Results 2,501-2,520 of 5,294 for speaker:Michael McCarthy
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: That is not on the motion.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Fianna Fáil took a fiver off the blind pension.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Speak on the motion, for God's sake.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy was expelled from the Labour Party with his carry-on.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Is Deputy Catherine Murphy now a member of the establishment?
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: It is hilarious.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: You can if you have a party leader's allowance of €80,000.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The Deputy was not even elected to a county council before coming in here.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Who costed that? Deputy Mac Lochlainn should table a parliamentary question.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: This is a progressive measure. This is one of the measures in this budget that taxes wealth. I cannot reconcile any party which pretends to be or thinks it is left wing which opposes taxation of wealth and-----
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Let me finish.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: One hears ideological reasons being put forward in opposition to a measure which are based on economics which, to say the least, do not stand up, because those who support that economic school of thought are amateurs. Not one individual to the left of my party went to the Department of Finance to cost his or her proposals.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: There is too much at stake in this country-----
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: -----to return to the economics of former taoisigh, Mr. Brian Cowen or Mr. Bertie Ahern. This is a game that requires serious politicians with serious figures, not a bunch of amateurs who table parliamentary questions and use the basis of that to pitch party policy.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: It is comical in the extreme.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The stakes are too high.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: The stakes are so high that when the live wire act is going on, the clowns should stay out of the ring.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: Any reasonably minded left-wing politician should have his or her figures done and should support this measure based on those.
- Financial Resolution No. 6: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: I support this measure for very obvious reasons. The right-wing ideology manufactured and developed in recent years is not the fault of this Administration. This resolution should be welcomed on the basis that the matter is being dealt with.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)
Michael McCarthy: What does Deputy Adams tell them?