Results 23,901-23,920 of 26,228 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: No.
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: No, that is not what I am arguing. The minimum wage is too low to be reduced. If the Government wants to reduce costs for employers, it should abolish the 8.5% PRSI rate for a number of years to encourage employers to retain staff and recruit new employees.
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: What does the Minister mean? My point is that one must approach this matter in an integrated manner. Will the Minister justify reducing the minimum wage and increasing tax for those earning the minimum wage? These are the facts. I ran the numbers to show that those earning â¬17,992 per annum working a 40 hour week at an hourly rate of â¬8.65 pay a 2% levy or â¬359.84 on annual...
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: The family is bigger.
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I can only speak from experience. When we had our third child we found that our costs increased exponentially. There is a logic for the higher payment.
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is illogical that the reduction in the payment for the third child is twice as high as for other children. This is an ill thought out proposal.
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I ask the Minister to reconsider his proposals. One cannot have a position, in an economic crisis, of the better off gaining from a budget while the less well-off pay more. The Government must reconsider its budget.
- Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Apart from the Minister, not a single Fianna Fáil Deputy is in the Chamber. They promised the Carer's Association and disability groups that there would not be a cut in their payments. In my own constituency of Limerick East, I know the work carers do. The Government is taking â¬8 per week from their allowance. This is the equivalent of â¬35 per month or more than â¬400 per year....
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Hear. hear.
- Order of Business (9 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Hear, hear.
- FINANCIAL RESOLUTION No. 14: INCOME LEVY (7 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Does the universal social charge relate exclusively to the income and health levies being combined, or will it encompass all PRSI payments? The Minister for Health and Children says the charge is revenue neutral. Will the tax be progressive or will the lower paid be charged a greater percentage of their incomes than higher earners? The Minister says all taxpayers will suffer an equal hit....
- Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have an exclusive.
- Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: We have an exclusive.
- Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle might let me know when a minute remains to me. I support this straightforward motion. We are in the midst of the greatest defining moment in the history of this State since the achievement of independence. A sense of urgency is needed and Fine Gael has proposed that the Government would bring in the budget with immediate effect and would facilitate the passage of...
- EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: We received this EU-IMF programme of financial support for Ireland earlier this afternoon. I noted with interest last night that the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, said he was not aware of the details of this agreement. Now, however, he seems to be an authority on it. In one breath the Government is saying there was no political involvement, yet it seems to know everything about it....
- Corporation Tax: Motion (Resumed) (24 Nov 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am pleased to support this motion. The Government amendment is an amendment for the sake of it. It comprises a lot of words but says very little. The Government is looking for co-operation and yet our motion is very direct and is committed to the maintenance of the 12.5% rate of corporation tax as an indispensable tool for growth, job creation and economic recovery. There was no need...
- Fiscal Policy (24 Nov 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Acting Chairman and welcome the Minister for Defence, Deputy Killeen, to the Chamber. The Minister is from County Clare and this issue is of specific relevance and importance to Shannon Airport and the wider mid-west region. The reason I raised this matter is Shannon Airport Authority launched its five-year plan today. It projects that it will increase its passenger numbers to...
- Meeting of Ministers for Finance of the Eurogroup: Statements (23 Nov 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: I would like to deal with a number of points raised on which the Minister might provide clarification. In the context of the review being carried out by the IMF of the balance sheets of the banks, will the Minister indicate what further recapitalisation he expects the banks will require? What are the amounts involved? Will the banks require more capital and will it come in the form of...
- Meeting of Ministers for Finance of the Eurogroup: Statements (23 Nov 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: The bulk of the corporation tax is due today. The information for income tax should be available and there is no reason to delay the budget until 7 December. If the Government's four-year plan, which is to be published tomorrow, has the 2011 budget as the first year, can I take it that the bulk of the measures in the budget have been discussed at Cabinet level? The Minister for...
- Meeting of Ministers for Finance of the Eurogroup: Statements (23 Nov 2010)
Kieran O'Donnell: Will the Acting Chairman indulge us?