Results 1,321-1,340 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: The Minister spoke absolute nonsense.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: I was not too happy with aspects of the Opposition proposal.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: I did not. The Minister made many comments before the election about not reforming stamp duty and he was forced to do so by the Taoiseach.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: The Taoiseach took the political ground from under the Minister when he made the comments to which Senator Norris referred. The Minister might have a very good relationship with the Taoiseach. I do not know what happened in that regard but the Taoiseach stuck his political finger in the air, felt the breeze and decided to address this issue. That is why the Minister is in the House to...
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: ââprior to his U-turn during the election campaign, he spoke of the peopleââ
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: This is a direct quote from the Minister's last contribution. He spoke of those "who required our help in the context of a buoyant market." If they required the help of the Government, why was it not offered when the Minister made his budget speech, whichever way it was interpreted?
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: The Minister did that, in fairness.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: Why was the stamp duty reform which is being currently proposed not done in the budget?
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: The Minister said these people required help.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: Why did the Minister not bring his own proposals?
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: Why is the Minister bringing this proposal forward if he does not agree with it?
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: The nonsense, such as it wasââ
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: ââwas originated by the man who used to occupy the office the Minister occupies now.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: Michael McDowell. The Minister might remember him, although I know he is gone a couple of weeks.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: He said stamp duty of â¬3 billionââ
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: The Office of the Tánaiste. He was the Tánaiste, I think.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: I might have missed that particular comment. He was the man who initiated the discussion regarding stamp duty. He indicated â¬3 billion was being collected that we did not need. That introduced a level of uncertainty into the property market and as a result of his proposals, the Opposition brought out proposals of its own. The Minister is perfectly entitled to disagree with them.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: I am sticking to them, in fairness. I listened to over an hour of an uninterrupted contribution from the Minister. What I am really trying to do is get him to respond to the suggestion of Senator O'Toole.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)
John Paul Phelan: I would like him to respond to the recommendations as proposed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)
John Paul Phelan: I extend good wishes to the Cathaoirleach, as I did not have an opportunity to do so on the first day of the new session. The Cathaoirleach will be a fair and even-handed chairman. I echo the sentiments expressed by previous speakers regarding Garda Sherlock and his brave actions yesterday morning. It is likely that he intervened in the efforts of an armed gang to commit a serious robbery...