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Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duty (5 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Prohibitive.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duty (5 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Curran is missing the point.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duty (5 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Taoiseach. I was not aware of that.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duty (5 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: It will be €17 million.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Stamp Duty (5 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Curran is missing the point. It is our assertion that there is a large group of people who may never use electronic means of making money transfers. These individuals are comfortable using cheques and they should be allowed to continue to use them. As Deputy Ring stated, it is their money; it does not belong to the banks. If people want to use cheques to take money from their...

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: I looked at the amendment tabled by the Minister, Deputy Martin, and noted it does not stand up to scrutiny. He referred to job creation but the main reason for this debate is that Ireland is no longer competitive. The Government neglected manufacturing and exportation in the past six years to focus entirely on the construction industry. The low interest rates that came about on our...

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about the 30,000 job losses?

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister disagree with the Central Bank when it says the volume of exports is down this year?

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why are small businesses complaining about the rate of inflation?

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Minister is reading a different report.

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: I just made one and the Minister has not acknowledged it. He refers to the negative but should take the positive elements from what I said.

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: He should deal with the facts.

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was constructive criticism.

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (4 Dec 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: What about 44——

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (29 Nov 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport if private consultants or legal experts have been engaged by his Department in relation to Aer Lingus's withdrawal of the Shannon to Heathrow route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31819/07]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (29 Nov 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new FDIs opened in the mid-west region since 2002, broken down by year, county, company name, address and number of employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31866/07]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (29 Nov 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits and on-site inspections of potential locations in the mid-west by FDI companies since 2002, which were arranged by his Department and the State development agencies, broken down by year, county and location address; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31867/07]

Psychological Service: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: I will stick with the facts which speak for themselves. Only 50% of schools have a service in place. In my constituency which includes the city of Limerick two thirds of primary schools do not have a service. The figure for post-primary schools is 56%. The number of students without a service is almost three quarters in primary and 61% in post-primary schools. That is an indictment of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Nov 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and percentage of earners exempt from tax; the number and percentage paying tax at the standard rate; the number and percentage paying tax at the marginal rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30011/07]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (20 Nov 2007)

Kieran O'Donnell: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the turmoil in the financial markets caused by the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, he is satisfied that there is adequate prudential supervision in operation by the Irish financial regulator over all the banking and financial sectors operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30006/07]