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Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce new regulations on the issue of overloading of private leisure boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46483/08]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: In terms of any tax relief there should be equity. We all received the correspondence from the particular Seveso company and it should be looked at by the Minister in terms of equity. On the broader issue of docklands development, in the context of my own constituency in Limerick we have a working dock but we would like to see development of the area as an amenity. The Minister needs to...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to make a point of clarification.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: This applies purely to a transfer of a Seveso site in an urban——

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for his indulgence.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will make allowances for that. This section deals with Seveso sites in urban dockland areas which are subject to local area plans. It does not provide for Seveso sites which are located in non-urban dockland areas. That strikes me as anti-competitive. If an operation is required to relocate from a Seveso site in an area other than docklands, it should be given the same tax breaks. That...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Automatically.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister introduced this provision as a revenue collection measure, but I expect that it will have the opposite effect. He introduced it for the month of December, but the increase of 0.5% will drive down the tax yield. Representatives of the small business sector appeared before the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service yesterday. The sector is struggling to make ends...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Government is seeking increased revenues, it would have been far more practical for it to ensure that the depreciation relating to sterling was passed on. This would have brought in additional VAT receipts to the Exchequer and assisted in the retention of jobs. Instead, the Minister has introduced a measure which is driving people north of the Border. When will the report to which...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why will it take so long?

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: So it will take three months to produce the report.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Perhaps the Minister might ensure that it could be produced earlier. Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: To follow on from what Deputy Breen has said, has the Minister sought a meeting with Dermot Mannion given the media speculation at the weekend with regard to the restoration of the Aer Lingus Shannon-Heathrow route? Will he seek a meeting with his directors on the board of Aer Lingus to ensure there is certainty on this and that we get a date as to when this vital connectivity for Shannon...

Air Services. (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did he tell the Minister anything with regard to the restoration of the route? The Minister should give us details.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I understand the industrial development Bill concerns aggregate grants for research and development and also concerns Enterprise Ireland taking over from Shannon Development with regard to indigenous industry in the locality. It is critical that this is brought before the House as a matter of urgency in the context of the recession and, further, in the context of Dell in Limerick. I have...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I would like the Taoiseach to intervene. It is critical that this is brought before the House. The Tánaiste needs to make a statement on her discussions with Michael Dell. There is uncertainty and I would like the Taoiseach to comment.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Taoiseach should comment because----

Order of Business (17 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have put it down for the Adjournment debate.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: There are proportional scales in all the other tax areas. Regarding income tax, for example, there is marginal relief above a certain level of income. If the margin between the exemption limit and the amount of income is less than 40%, there is marginal relief. The same applies to PRSI where there is an exemption limit and people are taxed at 4% above that rate. Furthermore, the health...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister has confirmed this is dealt with as a levy. The Minister himself referred to the lower income paid. The point being made is that the figure of €18,304 was picked because it is the exemption ceiling for PRSI. If someone is on €353 a week rather than €352 a week, that person will pay an extra €600 overall in levies per year. The simple overall point we are making is...