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Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: Does Senator Brian Hayes mean that it depends on how fictional they are?

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: Before a change is made in the stallion tax relief scheme, we should examine where tax sovereignty begins and ends and where State aid applies. We should bear in mind that this scheme has existed since the late 1930s rather than 1968 or 1969, when it was ring fenced. I am sure the Minister will approach the question of tax residency in a strictly pragmatic fashion because it is the economic...

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: To which party is Senator Brian Hayes referring?

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: Oh, come on.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: It was 1987.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: It is 93,000 actually.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: I know it will be no comfort to Senator Paddy Burke, but I am booking a week's holiday in County Mayo with my extended family next year.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: To be fair to the Fine Gael Party, it is participating in this debate. If the Labour Party stands for anything, it is employment. Unemployment held this country back for decades, but so far the Labour Party does not seem to have any interest in the subject of this debate. The growth of 93,000 jobs is clearly a major achievement. My economic perspectives go back to 1987 rather than 1997. The...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: I believed the Labour Party might have been boycotting this debate — that is all. The Celtic tiger took off in 1993-94 under the Fianna Fáil-Labour Party Government. To be fair to the rainbow coalition, it can be said that it sustained the growth. Growth was prolonged until 2001, which was far beyond what anybody could reasonably have expected. One can argue on the basis of the figures...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: ——there is a problem with regional balance. Under the rainbow coalition, practically all IDA funding in the period 1995 to 1997 was invested in the greater Dublin region, apart from a major investment in Clonmel and another investment in Cork. However, none was invested in the regions. I hope yesterday's announcement will contribute to more balanced development. Senator Paddy Burke is...

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: I was not referring to the absence of Senator Ryan in particular but to that of Labour Party Members in general.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: I withdrew my remarks.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: And vice versa.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: I will explain it to Senator Ryan.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: That is a good point.

Seanad: Quarterly National Household Survey: Statements. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: It shows a consensus with Michael O'Leary.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: The country has never looked back.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: Will Senator Feighan's party stop it altogether if it comes into Government?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: Why does the Senator not treat the plan on its merits instead of using it as a political football?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Martin Mansergh: No she does not. She wants to make a political point.