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- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: -----because there was no need to cut that, and also the clothing allowance.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: Regarding the resolutions before us, I will not act in a patronising manner, as Deputy Donohoe has just done. No one needs lectures from him because Fine Gael and the Labour Party opposed every single measure in the past four years and promptly adopted all of them once they went into Government after the general election.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: They reversed many of the commitments they made.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: One of the Ministers present stood on the steps of Trinity College and made a solemn promise to the students of Ireland that he would reverse student charges, not increase them. He broke that solemn commitment as soon as he came to power.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: In many ways these resolutions are progressive and we support them but they do not redress the wider imbalance in the budget proper. I am reminded of one of the sayings from the great leader, Seán Lemass, namely, that there was only one Labour Party in Ireland and that happened to be Fianna Fáil.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: It is not over there.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Labour Party did.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: Will Deputy Stagg stop acting the bully?
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: Since I have entered the Chamber, Deputy Stagg has been shouting at everyone.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: I know, but this is Parliament.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: Deputy Stagg attacked Deputy Broughan.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: I am sorry, and I do, but what is going on? It is outrageous.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Deputy is terrified of Labour's own.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: Capital Acquisitions Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: He is being interrupted incessantly.
- Business of Dáil (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: On a point of order, while I do not wish to discommode the Ceann Comhairle in any way, it was presented as a fait accompli that the resolutions were to be grouped for voting purposes. While one might expect resolutions to be grouped for discussion purposes, it is unusual to vote on separate resolutions, in this case a resolution on alcohol and another on tobacco.
- Business of Dáil (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: The subsequent group will also be decided together. My party opposes one resolution but supports another and is being forced to choose which way to vote on a number of resolutions.
- Financial Resolution No. 2: Tobacco Products Tax (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: As regards the alcohol proposal, I concur with our finance spokesperson, Deputy Michael McGrath, that the emphasis is the wrong way around. There is a fundamental problem with how alcohol is sold in this country. It is having a major impact on our young people. There is not a Deputy in the House who would not agree with me when I say that something has to be done about it. It means our...
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, launched it.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: No wonder the Minister, Deputy Howlin, is smiling. He will not stand up to the Minister, Deputy Joan Burton.
- Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)
Micheál Martin: It is only one budget.