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Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: The Taoiseach was putting himself in the category of spectator when it comes to those meetings because he is yet to put a single decent proposal to any such meeting. The Taoiseach should have been dealing with the future of the country last night and not today's budget.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Members today have heard a speech from the Minister, Deputy Howlin. Perhaps the Minister for Finance might tell Members what he has against the third and fourth child tomorrow. He referred to this last week and the point was understood. However, someone has won out in respect of that debate. This budget delivery process is a triumph of spin over substance. I have given repeated examples...

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Moreover, I only picked out the five or six key Ministries that are involved in this process to show where the Minister has given salary increases, travel expenses and hotel accommodation increases and office increases in the respective Ministers' Departments.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: All these increases are included in the expenditure report.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I have tagged the pages for each and every one of them. If the Minister doubts any figure, he should note they come from his own document and are not my words. The Minister should explain the reason he is making these cuts to the fuel allowance and in respect of students.

Statements on Expenditure (5 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Why is he increasing the charge by 50%, when he is looking after his own friends and cronies in high places?

Financial Resolutions 2012: Allocation of Time: Motion (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Or be left available.

Financial Resolution No. 1: (Tobacco Products Tax) (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I support the Government's resolution. Everyone knows this is as much about health issues as it is about financial issues. Had the Government gone further, we would have supported it. Some 25 cent will be put on a pack of 20 cigarettes, the standard price of which is approximately €8.65. This is dear compared with other European countries, but it is not half dear enough in view of the...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I urge the Tánaiste to reconsider this measure. Many of the points have been made by those who have spoken so far. It is very disturbing that we are introducing a 2% VAT increase. The Tánaiste said it will generate €650 million in a full year and €560 million in the coming year. VAT is paid after a two-month period, so there will be ten months of receipts in 2012. The figures...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: I would say to the parents of the children of Ireland, as it is past their bedtime, to assure them that despite the best efforts of this Government to tax Santa Claus and Christmas toys, it has failed to do so. Santa Claus has received all the letters, his bags are packed, the sleigh is ready and he is on his way from the North Pole and the toys will arrive without the extra VAT this year....

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: There are 30 minutes.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: That is included in the order.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: We have discussed many big issues this evening, but this is one of the mean and nasty ones - the Government is taxing the sick, those on illness benefit and occupational injury benefit. This affects people who through no fault of their own might have had an accident and are out from work for six, eight or ten weeks. There was another way to deal with it. If the Government was worried about...

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: This is not about taking sickies. This is about 36 days' illness.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: Nobody is allowed 36 days of sickies.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy does not know what he is talking about.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: That is a different topic.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy is off the target.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: That is what the Minister said.

Financial Resolution No. 5: Income Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Seán Fleming: The Government should reform the public service and not tax those who are ill.