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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Over the past number of years, budgets have reduced income tax and the universal social charge, USC, modestly by approximately €300 million per year. To do that and maintain increased spending, there had to be increases in taxes elsewhere. Last year, for example, commercial stamp duty went from 2% to 6%. That yielded approximately €400 million, which paid for the tax...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Why did the Taoiseach not answer the question I asked? I asked whether he could give me a precise trajectory of the annual increases in carbon tax that will happen year by year over the next five years. The Minister for Finance has said that there will be carbon tax increases. The Taoiseach said in August that there will be carbon tax increases. It is all very well to make a specific...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: -----income tax by €600 million per year without increasing taxes elsewhere. That is an honest position I am putting to the Taoiseach, and he needs to be honest with people and say that is what will have to happen in the coming years. He owes it to us to give us the same precision as he gave us on income tax reductions.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Will there be a carbon tax increase?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: At what level will it be?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Of course the Government has.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Has the Government not worked out the income tax reductions?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Why can the Government not work out the carbon tax increase?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 162. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for a hip replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48450/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (21 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is only in receipt of 15 minutes home help per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48451/18]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Last year the Taoiseach indicated that there were to be three basic principles in how he intended to run the Department of the Taoiseach. He said he would reorganise Cabinet committees to make them more dynamic, but it has since been revealed that they rarely meet, irrespective of the urgency of the issues involved. The health reform committee is almost dormant, while the committee...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: I thank Deputy Howlin for that insight. It is an enormous failure and I would like an explanation from the Taoiseach. Above all, will he give some specific information on the costs that will be attached to this failure?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: We should give the Taoiseach more time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: He went against the Green Party and everybody at the time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: I remember well the line he took.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: The Government did not create any jobs.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: We have had a couple of plans.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: Will the Taoiseach give me the details I sought on costs?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: What about the cost of carbon credits?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government Implementation (20 Nov 2018)

Micheál Martin: They were presented to Cabinet this morning.