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Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----because it is necessary to carry out preparatory work before such a tax can be brought in.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The household charge is an interim measure pending the introduction of a property tax, and it must be paid. The property tax is being worked upon at present. There are those intent on giving the impression that if enough people do not pay the household charge, then no one will be obliged to pay it.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The reality is that it must be paid and the deadline in that regard is 31 March.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: No, the charge will not be scrapped. It will be replaced by a property tax. The preparatory work in respect of the introduction of such a tax is under way.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I look forward to hearing from the Deputy about Sinn Féin's proposals for a property tax. Information in that regard would be very helpful in the context of the discussions in which we are involved.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is not in the business of bullying anybody. However, we do want to be straight with people. Deputy McDonald, her party and those others who are campaigning against the household charge should do likewise. There is no point in misleading people into believing that the charge will not have to be paid, that it will be wished away or that it will be made to vanish. Households...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Such people are being misled and, as a result, households will find themselves in greater debt than should be the case.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald has a hard neck. The equivalent charge in Northern Ireland is ten to 15 times the equivalent of that which applies in this jurisdiction.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The household charge in the city of Derry is €1,500.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McDonald should explain how it is acceptable that households on the part of the island governed and administered by her party should pay €1,500, while directly across the Border in Donegal-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Of course.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That is for sure. They certainly are not comparable. There is no comparison between the €1,500 charge which applies in Derry and the €100 charge which obtains in Donegal.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is the height of hypocrisy for the Deputy to come before the House and utter all sorts of hyperbole about hundreds of thousands of people being taken to court, coerced, etc.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Hundreds of thousands of people are not going to be taken to court and everybody knows that. If the charge is not paid by the deadline, however, people will incur penalties and interest. The latter is normal in respect of unpaid tax. The Deputy's party should not-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----be encouraging people not to pay the charge because that will simply place them in a position where they will-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: -----incur penalties and additional interest.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The report issued yesterday was produced by the Vatican following the visitations with the Irish church and seminaries. It is, essentially, a report by the church authorities on the church itself. Therefore, it is not really a matter for the Government to have a view on it in so far as the report is about internal church matters. I should be clear that the sexual abuse of children - the...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy McGrath has asked a series of questions on how the Government is dealing with the protection of children and services for them. This Government established a new Department of Children and Youth Affairs and appointed a Cabinet Minister to oversee the issue of protecting children and the delivery of services to children and youths. The Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, has announced...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 1, Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Private Members' business, which shall be No. 42 – motion re: European Stability Mechanism, shall also take place immediately after the Order of Business tomorrow and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Martin has raised many issues. My comments on the possibility of emigrants having the right to vote in presidential elections were made in the context of that matter being considered by the constitutional convention. I am a little surprised that Deputy Martin seems to be so confused about the Government's intentions in respect of the constitutional convention as I understand the...