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- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: I will consider the matter between now and Report Stage.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: There is a great deal of merit in what Senator Cannon said, and I support him on it. I want to note my formal opposition to section 2 but what Senator Cannon is proposing by way of his recommendation has enormous merit. I was curious to hear one aspect of the Minister's response. He said it was a function of the fact that the Opposition parties and others were insisting on the Finance Bill...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Nonsense.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Read the manifesto next week and see it.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: The Minister is making it up now.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Was the Labour Party in social partnership? I do not remember that.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: That must be new. That is new to me, that nobody is invited to social partnership.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: It was former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, who invited them all in.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Do not offend Senator Harris now.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: The Minister will see it quickly. I wonder has Fianna Fáil one at all and who will write it.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Agreed.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: That is classic hubris. That is classic Fianna Fáil narrative.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: The Minister has increased taxes considerably.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: We have never had such tax increases as we have had from the Minister.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: The Minister put the taxes up madly.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Some â¬1.5 billion of tax increases.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Read the document. Read the manifesto.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: Will Fianna Fáil have a manifesto?
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: The Minister's party imploded. The Taoiseach was attacked from within.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Alex White: The Taoiseach was challenged from within. The Minister should talk to Deputy Martin.