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Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State. I have some positive and negative comments to make in respect of the Bill. I will try to be brief.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (4 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: When many working people looked at the budget originally, they were of the view that what they were going to get back would be but a drop in the ocean in comparison to the extra charges and levies imposed on them in recent years and in light of the forthcoming water charges. People are not stupid and they know when they are being treated fairly or unfairly. Earlier, the Minister of State,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 1: In page 9, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:"2. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on options available for removing the USC liability for all workers earning less than €17,543 a year from the USC net.".The recommendation requires the Minister to lay before the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 3: In page 11, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:"3. The Minister shall within 3 months of the passing of this Act prepare and lay before the Oireachtas an analysis of the tax changes in this Act, and the total of tax changes and spending adjustments of Budget 2015, setting out the continuing impact on people based on their gender, income, age, marital...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 4: In page 11, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“3. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on options for an Income Tax Relief for Graduate Entry Medicine Loan Products.”.I table this recommendation to draw the attention of the Minister of State to it and see how...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 7: In page 102, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: "(iv) in the event where the donee or successor is not living in Ireland the conditions outlined in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) do not commence until three years after the valuation date of the gift.",".I raised this issue on Second Stage and my colleague, Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: Given what the Minister of State said in respect of flexibility by the Revenue Commissioners I will not press it but look forward to working with him in the future on the issue.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 8: In page 134, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: "100.The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on options of amending the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations to allow those who buy second hand vehicles from "unauthorised" persons to benefit and...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move recommendation No. 9: "100. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on options for the abolition of the Local Property Tax.".

Seanad: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. The penalty points system was a great success in terms of road safety between 2007 and 2013, when there was a 44% reduction in road fatalities across the State, going from over 330 in 2007 to a low of 162 in 2012. That was a massive achievement, given that the Government target for that year was 100 more than the final outcome. Unfortunately, there was...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, namely, that No. 58, motion 10, be taken today. The motion was tabled on the Order Paper on 12 November requesting the Government to initiate legislation as a matter of urgency to provide for a constitutional referendum to reduce the voting age to 16 for all elections. I decided to propose my amendment in light of the Cabinet's announcement...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I propose that No. 58, motion 10, be taken today.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: Yes.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Communications Surveillance (17 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am thankful the Minister herself is here. The issue I have raised has been in the news during the last number of weeks. We have heard of wire-tapping, underwater cables and mass surveillance and we would have to be forgiven for thinking it could be a spy film. However, it is not the upcoming James Bond film. I am talking about the revelations that...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Communications Surveillance (17 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: The Minister said no surveillance is being carried out in Ireland, but obviously the issue is that GCHQ is monitoring communications from Ireland. In her reply the Minister stated that the level of interference should be proportionate to the aim sought to be achieved. Given the revelations from Edward Snowdon about surveillance, is it proportionate? She mentioned the principle that the...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State. The water charade since last year, when the first item of legislation was rammed through, was enough to spur anyone onto the streets not just once but repeatedly. The anger of the people about water charges and this regime was evident on the streets in recent weeks when there were more than 150,000 people on the streets on a single weekend. Moreover, every...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: Last November I tabled a motion calling on the Government to initiate legislation to provide for a constitutional referendum to reduce the voting age to 16 years. Like many people I was disappointed to hear that the Government does not intend to hold a referendum to reduce the voting age to 16 years, as recommended by the Constitutional Convention. Will the Leader arrange a debate this term...

Seanad: Improving the Quality of Early Years Education: Statements (21 Jan 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. Many of my comments will echo some of those made already. The importance of early years education to the overall education system cannot be overstated. However, more could be done when it comes to supporting the area that will provide children with the building blocks for their education, essentially for the rest of their lives. My party has recently...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: Yesterday's CSO survey on income and living conditions has been the topic of much discussion, including in this House. It revealed that more than 1 million people suffered enforced deprivation in 2013, which was more than double the figure prior to the economic crash. Suddenly, for the media and many politicians, poverty and deprivation sprang back up on the radar. However, I raised this...

Seanad: Appointments to State Boards: Statements (22 Jan 2015)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister to the House. Much of what I intend to say has already been touched on by other Senators. I will say it anyway just to get my spake on the record, as they say. Appointments to State boards have often been manipulated by past and present Governments for their own interests. The system of appointment has become a byword for croneyism. This has helped to discredit our...