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Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: That is why they turned out in their droves when we dedicated Private Members' time to that issue.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: The Government wants people to take this budget in isolation. It wants people to forget what has happened in the last four and half years, to forget the way the vulnerable have been targeted, to forget all the broken promises-----

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: -----and to forget the divisions in society that this Government has created but it will not work. People know the recovery has been hard won.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: They know we still face great sacrifices-----

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Budget Statement 2016 (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: -----and that uncertainties remain. They want the Government's priorities to reflect their priorities. They want fairness and decency at the heart of everything their Government does. The people will soon have their opportunity to pass their judgment.

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise Duties on Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: I wish to speak in support of Financial Resolution No. 1. As we know, transportation costs are a key input to the cost base many businesses in Ireland face. As an island nation, there are very significant transportation costs involved in, for example, the export business. Goods received into Ireland by port have to be transported around the country. Many businesses are faced with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foreign Earnings Deduction (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 6 October 2015, if a person who is employed by a company, is a director of the company and owns the company, in full or in part, can potentially benefit from the foreign earnings deduction scheme, if the other conditions are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35765/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the planned flood relief scheme in Cork city; an estimate of the timeline for its delivery; the level of funding that has been committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35614/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (13 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the feasibility study proposed by the Office of Public Works for the Carrigaline area in County Cork, including Ballinhassig, using the existing outputs from the Lee Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study; if flood relief works are proposed for Ballinhassig, arising from this study; and if he...

Leaders' Questions (14 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: So why are people homeless?

Proceeds of Sale of Aer Lingus: Motion (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the motion related to the establishment of a connectivity fund within the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund using the proceeds from the sale of a stake in Aer Lingus. I must reiterate at the outset that Fianna Fáil opposed the opportunistic bid by IAG for Aer Lingus which was tabled just after the restructuring of the company's pension scheme....

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: I move:That Dáil Éireann:calls on the Government to establish a Commission of Investigation under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 with regard to the sale of Project Eagle by the National Asset Management Agency. There is simply no room whatsoever for any question marks when we talk about the sale of a State asset with a face value of over €5 billion, but shocking...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: The Minister was opposed to it.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: That is not the issue.

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: The Minister skipped over the €7 million in the-----

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: Only 7% of these assets are in Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who will benefit from the tapering of pay-related social insurance introduced in the budget; the average benefit they will receive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36608/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans, in the assessment of a person's entitlement to a jobseeker's allowance or to a jobseeker's benefit, to extend eligibility to persons who, for very genuine reasons, are only seeking part-time employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36029/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 253. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 11 March 2015, which estimated the cost of extending, to the self-employed, an earned income tax credit equivalent to the Pay-As-You-Earn tax credit at €470 million, the reason the estimated cost in Budget 2016 of a €550 tax credit for the self-employed was only €18 million in 2016, and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (20 Oct 2015)

Michael McGrath: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who are projected to benefit in 2016 from the introduction of an earned income tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36601/15]