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Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: How will the Minister fund it? Will we have a Supplementary Estimate?

Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: The Minister will not even give costings and he has 300,000 public servants to help him.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the impact of the ending of fuel rebates on certain transport activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29094/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (15 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the impact of the withdrawal of fuel rebates under EU directives on the viability of school transport providers; and if fresh contracts will take this into account. [29093/07]

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the affordability of public sector pay increases at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29716/07]

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: I do not disagree with the Minister that expectations must be kept in line with realities, that we need to be conscious of competitiveness and that conditionality is vital in any public pay settlement. Against that background, how can he appeal for wage restraint from others when the Government will not apply it to itself? I cite the recent pay increase of 14% to the Taoiseach and similar...

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste set out two pillars of pay policy. One was that expectations should be in line with reality. How is an increase of €38,000 for the Taoiseach in line with reality that our economy is facing? The Tánaiste also referred to conditionality, value for money for the taxpayer or users of public services. Where is the value for money in the higher remuneration settlement? There...

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Everyone must tighten their belts except the Ministers. Where is the equity in that?

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Not universally.

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: That is not the issue.

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: That is not hypocrisy, the hypocrisy is the Government telling everyone to tighten their belts.

Benchmarking Awards. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Any independent person can see where the hypocrisy is.

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent of the shortfall in his tax projections made at the time the programme for Government was drawn up for the year 2010 as a result of his revision in economic growth; and whether he plans to review the commitments in the programme for Government as a result. [29717/07]

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: In the manifesto set out by Fianna Fáil, tax revenue for 2010 was projected at €61.4 billion. This manifesto, which committed to major improvements, will have a black hole of €4.9 billion by that year. The total for the improvements committed to is €5.2 billion if the commitment to have a surplus that year is included. Given that the Minister will have less than 10% of the revenue...

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: What are we to make of the programme for Government published in June to which all parties signed up? The Minister will not tell us how much it will cost but I estimate the total will be at least €7.5 billion. The total amount of revenue which in May the Minister stated would underpin it will not be there. Is the programme for Government a work of fiction or a genuine planning document...

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: The programme for Government was written after the election.

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Have they been agreed with the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats?

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: That is €184 billion. Will the Government deliver all of this?

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: Not the current——

Tax Yield. (20 Nov 2007)

Richard Bruton: There is a black hole in the programme for Government and the Minister will not face up to it.