Results 61-64 of 64 for 5 million speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Members for their contributions. Amendments Nos. 47 to 66, inclusive, have been grouped for discussion so I will speak about them as a whole. Amendments Nos. 47 to 50, inclusive, seek to change how council members and others are to be appointed to the advisory and implementation committee. The role of the committee will be to support the mayor in preparing and implementing their...
- National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (16 Sep 2009)
Kieran O'Donnell: ...I have no doubt, the Government has used for the valuation of the market value of investment assets. It is effectively stated that the property market has bottomed out and the prime yield is at 7.25% compared to 5.56% for a long term average. It has not bottomed out. We are being told by various businesses that the amount of rent being paid is going down and that the value of commercial...
- Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Apr 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: ...make available the resources. One hears rumours that the Government wishes the projects to be self-financing, which is a great buzzword. Amid fanfare in the last budget, it gave a welcome â¬10 million to establish the regeneration bodies. However, the value of land has dropped and the regeneration projects have not been costed fully. One cannot take all the glory for starting up...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)
Kieran O'Donnell: ...to the income levy provision in section 1 of the Bill. That levy should not apply to those on the minimum wage. Section 3 of the Bill deals with the parking levy, which is estimated will yield â¬5 million in 2009. The levy will only apply to those working in major cities, including Limerick. A person who, for example, works in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Limerick city...