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Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: We had the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, in specifically on the Mahon tribunal and issues around corruption and planning. So, there are several different Departments which have responsibility in this area. Senator Brennan raised the matter of sports capital grants which he might raise directly with the Minister of State with responsibility in this area, Deputy Ring. Senator Daly...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Fianna Fáil was in power when it signed up to commitments on property tax and so forth. It is worth reminding the Senators opposite of that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: Senator Keane supported the call for a debate on climate change and giving a positive news story on a conference on energy in 2013 supported by Fáilte Ireland, a welcome and positive initiative. Senator Walsh raised the budget, on which I have already spoken. Senator Healy Eames spoke about inviting Change Nation to discuss solutions and positive initiatives that can be taken in job...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator is unduly impassioned.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: What about pensions? What about the measures on capital gains and acquisitions?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There is an empty vessel across the floor of the House making a lot of noise about this.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: As Senator O'Brien knows well, there are 14 measures in the budget that are specifically targeted to tax wealth, a direct consequence of the position of the Labour Party in government.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: If Senator O'Brien-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: If Senator O'Brien bothered to read the objective commentary made overnight and today about the budget he will see it is generally acknowledged that this is a budget which targets wealth, as it should.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There is the property tax. For the first time we will see a tax that is squarely focused on taxing wealth and ensuring that those with the most will pay most. It is a property tax, rather than an income tax. Senator O'Brien well knows that when his Government was in office it focused purely on income-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: This is a far more progressive approach.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I reiterate that empty vessels make most noise.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There is no doubt about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I welcome that the Minister for Social Protection will attend the House today to deal with the Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: -----which will legalise humanist weddings. It was initiated as a Private Members' Bill in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It is a burning issue for many people and I am delighted the Bill has cross-party support. I remind Senator O'Brien that the Minister, Deputy Burton, will attend the House over several days to deal with the Social Welfare Bill and changes to social welfare.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: There will be plenty of time to debate the issues he wishes to raise.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: I renew a call to the Leader for a debate on the Middle East and Gaza, given that today and tomorrow will see the biggest ever international conference ever held in Ireland, with foreign Ministers from all over the world attending the OSCE meeting in the RDS. This is a significant event for Ireland and has brought a great number of people to the country, including US Secretary of State,...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator has promoted Senator Darragh O'Brien to Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2012)

Ivana Bacik: It was a Fianna Fáil Government which introduced the bank guarantee and led us into the troika programme.