Results 521-540 of 2,341 for speaker:Paul McGrath
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 468: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 470: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Question 471: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures which were followed to invite tenders for the contract to store the electronic voting machines by a local returning officer (details supplied); if national and local newspapers featured advertisements inviting tenders for storage facilities; if so, when these advertisements appeared; the number...
- Order of Business. (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: The Taoiseach wants to reply.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage. (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: My amendment No. 5 also relates to this issue. We are talking about tens of thousands of PAYE workers who have tax deducted from their income on a weekly or monthly basis and at the end of the year have paid more tax than that for which they were liable. It has been estimated that in excess of â¬300 million has been repaid, but a considerable number of taxpayers who have overpaid in terms of...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: It is evident the Minister does not intend to accept Deputy Burton's amendment or mine when I move it later. On Committee Stage he suggested that he would examine the mechanism by which taxpayers are informed of their entitlements, tax credits and so on. Perhaps he would ask the Revenue Commissioners to examine this area with a view to enabling people to easily understand their entitlements...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: That was a Freudian slip by Deputy Burton.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: She meant the rainbow coalition. I am sure the record will be amended accordingly.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: The thinking behind the amendment proposed by Deputy Burton is that many rich people on huge incomes are paying a very low rate of tax. It emerged that there were ten millionaires who were paying no tax. This gave rise to anger among the ordinary PAYE taxpayers who feel they are being crucified by the level of tax they have to pay. They go on to the top rate of tax at a low income...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: What happened to amendment No. 2?
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: The Minister took part in the decision.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: Indexation would guarantee that.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: The Minister said in his response to these amendments that it is a question of the issues. Is the real issue not that his predecessor froze the level of personal tax credit and PAYE allowance and, as a result, pushed people with their normal increases who were near â¬28,000 in earnings into the top rate of tax? They pay the surplus at 42% and, hence, there has been an increase in the number...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: We are wandering.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Paul McGrath: I move amendment No. 5: In page 11, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "1.âThe Revenue Commissioners shall include in their annual report an assessment of the extent to which overpayment of tax by PAYE taxpayers arises, drawing on data available from other bodies such as the CSO and service providers and advise the Minister in measures to minimise such overpayments.".