Results 12,341-12,360 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The effect is there is no reduction in income because the take home pay of a woman the week before she goes out on maternity benefit where she is paid by her employer and her income during the weeks she is out on maternity benefit will remain the same and it will be the same when she returns from maternity leave.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: There is no reduction in income.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Martin is twisting the situation to make a political point.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Revenue Commissioners will commence next week to send out communications to householders informing them of the estimate that they have put on the property tax which will be required to be paid. What will then happen is each householder will have the opportunity of making a return to the Revenue and declaring what he or she understands the value of his or her property to be for the...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: This is a much smaller tax than the property tax Sinn Féin has no difficulty with north of the Border. Sinn Féin's-----
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It seems to be okay for Deputy McDonald to get up and lash around any political------
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is fine. Sinn Féin has always been ambiguous about free speech. Deputy McDonald seems to think that it is okay for her to make any political charge but when one replies in kind, there seems to be a problem with that.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I will answer the question if the Deputy gives me the opportunity.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I am happy to answer the question but the Deputy should listen to the answer. The new property tax is nowhere near as high as the property tax that Sinn Féin has no difficulty in defending north of the Border. Sinn Féin's hypocrisy has no boundaries, either in terms of debate or territory. As far as the collection of the property tax is concerned, there are well established...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----it will encourage householders to be compliant with the tax.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The method of collecting taxes and the powers available to the Revenue Commissioners in cases where a tax is not paid are well known.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The question is whether Sinn Féin supports them.
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: In light of concerns expressed last year, the Department of Education and Skills requested that the National Council for Guidance Education, NCGE, carry out a review of schools' provision for guidance. The NCGE surveyed schools in March 2012 before the budget measure was introduced and the following October after its introduction. While its final report will be published in the coming...
- Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Admirable work is done in schools. Work is done all the time at one-to-one level between individual teachers and students in cases where a teacher is either told of a particular problem or senses there is a problem and decides to act. The work done by school principals and guidance counsellors is far-reaching. This is an issue to which the Minister for Education and Skills has given...
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 16a, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; No. 29, Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 3, Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013 [Seanad] - Second and Subsequent Stages; and No. 2 - Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second Stage (Resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything...
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I wish to make two points. First, the Government is anxious that Deputies would have plenty of opportunity to debate Bills, but we require some co-operation from the Opposition. For example, I offered additional time last week in respect of the property tax issue, but it was turned down. On the issue-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. We have offered in the course of some debates additional time, which has either been-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----turned down or not used.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Regarding the timetabling of Bills, my understanding is that the Government Whip has offered the Opposition-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----the opportunity to timetable the different Stages of Bills. This is something that has been done in the Dáil previously. Where legislation needs to be worked through, the Minister handling the Bill and Opposition spokespersons agree to a certain amount of time for Second Stage-----