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Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (7 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the Enterprise Ireland eligibility criteria for companies to include import substitution as an acceptable enterprise for grant support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3809/06]

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (7 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the circumstances under which a restructuring levy will need to be awarded by sugar processors; if a company (details supplied) will be liable to pay such a levy in 2006; the value of such a levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4240/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: in light of the disclosure last night on "Prime Time" that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Government ignored the advice given to him by Teagasc on the implementation of the nitrates directive, the need for the Minister to clarify his role in this debacle,...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill and to highlight some areas where the Government could have taken further steps to address some anomalies in the Bill. Regarding the publication of the Finance Bill and the budget, it is clear that the situation continues whereby one third of taxpayers pay the highest rate of tax of 42 cent in the euro. That is unacceptable and is a long...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I know that the decentralisation to Carrick-on-Shannon and Athlone is moving along at a snail's pace but decentralisation to Ballinasloe and Roscommon seems to have stalled. We have been informed that approximately 200 Land Registry jobs will not be relocated to Roscommon town until mid-2009. That is greatly disappointing. The demand exists and there are more than enough civil servants...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I would be pleased if the Government abolished the 20% tax and if the capital gains tax roll-over relief had not been removed.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: No, it was zero.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I will explain this for the benefit of the Minister of State, who has many irate constituents because of this. Capital gains tax was levied at 40% but farmers who were forced to sell to the State under a compulsory purchase order paid no capital gains tax if they reinvested the sum prior to, or within a subsequent five-year period of, the compulsory purchase order. The majority of farmers in...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: That is a broken record. We were creating 1,000 jobs per week.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I remember the by-election in which the Minister of State was elected.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: If the Deputy is going through history he should remember the Tallaght strategy.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: Fianna Fáil broke its agreement as usual.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: Surely the minimum wage should not be taxed.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: Do not tell me the Minister of State proposed that.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: The people of Ballinasloe and east Galway would not be impressed with that.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: I did mention it.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: What about the railway safety commission? What is the Minister of State at? Is he asleep?

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: It is already in law. Is the Minister of State asleep?

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: The capacity to squander money.

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Denis Naughten: When will it finish?