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Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: I had to explain the matters. I am only being helpful.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: I say to Deputy Carey, fair is fair. We have to move on.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: If we were to go the carbon tax route that would increase green diesel, home heating oil, etc. Under the programme, carbon tax increases are due in 2012 and 2014 and for that reason the excise duty was brought in as a route that would avoid increasing the price of other fuels. Advocating further increases on other fuels would not be a very sensible way to go and that is why we are not...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Government tax is separate. This is about increasing numbers. We must find a public-private arrangement that will help taxpayers generally by bringing more tourists to the country, perhaps even sending them down to parts of the county from where the Deputy comes. If we are to do that we must provide some incentivisation. The European Union is opposed to different rates or amounts...

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: I move: THAT it is expedient to amend the law relating to inland revenue (including excise) and to make further provision in connection with finance.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the Table. Name Title € Annual Salary Pension Arrangements Joe Lennon Taoiseach's Programme Manager 188,640 Scheme for established Civil Servants Gerry Steadman Taoiseach's Special Adviser 132,687 Scheme for established Civil Servants Brian Murphy Taoiseach's Special Adviser 132,687 Non-contributory Pension Scheme for...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the table. Name Title Body appointed to Date of appointment Term of Office Salary since appointmentup to last pay date in November 2010 Deirdre Gillane Special Adviser to the Taoiseach Taoiseach's Special Adviser 31.05.10 Coterminus with the term of office of the Taoiseach €47,611 Padraig Slyne Special Adviser to the Government Chief...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: There are 45 invoices due to be paid to private firms by NESDO totalling €119,717.12. All of these invoices will be paid within 15 calendar days.

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: No industrial disputes, industrial actions or work to rule are presently being engaged in by staff of my Department.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: In regard to the preface remarks made by Deputy Kenny, this Government has set itself the task for the past number of months to produce a four year plan and to bring forward a budget, which I am glad to say had the support of the majority in this House. I welcome that this has been the case, that people in this House have been sufficiently capable of looking at where the national interest...

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: On the points made by Deputy Kenny, since this crisis began, this Government and others have indicated the need to give demonstrable effect to show the reductions that have to be made. The net take home pay of the Taoiseach is now 45% less than it was when I took office and that of a Minister's it is up to 40% less. That needs to be said and it needs to done. Everything we can do to reduce...

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: I want to make a few points on that contribution. First, it seems now that the Leader of the Fine Gael Party is suggesting that the budgetary strategy of Fine Gael Party for this budget was that there would be no increase in income tax. The 2011 effect of our tax changes will yield €883 million, or €1.1 billion in a full year, in income tax revenue. Will Deputy Kenny during the course...

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: The costings that the Deputy has had done in the Department of Finance in respect of his initiatives are fine in themselves. The simple point I am making to him is that he is now saying that the Fine Gael Party would have made an adjustment of €6 billion in yesterday's budget without raising income tax. That requires------

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: That would require further cuts in the order of €1.1 billion for the full-year effect.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy might outline to us in a few moments in the budget debate how the party intends to do this. If that is the position-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: I am coming to that point now. If that is the position, the level of social welfare cuts to be contemplated, given that social welfare is 38% of total spend, would be far deeper than what the Government brought forward yesterday. The Deputy goes on to make the point-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: Not alone would the Deputy's party not raise income tax, to the cost of €1.1 billion, it now would not have made any changes in the payments mentioned. That would require a further €90 million, meaning the total would be approaching €1.2 billion.

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: Coming to the next point, if there were other areas in the social welfare budget-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: -----that needed to be hit-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Dec 2010)

Brian Cowen: The total amount reduced on working age payments-----