Results 861-880 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: He did not succeed in increasing the basic social welfare rates by â¬17 per week. Given the base rates we have, such an increase will do nothing anyway. Such a bland gesture will not help the development of any form of social justice. The decisions made on taxation policy are the central instruments of any budget. Many pages of examples and tables have been published to illustrate how the...
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: A Minister from the Minister of State's party made that point.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: Unfortunately for the Members opposite, the current Government's era, which has been the era of good time Charlie, Deputy Cowen and the Taoiseach, is coming to an end.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: It will not be too long before we will have a totally different budget in this House.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: The Government abandoned the target.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: We all remember the target of 0.7% by 2007.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: They were very low rates.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: What about the â¬20 for carers?
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: He is inviting this.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: That is true, except for the child benefit.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: It is not even â¬1,000.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: The price of a bag of coal.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: If there are any more resignations the Government might not make it.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: What about the carer's disregard announced yesterday?
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: â'¬7.50.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: May I ask the Minister a question?
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: He is inviting this.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: The Minister should talk to me about carer's disregards.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed). (8 Dec 2005)
Tommy Broughan: Some 33% of taxpayers are paying income tax at the 42% rate.