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- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I am not having a general debate on it.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I am talking about the reply that was given by Deputy Ardagh, which was in order, I presume. I am responding to the points he raised.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. A little sauce goes around well.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I will not do so.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I would have finished by now if the Ceann Comhairle had not interrupted me.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: If the Ceann Comhairle had not intervened I would have finished by now. In that area the Minister could make many interventions which would have the effect of stabilising house prices for a specific part ofââ
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Wait until I finish, for God's sake. We are not that short on time.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I am talking about home loansââ
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: ââ and preferential home loans and the taxation element that levels the preferential options for those who have preferential loans as opposed to those who do not. There are countless variations of the intervention that could be taken that could have managed the market in such a way as to allow first-time house buyers to be able to compete in the marketplace like everybody else. We were...
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: Now that money is blowing out of the Minister's pocketââ
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister spoke about money blowing out of his pocket all day and all week.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: The newspapers contained very good coverage of the projections relating to this issue. That was the obvious action to take and it could have been done.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I am concluding.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I am not having a general debate. I am merely making a point that I will not get the opportunity to make again in this context.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle is very magnanimous altogether. I thank him very much. I will indulge in that tomorrow.
- Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome Resolution No 2 although it is not my wont to welcome resolutions at any time. However, we should all welcome anything that would address the burden that is imposed on householders arising from gas and electricity price increases in the past three months, which flew in the face of international trends. Although the degree of alleviation is not nearly as great as one would have...
- Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: The price dropped on the world stage.
- Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: If the price of cigarettes is removed, there will be nothing left in the CPI.
- Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: He will be the next applicant.
- Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2006)
Bernard Durkan: They are going nuclear.