Results 23,161-23,180 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: We have to know that.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: And every area of the country.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Hiding.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is an awful comment to make to a poor man.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Telling the truth is not putting fear into people.
- Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: We know. The Acting Chairman is a gentleman, but it is wrong to mislead the House. Fine Gael gets â¬4.4 million. Deny it.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: She is not even here.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: It will take some explaining.
- Financial Services Regulation (8 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: What happened was disgraceful.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is always making promises.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: I also ask about the promised legislation on upward-only rent reviews. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, has lost the respect of Ireland's largest industry.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: We expected legislation.
- Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: The retail industry relied on the Government to introduce legislation.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: (Tobacco Products Tax) (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: He is entitled to his opinion.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: (Tobacco Products Tax) (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: I would prefer if no one ever smokes again but unfortunately that is not the real world in which we live. I am against this increase because it is a further attack on poorer families and they will be hit by this further taxation.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am totally opposed to this measure, as are all the motorists in Ireland travelling the roads. The price of petrol and diesel is currently double what it should be, but if prices were halved they would still be costly enough for the public. If the Tánaiste thinks it is okay to put off the heating oil increase until May 2012, is he expecting every other winter to be mild so that the...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: I am very opposed to this measure as this massive hit of taxation will affect everybody, especially the poorest in our society. It is a retrograde step and will not ensure the Government receives up to â¬650 million extra in returns. I cannot see the logic behind it. The Government is crippling people who are already suffering badly. I wish to highlight the fact that last year the...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is an important issue.
- Financial Resolution No. 7: Stamp Duties (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: I would not liken this resolution with the incentives and the tax reliefs that were available in the past. I welcome the resolution. I hope that it will create a stimulus in the property market. None of us wants there to be a return to the crazy property bubble that we had and we know that will never happen. I believe that in a small way this is a helpful measure and that is why I will...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Dec 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a VAT refund for registered charitable non profit organisations similar to the model operated by the Danish Government, which does not contravene European Union regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38986/11]