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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Energy Usage (16 Jan 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works has been running a very successful staff energy awareness campaign in all large State buildings (>1000m2) since 2008. The programme entitled Optimising Power @ Work has achieved average energy savings of over 19% in 270 participating buildings/complexes. As part of this campaign there are a number of different types of energy audits carried out in each building. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Visits (16 Jan 2013)

Brian Hayes: The provision of a dedicated media facility in the former ‘Print Works’ area of the Stamping building to accommodate the 1,200 accredited media in preparation for these State visits in 2011 cost a total of €909,000. The works consisted of:- - Improvements to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning in the main 'Print Works' space on the ground floor and, to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Water Levels (16 Jan 2013)

Brian Hayes: I propose to take Questions Nos. 378 and 379 together. The Office of Public Works monitors the position in relation to water levels on the Shannon and the on-going progress in respect of the River Shannon Catchment Flood Risk Assessment & Management Study (CFRAM). Having regard to on-going expressions of concern about the control of water levels on the Shannon, Jacobs Engineering...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: That is not the way-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I would love Sinn Féin to set out how much of the ¤800 million would be raised from property, shares and income outside the country. It claimed it would produce a Bill to introduce such a tax, but it has not done so.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: No, Sinn Féin has not. I read these things very carefully. Sinn Féin produced an explanatory memorandum, a speech on the back of an A4 sheet.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I challenge the Senator to introduce the Bill in this House. I agree with colleagues on the need to ensure this tax is fair. Up to 70% of the people have paid the household charge. There were some attacks on Revenue which is not the last vestige of the Raj or some outshoot of the British Empire. If people had obliged and paid their fair share of tax in recent years, we would not be in the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: We will take both of them because the Senator has an ability to raise income that the rest of us do not have.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: When the chairman of the Revenue Commissioner rings the Senator tomorrow-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: Neither are we on the stage of the Abbey Theatre. These are issues the Senator needs to work out with the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners when she calls. I am sure she would be more than amenable to his suggestion.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: I thank all Members for their contributions. I watched the debate when the Minister for Finance was in the House and I noted all the contributions. It was a lively, useful debate and I congratulate colleagues for their contributions. In case I forget at the end, I wish all colleagues a very happy Christmas and a happy New Year. I have spent a lot of my time here in recent weeks - not by...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: That might be a good idea. I very much liked Senator Crown's suggestion that he wants to contribute more of his income in tax. I will suggest in the morning to the Chairman of Revenue that she sits down with him immediately and works out between now and 31 December 2012 how much more of his substantial income he wishes to hand over to the taxpayer. We are all ears. There is nothing in the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: It is not the case across the European Union that there are site valuation taxes. Tax is based on real market value. The point has been made by my friends in Fianna Fáil that it is the wrong time at the wrong economic juncture, irrespective of whether it is a site or market valuation. The bottom line is that in the original memorandum between Fianna Fáil and the Troika, the former...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: Will Sinn Féin tell us in next year's pre-budget submission that it is going to abolish this tax? We know from recent history that Sinn Féin was against the increase in VAT from 21% to 23%, which brought in ¤750 million. When I looked to see if this year it was suggesting revoking that increase, no such suggestion could be seen. Sinn Féin at the last election said it would abolish the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: Since 2008. I have read it.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: The North is subsidised every month by the English taxpayer.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: Since 2008. I have read it.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: The North is subsidised every month by the English taxpayer.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: That is fine.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Brian Hayes: We will accept the Senator's income more so than his property assets.