Results 2,561-2,580 of 15,491 for speaker:Eamon Gilmore
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: If I knew that, I think the Deputy would correctly be asking me an entirely different question.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: In this country, the dealings of any individual taxpayer - a person or a company - with the Revenue Commissioners are not known to members of the Government-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----nor indeed should they be.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: It is an entirely separate-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: That is an entirely separate system. Under our system, we make the law in respect of tax and the tax affairs of individual companies or people are dealt with confidentially by the Revenue Commissioners. That is at it should be.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Whatever about a justice Minister knowing about a road traffic offence issue-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----if any Minister was to know about or come in here and comment on-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----the affairs of any taxpayer - an individual or a company - quite rightly-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----there would be a different issue in relation to it.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Let us look at the overall situation.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Deputy Adams is painting a picture to suggest there is somehow tax evasion or tax avoidance in respect of our-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No, we are not.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: On the application of our tax regime, the reality is that companies in this country pay 9.1% of Ireland's total tax revenue.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: No. Please listen to the answer.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Companies in this country pay 9.1% of our total tax revenue. That compares with 5% in France and 4.2% in Germany.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Yes, I have confidence in the Garda Commissioner. I have confidence in the Garda. I believe every Member of this House should express that confidence as well. The allegations that were made were investigated. The Minister for Justice and Equality established an investigation. The report of that investigation has been presented, published and referred to the Joint Committee on Justice,...
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The Minister has dealt with this issue in the House. As happens when an issue such as this arises, a Minister comes into the House, makes a statement and takes questions. In this case, the Minister said he was sorry and the Deputy should accept this. Of course, there are issues which arise. There are issues about gardaí exercising common sense in the handling of road traffic...
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: -----and also in the context of fixed penalty charges. The Minister has made it very clear that there is no question of him or the Garda Síochána keeping tabs on Members of this House or of him or anybody in the Government keeping tabs on political opponents. There is an issue in regard to privacy which probably requires a longer and wider discussion. Perhaps it is an issue which...
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: The bottom line is that the Minister made a statement to the House on the issue; he said he was sorry and, in respect of how he had come into possession of the information, he explained this and the rationale for it.
- Leaders' Questions (22 May 2013)
Eamon Gilmore: Let us be very clear that the corporation tax regime in this country is established in law. It is contained in the Finance Acts.