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- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is what the Government did during the building boom and look where we ended up.
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: They assume people are driving a 2010 registered car.
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The Minister referred to the role of Government as being to create a pro-enterprise environment, a point with which I fundamentally agree. This Bill contains many good measures in terms of tax avoidance and multinational companies, which I also welcome and with which I will deal in greater detail at a later point. However, it does...
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: We got it under a freedom of information request, although the Minister may not like to hear what they are saying. Furthermore, a Government decision was made concerning higher public servants' pay, yet when that measure was going through the House the Minister did not make it public. He brought it through in a circular on 23 December and he will now ram it through under a specific section...
- Public Service Remuneration: Motion (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: And where Deputy Mattie McGrath is.
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: In the debate of the past half-hour on the budget we heard from the Government which, in my view, is being disingenuous with its figures, basing everything on net rather than gross amounts. Net can be different for different people, depending on their circumstances, the credits for which they qualify and whether they are married or single. The Government appears to have made a decision and...
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Subsequently we had the property bubble and are now suffering for it. If I might encapsulate the situation, we need to have a vision for the SME sector so that it can become the driving force of the economy. It employs 800,000 people, with 200,000 others involved. Small and medium-sized enterprises are the future, along with what the multinational sector provides. The vision must be to...
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcomed that.
- Finance Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I agree.
- Regeneration Projects (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Apart from unemployment, the Limerick regeneration project is the single most important issue for the city. When the regeneration project was launched by the Government more than two years ago, it was such a priority and of such importance that it came under Cabinet responsibility. Now confusion reigns in the media. Last week, we were told the â¬25 million allocated for next year was...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications for parents intending to transfer ownership of a site or land to their children on foot of proposed changes in this area under the Finance Bill 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6159/10]
- Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: They wrote the Deputy a good speech.
- Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is straight out of the Taoiseach's office.
- Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Cabinet is looming for the Deputy.
- Public Service Remuneration: Motion (Resumed) (10 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to share time with Deputies Varadkar, Feighan, Connaughton, Neville, McHugh and Doyle. I trust the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will inform me when I have one minute remaining. I am very pleased to be here tonight to support the motion proposed by my colleague, Deputy Bruton. I note Deputy Mattie McGrath has left the Chamber. The only thing that was surprising about his speech was that it...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (10 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the date that it was decided to reduce the pay cuts for certain senior public servants; and the discussions that took place prior to this decision. [7130/10]
- Written Answers — Organ Transplants: Organ Transplants (11 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to establish an organ transplant authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6933/10]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for funding in respect of building works at a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; when he expects to make an announcement of progress on the matter; when the project will proceed to tender and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7451/10]
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Question 510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of media reports, he will clarify his plans to advance the Limerick regeneration process, in terms of both capital and current funding for 2010 and subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7656/10]
- Gangland Killings. (23 Feb 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this urgent matter on the Adjournment. I refer to the brutal murder of a young man, Mr. Daniel Treacy, as he went about his business at a busy premises in Limerick early yesterday morning. This killing is extremely worrying for those who live in the immediate Caherdavin area, including many elderly people. It is a great tragedy for the...