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Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Thomas Byrne: That is not what the amendment states.

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Thomas Byrne: While I am not going to delay on this amendment, I believe the business community should be aware of this measure. This will bring about big changes after what was decided in the High Court. I object to what is happening in the Bill, and I have made this point time and again. I did not realise this fully because I did not read the admittedly helpful notes from the Government on this Bill...

Seanad: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Can the Minister please explain in more detail the omission of "self-assessment" from the Long Title? He has explained it in a roundabout way, but will he state explicitly that "self-assessment" is gone? This was one of the key parts of the Bill as announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin. I am not going to go over the argument, but this Long Title goes to...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Senator Bacik must be joking.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: They have not given any clarity; they have made it more confusing.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Martin had a walk-out at the time.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: While welcoming the great Meath hero, Seán Boylan, and his wife to the Visitors Gallery, I am saddened to inform the House of the death today of another great Meath man, former Senator Jack Fitzsimons. He will be remembered by people in this House and throughout the country as a person who was highly influential in many spheres of life. I agree with Senator David Cullinane's call for a...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I was listening to what the people were saying and it is a pity the Government has not done so.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I do not believe the Government will end up charging for this period of time at all. I do not believe I will pay because one of the principles of taxation, or one of Adam Smith's canons of taxation, is certainty of taxation. Under the Constitution, the Government must tell people what taxes they owe but it has not told us. Nobody knows and it is a complete shambles. The Government must do...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Does the Senator want to know about the growth rate?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Does the Government side want to know about adding in prostitution and adding in illegal activities at the start of the year as the reason for economic growth? We can have a debate on that issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Thanks to calculating the income from prostitution, we have economic growth.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: This Government has made a shambles of it. There is no public support for Irish Water at the moment and I urge all Members not to wait for legal advice.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: It is our duty to look at these motions and then vote on them in accordance with what we want. Let us forget about legal advice. There is nothing to stop us maintaining the ownership of Irish Water in the hands of the public. It is essential that everyone here does this. If Members vote against this motion today-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I am speaking, Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: If Members vote against this motion they are essentially supporting the privatisation of Irish Water.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: We will not take any guff from the Taoiseach and his promises to tighten up the legislation. That is nonsense, as I said yesterday. We must have a referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: If Members support the maintaining of Irish Water and the maintaining of a healthy and safe water supply to the people, they must support this motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: The motion is not being discussed; it will be voted on.

Seanad: Irish Water: Motion (5 Nov 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Ba mhaith liom cur leis an rún. I second the motion and compliment Senator Darragh O'Brien and my colleagues on bringing it forward.