Results 2,881-2,900 of 4,132 for speaker:Donie Cassidy
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: I outlined to the House my welcome for theââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: The Government yesterday indicated an allocation in spending of â¬55.8 billion or an increase of 3.6%, for the coming year. Of that allocation, an increase of 8.4%, or â¬1.5 billion or â¬1.514 billion, will be given to social welfare. An increase of 2.1%, or â¬329 million, will be allocated for health and an increaseââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: ââof 2.7% or â¬229 million will be allocated to education.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: I welcome the increase of â¬7 per week for contributory old age pensioners, bringing their pension benefit up to â¬230 and up to â¬219 for the non-contributory pension. I welcome the increase in the qualified adult allowance of â¬6.30 for those aged 66 and over and the increase of â¬4.60 per week for those under the age of 66. Coming from rural Ireland, I welcome that the fuel...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: I welcome the decentralisation to date of the 2,527 staff to the 14 different venues and areas. That aspect of the decentralisation process is now complete. I greatly welcome the new 21 areas confirmed yesterday and the allocations to be made to my town of Mullingar, to Portlaoise, which was mentioned by a Member, and to Roscommon, which was mentioned by Senator Leyden. All these were...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: ââand they are to proceed immediately.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: The 3,474 additional posts that will be decentralised to rural Ireland is a godsend.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: We welcome that process. Rural representatives in particular welcome it. Work in this respect will start immediately. These are the facts. When I, as the Leader, address this House, I must state the facts. I do not pull the figuresââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: By 2010 some 6,000 staff will be decentralised.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: I remind the House that the last time Fine Gael got a mandate to be in Government was 1983.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: The Senator is the leader of her group and the main Opposition party and she knows she is out of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: When her party was in government from 1983 to 1987, it doubled the national debtââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: ââsome 1,000 people a week were emigratingââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: We are not talking about 1% tax here this morningââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: When the leader's party was in power there was a 65% income taxââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: During the term of that Fine Gael-Labour Government the lower income tax band was 35%.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: I have facilitated the House by arranging for a debate on the budget this evening by way of my party forfeiting our Private Members' timeââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: ââin order to enable colleagues express their views. The Minister will be present to let the facts be known in the House, given that some Members do not seem to have graspedââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: ââthe facts outlined in the budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)
Donie Cassidy: That is correct. I only wish that the Senator would tell both sides of the story and not only tell one side all the time.