page 30, subsection (6)(b)(ii)(II), line 15, to delete ?¤63,500? and substitute ?¤119,800?.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Youth Guarantee and Ireland: Discussion (21 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome our guests. This is an important debate. I am compiling a report on the youth guarantee for the committee and everything our guests are saying will feed into that. If, therefore, I ask very specific questions, they will know why. The areas on which I wish to comment are: the practical and operational details of the youth guarantee; the successes and failures which have occurred...

Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2013: Second Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. When the Bill was taken in the Lower House, my party colleague, Deputy Dessie Ellis, acknowledged the need to review the system of motor taxation. He outlined a number of alternatives to what is proposed in the Bill. He highlighted that there was a need to review the system and to future proof it by redesigning the motor tax bands to reflect...