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Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: The heavy gang is back. Former Minister for Justice, Mr. Paddy Cooney, is back.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: Sorry.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I have backed them all my life.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I paid them too.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I do not want the sheriff going near their doors. Will the Minister send the sheriff in as well?

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: One would nearly think it.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: The Minister is a waffler.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: It is not grá mo chroí rhetoric; it is factual.

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: I am not. The Minister would not want to be moving with the crowd behind him. He has not many of them.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed fuel rebate scheme for road hauliers will apply to agricultural contractors; if he will consider a proposal to extend the scheme to agricultural contractors; if his attention has been drawn to an assessment that was carried out on the benefits of such scheme and if this assessment included the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons a fuel rebate scheme for road hauliers cannot be introduced on 1 January 2013; if he is concerned that jobs and businesses may be lost in the sector due to the late introduction of the scheme; if he has considered introducing legislation to bring this into operation on 1 January 2013; the reasons he did not include the agricultural industry and farm...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance if the unfinished housing estates that were exempt from the household charge will be exempt from the new local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56726/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade in Illicit Goods (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to penalise criminals involved in the sale and supply of laundered, illegal or counterfeit products such as diesel, tobacco and clothing; if he has considered increasing the fines for such activity; his view on the resources available to the Revenue Commissioners and Customs to tackle this problem; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any concerns have been conveyed to him in relation to non-payment, underpayment or late payment for work done on projects funded by his Department since his appointment in March 2011. [56345/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Presidency (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has responded to the offer from an airline (details supplied) dated 20 September 2012, to offer an opportunity for the Irish EU Presidency to reduce the cost of the travel for politicians and officials between Brussels and Dublin; the reasons this offer has not been taken up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts Bill (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the organisations, bodies or persons with whom he has consulted with in relation to the Construction Contracts Bill 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56418/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any concerns have been conveyed to him in relation to non-payment, underpayment or late payment for work done on projects funded by his Department since his appointment in March 2011. [56417/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will itemise the amount of money saved, in tabular form, from the closure of each of the following Garda stations in CountyTipperary (details supplied); if he has asked the Garda Commissioner to put other measures in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56340/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the impact of his decision to close a further 100 Garda stations in tackling the problem of sale and supply of laundered, illegal or counterfeit products such as diesel, tobacco and clothing; his view on the resources available to the Gardaí, to tackle this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56341/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2012)

Mattie McGrath: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he has taken to address the issues proposed by this Deputy in the Private Members Bill Precious Metal Dealers Bill 2011, which was an effort to regulate the cash for gold and cash for scrap industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56453/12]