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- Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (4 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: Next Tuesday. That is fair enough.
- Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (4 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: I am happy with that.
- Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (4 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: The ordinary form is to order it for next Tuesday by agreement. We will see about that. Just in case the Minister thought that I was anxious to spend an hour on it, I did not talk about Henry Grattan. I hope the Minister's promise to repatriate the remains of Henry Grattan is one of his manifesto promises.
- Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Order for Report Stage (4 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: If I could just say one last thing, I wish to thank the Minister's officials for their courtesy in their dealings with me.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: Following on from Senator Ardagh's concern about gambling and the like, I wish to ask the Leader if he will arrange for the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, to discuss the presence of gambling casinos and their operation in Dublin, which is in flagrant contravention of the gaming and lotteries legislation. As I understand it, there will be no relevant amendment and all of...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: This will only take five minutes.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: The Report Stage recommendations have been ruled out of order and therefore this Chamber is about to end its consideration of the finance Bill. Bearing in mind the political season we are in and the-----
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: -----calendar season, it occurs to me there are a few things that ought to be said. First, we should remember what is not in this legislation because this is probably the last finance Bill this Government will introduce. There are some things that I deeply regret are not in this legislation. I have spoken about them before in this House and I am not making party political points but the...
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: That is true.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: I will not be long and I am not engaging in any kind of filibuster. I am just saying-----
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: It is a pity the Revenue Commissioners have not been given that function and that the non-collection of the licence fee has been kicked down the road. On a second point, which is one the Minister of State, who is welcome, has heard me make before in this Chamber, the 33% rate of capital gains tax is too high.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: The result of it being that high is we have a diminished flow of transactions that are liable to capital gains tax. If we were to reduce the rate of capital gains tax from 33% to 20%, the revenue jump for the Government would be very useful in financing many social expenditure programmes. My third point is not party political either but should be mentioned today. The universal social...
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: -----sending this Bill back to the Dáil, the record should at least show that these matters were mentioned in the House.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: Do not forget the Progressive Democrats.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: The Green Party is not eligible for partnership after the next election.We have got that point.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: I was relevant. He is not.
- Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2019: Report and Final Stages (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: Capital gains tax will raise more if it is cut.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: I move amendment No. 12: In page 8, line 34, to delete “15 years” and substitute “3 years”.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: Yes.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2019)
Michael McDowell: The same standards-----