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- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move recommendation No. 29: In page 111, between lines 43 and 44, to insert the following:"(c) a person, other than a person referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) who engages in own account haulage, that is a person who does not require a road haulage licence under section 2 of the Road Traffic and Transport Act 2006 but who nonetheless operates a heavy goods vehicle with a maximum...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister of State's comments are unfortunate, although I accept that criteria must be followed to give people access to the scheme. Tax compliance is one issue and the Revenue Commissioners will have the relevant information in that regard. Vehicles will be taxed. Surely it is possible to amend the Taxes Consolidation Act to require that for compliance purposes a company must declare...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move recommendation No. 30: In page 112, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:"(e ) a person who holds a Community Licence within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, (f ) a person who holds a Community Licence within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I move recommendation No. 31: In page 112, line 25, to delete "¤75.00" and substitute "149.00".
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: The Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, mentioned when discussing an earlier section, in respect of a proposal made in our budget submission, of which the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, appeared to be in favour at the Cabinet, the possibility of a levy on lid-on or off sales, but it did not materialise. My personal view - Senator John Gilroy agreed...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: This section relates to the extension of the carbon tax to solid fuel. The manufacturers tell us this means a tax of approximately ¤2.50 on a bag of coal and 50 cent on a bale of briquettes. Over the course of a year of average use, this is expected to cost a family an extra ¤130. Fuel poverty is an increasingly serious issue in this country, particularly among the so-called middle...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Deputy Mac Lochlainn said that in the other House. The Minister of State is referring to a Sligo man as opposed to a Fianna Fáil man.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: While I appreciate that the recommendation is not acceptable to the House I ask that the Minister would look at it under the miscellaneous section. When discussing section 30 in particular there was a general debate on that section when some Members were asking for enhanced schemes for the likes of Moyross in Limerick, which is going well. Senator Norris and others made the case for parts...
- Seanad: Mobility Allowance: Statements (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I welcome any opportunity to talk about an important issue and I thank Senator Moloney for raising the matter, but I do feel this is somewhat farcical.
- Seanad: Mobility Allowance: Statements (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I remember on one occasion that it happened when we were on the Government benches, too. This is basically a slap back to Senator Moloney for speaking against the Government and asking to debate a particular issue. Here we are with no Minister, principal officer or Secretary General to listen to what is said. I intend to participate in the debate in the spirit in which Senator Moloney has...
- Seanad: Mobility Allowance: Statements (21 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Senator Moloney does not agree.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I want to raise a number of points. Today, Pieta House launched the Mind Our Men campaign, which is its latest initiative on suicide prevention and, in particular, promoting what all of us can do easily in looking out for the men in our lives, be it wives keeping an eye on their husbands, sisters on their brothers, work colleagues on their work colleagues, friends on their friends and so on....
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I was speaking for Labour's candidate. Sure, people will not get home from work to vote for Labour's candidate. Fine Gael have it rigged.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: I meant to say 9 o'clock.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: It is not 10 p.m. closing and they are not opening at 7 a.m.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: It is outrageous.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: It is not enough for the poor people in Ratoath and Ashbourne. They will not have time to get home.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Come on. The Leader cannot be going around collecting the accolades of the late Mr. Brian Lenihan Jr. on the one hand and then blaming him when back home.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: Different choices.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)
Marc MacSharry: To have choices.