Results 5,121-5,140 of 15,805 for speaker:Michael Ring
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Deputy Gogarty should sit down. He is now in with the builders and Fianna Fáil.
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: I heard the Deputy's hypocrisy before about salaries but he never gave the money back.
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: I will say no more. There is precedent there. I have had enough of the Deputy's hypocrisy.
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: I want to ask the Ministerââ
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: ââa very serious question.
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for protecting me because I need protection when I am speaking.
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: As we are dealing with bankers and money, Mr. and Mrs. Citizen will have to pay, those people who cannot afford to do so and who are already struggling to pay their mortgages. They are the ones who will have to pick up the tab. It is outrageous. This is the third or fourth time we have saved the banks. What protection will be provided by this legislation to ensure we never see this...
- Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage. (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: ââwhether it is Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael, the rich man will be saved. That is what is happening again today. Do something now for those with mortgages, the people who are in difficulty and the people whose homes are repossessed, and do not have the bank hounding them on one end and the taxpayer keeping them up at the other end.
- Energy Poverty: Motion (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: In recent times, the average two-monthly domestic ESB bill has increased by between â¬30 and â¬50. The annual cost of electricity used to be approximately â¬870 per household, on average, but it has now increased to â¬1,000. People on low incomes are not able to cope. I will concentrate on three aspects of this issue this evening. I agree with my colleagues who spoke about turf. When...
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claimants who have appealed and the amount offered to them under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006; the number of appeals that have been successful; and the number of appeals that have resulted in the moneys offered remaining the same. [32454/08]
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claimants who have been awarded under an Act (details supplied); the number of applications received and verified; the number of applications that have been validated but are awaiting payment; and the number of applications that have been refused with all details on a county basis. [32455/08]
- Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the PPS number of a person, now deceased, was not furnished to the solicitors acting on behalf of persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [32710/08]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers in County Mayo who are participants in the REP scheme over the past four years; the number who have opted out of the schemes; the number of farmers who have had penalties incurred under each of the schemes during these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32452/08]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the application of sanctions under the REP scheme in the west region is consistent with the standards applied in other regions in view of the number of inspections, penalties and appeals and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32453/08]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment. [32950/08]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the disadvantaged area scheme payment in view of the fact that their sheep numbers are restricted according to their REP scheme plan. [32951/08]
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: When will Report and Final Stages of the Charities Bill 2007 be taken? That Bill has never been more wanted than it is by the banks at present.
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax paid by a married couple, under the PAYE system, assessed jointly with one income of â¬2,400 and the second income of â¬65,600 in 2007 assuming the standard tax credits. [33109/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax paid by a married couple, under the PAYE system, assessed jointly with one income of â¬5,000 and the second income of â¬63,000 in 2007 assuming the standard tax credits. [33110/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of income tax paid by a married couple, under the PAYE system, assessed jointly with one income of â¬12,000 and the second income of â¬56,000 in 2007 assuming the standard tax credits. [33111/08]