Results 14,581-14,600 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: The budget has nothing to do with it.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: That is just taking a political swipe. There is an issue about the cost of health insurance premiums and the Government is addressing it.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: Louise O'Keeffe should never have been subjected to abuse. She should have had a carefree childhood. Her case reminds us of the shocking scale of historical abuse, failures and inaction to protect children. I admire Louise O'Keeffe and I join with the Taoiseach in apologising to her for what happened in that school and for the horrendous experience she had to go through. We now have the...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: Again, I make it very clear that we apologise to Louise O'Keeffe. She should not have suffered what she suffered and I apologise to her for what occurred in that school.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: As the Deputy knows, the Supreme Court handed down a judgment on this case, I think, in 2009, certainly some time before we came into office. That was the legal position at the time. The Deputy raised the issue about the State accepting liability for current and future cases in terms of what happens in our schools. There are very significant implications in the judgment of the European...
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: I share with Deputy Healy a wish to see equity in our society.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: I want to see fair taxation that ensures those who are in the best position to contribute to the finances of the State do so. The problem is that every time we propose any measures in that regard, Deputy Healy opposes them.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: For example, this Government has introduced a number of measures to increase capital taxation. I refer to taxes like capital gains tax, capital acquisitions tax and deposit interest retention tax. To my recollection, Deputy Healy opposed all of those measures.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: When we introduced a property tax, my recollection is that Deputy Healy opposed that as well.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: I am certainly open to hearing from Deputy Healy specific proposals about taxation or other measures that will contribute to greater equity. There is no point coming into the Dáil to bemoan inequality and excessive wealth and then opposing every measure that is introduced to deal with those issues.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: If one studies the OECD's examination of our taxation system, one will find that the top 1% of earners in this country, who were mentioned by Deputy Healy, now pay approximately 20% of the income tax. He also referred to the top 5%, who now pay approximately 40% of all the income tax that is paid in this country.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: The OECD now considers the Irish tax system to be one of the most progressive among the countries it covers.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: I am open to hearing any specific and worthwhile proposals to improve the current position that Deputy Healy might have.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: Okay. I will comment on the issue of wealth taxes.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: There are three essential forms of wealth: property, pensions, which account for a large part of wealth these days, and money. This Government has introduced additional taxes in each of those three areas of wealth. We have introduced a property tax.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: We have introduced additional capital taxes. We have introduced an additional tax on pensions that yield over €60,000 a year. We have also introduced additional taxes on money. The idea of coming in here and saying "let's tax wealth" is all very well. It is a grand idea.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: It sounds great and wonderful until-----
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: -----the Government actually comes to do it. The reality is that when the Government comes to do it-----
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: -----Deputy Healy opposes it every time.
- Leaders' Questions (30 Jan 2014)
Eamon Gilmore: On the issue of water, the Government has decided-----