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Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: On 23 April 2014, the eve of the 98th anniversary of the 1916 Rising, the Government announced that, through NAMA, it would invest €5 million in refurbishing and restoring the section of Moore Street which had been designated as a national monument, that is, Nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street. This was re-announced five months later by the Minister for Arts and Heritage and the Gaeltacht,...

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: NAMA can take instruction from the Minister for Finance, as it has done on 15 separate occasions since September 2009. I ask on this occasion that the Government, which includes the Minister, ask him to issue the required instruction to ensure the portion of Moore Street not currently designated as a national monument be designated and protected as such. The Minister said it should be a...

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister has responsibility.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Who is the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources?

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I did not bring it in.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister is bluffing.

Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He might as well get out of his job.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have a number of issues to raise. Each term, we get a copy of the legislative programme, which is published and circulated to everybody, giving an indication of what Bills will be published. For example, the current programme indicates that 34 pieces of legislation will be produced before Christmas. I wish the Government well in that regard. The rest of the programme is a wish list and...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am seeking several debates as several of the reports were supposed to be debated in the House within three months of publication. We are now over a year and a half on from the publication of some of the reports and beyond that in other cases. I know the Minister is aware of No. 72 on the legislative list, the Digital Hub Development Agency (dissolution) Bill, which is to transfer the...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Or a Deputy.

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Molaim An Bille um Laethanta Saoire Poiblí (Lá na Poblachta) 2013. Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leo siúd ar fad a chuidigh liom an Bille seo a chur le chéile agus a smaoinigh an coincheap seo a bhogadh ar aghaidh go dtí an Bille atá os ár gcomhair inniu. Tharla sé seo thar...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Tá a lán den mhéid atá le rá agam ráite agam cheana féin. Bhí mé ag súil go mbeadh Aire nó Aire Stáit anseo a léireodh go bhfuil tuisint aige nó aici ar an méid atá i gceist sa Bhille seo, seachas an Aire Stáit a tháinig anseo chun an cheist atá ardaithe agam inniu, agus le tamall de bhlianta...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister of State accused me of being disingenuous in his contribution. However, his statement is a most disingenuous response to an attempt by a Deputy to put forward something positive. Moreover, as I stated earlier, his former leader, Deputy Quinn, sought to have two additional public holidays. I did not simply come into the Chamber today, a few months before the 2016 celebrations,...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: These were addressed to me directly by the Minister of State.

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: These issues were addressed to me directly by the Minister of State and I simply am responding to them. The State-----

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I am stating that the State suspended its commemoration of 1916 for more than 30 years.

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: This meant, by that very action, that the State was politicising the ideals and commemorations of 1916. In my document, bhí sé i gceist agam lá saoire náisiúnta a chur sa tsiúil. Is ait liom go bhfuil an Stát ag cur ina choinne. Bhí sé i gceist agam chomh maith bord Lá na Poblachta a bhunú. Ba é sin an príomhrud a...

Public Holidays (Lá na Poblachta) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: An rud a dúirt mé ná nach bhfuil a fhios agam gó fóill. Má tá comóradh eagraithe acu, chuirfinn fáilte roimh gach éinne freastal orthu ar fad nó freastal ar a rogha comóradh. Sin mar ba chóir a mholadh. Ba chóir dúinn ar fad daoine a mholadh chun féachaint arís ar na hidéil agus ar an fhís a...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Capital Allowances (13 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I have problems with this proposal. In an era where we have been trying to get rid of tax reliefs and tax avoidance schemes, it seems strange we would encourage one of the most highly profitable sectors to avail of a tax incentive to locate in Ireland, in particular considering what has happened in the aviation services facilities sector in Ireland in recent years. In addition, we know of...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Capital Allowances (13 Oct 2015)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: There are characters who will take a benefit from a tax relief that was originally set up to be beneficial to an industry. If it could be limited to the industry, we might then have some say. The problem is that many of these schemes are set up in good faith and are then abused by those who have made billions from our system of tax reliefs in the past. I have concerns about this.