Results 2,621-2,640 of 6,407 for speaker:Emmet Stagg

Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: That is correct.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The last speaker has a strange idea of what a socialist is. I must give him a few lessons some time.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The Irish people use three general drugs as social drugs of choice in large quantities, namely alcohol, cannabis and cigarettes or tobacco. If the Government wanted to stop people smoking cigarettes, and did not just want to raise revenue, it would put €5 on each packet. That would stop people from smoking. This is simply a revenue raising exercise. As far as I can calculate the...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: I also suggest the Minister consider legalising cannabis and taxing it in the same way as cigarettes. The Government might then be able to meet some of the other costs it has that it has not been able to meet because cannabis is nearly as widely used as tobacco and alcohol, despite the best efforts of the authorities to prevent it. I thought the excise increase on diesel was a carbon tax...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The commuters in my constituency will not be at all pleased that the Greens let them down again by not being present at the meetings where the carbon tax reduction on nice, clean cars was neutralised.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Deputy Barrett should take his time.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The Tánaiste did not agree to a time extension earlier.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Mineral Oil Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: No, the Tánaiste did not agree to a time extension earlier.

Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: On a point of order, other Members were entitled to speak before the Taoiseach responded.

Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: He is entitled to offer but he is not entitled to take the rest of the time.

Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: I appreciate the Taoiseach should have time to speak and I propose we take ten minutes from the next section to make sure he has that time. I will be brief. I got to my feet to speak because the Taoiseach adopted a position on the very high moral ground in his response to what I regard as a very friendly remark from Deputy Noonan who gave him a piece of friendly advice. The quote...

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Where is the standing ovation now?

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Another standing ovation.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The House is entitled to that.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: On a point of order-----

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: On a point of order-----

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: As members of the public, who are not Members of this House, now have a copy of the budget that was given to them outside the House, I presume the ruling you made, a Cheann Comhairle, can be safely ignored by Members.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: I certainly will ignore it.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: I want a copy as quickly as it can be got to me now.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Give us the copies now.