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- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: How does the Taoiseach justify refusing to impose a progressive taxation on this super-wealth when the increase of â¬5 billion in one year dwarfs the â¬3.7 billion he is imposing in cuts this year to pay off bankers and bondholders, with devastating consequences for our society, tearing strips from the health service and compromising education? These cuts are causing significant suffering....
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Since he can inflict cuts with no compunction at a week's notice, will he now bring in an emergency budget to provide for an emergency tax on wealth to alleviate the cuts and the tax burdens on ordinary people and, for a change, to make the super wealthy pay?
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: I asked the Taoiseach what is the argument, moral or economic, against the imposition of a levy on the super wealthy in our society in view of a very comprehensive survey which, incidentally, was not done by Deputy Ross but by a series of editors, sub-editors and researchers. To show how comprehensive it was, the business editor said some of the super-rich even got in touch to make sure...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Warren Buffett-----
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: As the Taoiseach knows, Warren Buffett has been one of the leading capitalists for decades. Put it in the Irish context, but some time ago he said: "While the poor and middle class fight for us in Afghanistan, and while most Americans struggle to make ends meet,-----
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----we mega-rich continue to get our extraordinary tax breaks." He went on to say: My friends and I have been coddled long enough by billionaire-friendly Congress. It's time for our government to get serious about shared sacrifice. When will the Taoiseach get serious about requiring not sacrifice, in view of the massive wealth they have, but a lot more from these wealthiest sections of...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----and which would provide the basis for public investment-----
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----which would create jobs? Why will the Taoiseach not bring in a wealth tax?
- Leaders' Questions (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: It is a matter for the Taoiseach.
- Cabinet Sub-committee Meetings (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet sub Committee on Health has met since the beginning of this year. [12201/12]
- Cabinet Sub-committee Meetings (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet sub Committee on Health has met since the beginning of 2012. [12522/12]
- Cabinet Sub-committee Meetings (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach see a role for the Cabinet sub-committee on health in regard to the health service meeting the challenge of the approximately 4,000 employees of the health services who have retired, roughly half of whom are nurses? Does the Taoiseach recognise this cannot happen without front line services being heavily and detrimentally affected, with enormous consequences for the health...
- Cabinet Sub-committee Meetings (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: There was too much pressure.
- Cabinet Sub-committee Meetings (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach will not be here next week.
- IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times in the past year that the IFSC Clearing House Group has met; if he will give details of the matters that were discussed; the actions taken as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12523/12]
- IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Does the Taoiseach have any concept of how incredible it sounds to ordinary people that he boldly stated the Government is opposed to a transaction tax? There are tens of billions of euro swirling around the IFSC and financial centres of Europe in all kinds of speculative ventures which are ongoing despite the crash. It resulted from the total deregulation of the financial markets and the...
- IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: -----that might bring in desperately needed revenue for the hard-pressed people of Europe for investment, etc.
- IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: In his reply the Taoiseach begged a supplementary question. His predecessor, Brian Cowen, said in May 2010, "The IFSC Clearing House Group identifies and considers issues of major concern to the long-term development of the national financial services industry in Ireland and also lists consideration of regulatory issues." To the knowledge of the Taoiseach has it analysed and reported on...
- IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: Who gave the loans?
- IFSC Clearing House Group (13 Mar 2012)
Joe Higgins: The Taoiseach rubbished the idea of a transaction tax on the billions of euro swishing around in the European financial markets with reference to London and Britain not having one. Judging from the reports about yesterday's meeting the Taoiseach had with the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, the chemistry was massive with people thinking they were seeing a remake of "Band of Brothers". Did...