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Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Sinn Féin is the party in power in the North.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Closing schools in Northern Ireland.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: When is the last time the Senator was in Northern Ireland?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: When was he last there?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Those Sinn Féin marches have disappeared very quickly.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I agree with the Minister on the VAT increase. In the Border county of Donegal, Letterkenny had a decent Christmas because of the currency fluctuation. A few businesspeople stated initially they did not like the VAT increase but their major concern is the exchange rate. It has been a feature of cross-Border trade since before I was born and people have dealt with it. The Sinn Féin...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The Senator wants to tax the small guy who wants to come back.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The wealth tax is an alternative-----

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I agree with the Minister that the VAT increase may not be desirable but it is not a breaking point for many businesses in the Border area and Sinn Féin should know this. There is a tradition in Donegal of going to Derry or Strabane and vice versa. A huge amount of cars from Northern Ireland can be seen on bank holiday Mondays. We benefit both ways. We must get the economy going again or...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I join Senator O'Sullivan on the issue of the household charge and call for the Minister to address the House on this crucial issue. I read a statement from Donegal County Council today which stated that it may have to revisit its 2012 budget due to the shortfall in funding that will arise due to the non-payment of the household charge. The same councillors from Donegal County Council who...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The Senator does not like the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I ask that the Minister, Deputy Hogan, come to the House and explain the charge. Perhaps Sinn Féin can explain to the Minister why it wants social housing tenants in Northern Ireland to pay rates, but it does not want anyone to pay them here. That is total hypocrisy and there is no way around it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I thank Senator Terry Leyden for raising this matter. He has covered the point I made yesterday, namely, that erroneous information is being peddled on the Internet about the legality of the household charge. In the interests of those who want to pay it - I believe all of the people in the country want to do so - the Minister should clarify the position. Will the Leader ask the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: My question is----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: The Senator has said they are Tory Government cuts, but Sinn Féin is in government in Northern Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: If I was a member of-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Education and Skills-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Education and Skills to come to the House to outline that the Government has no policy to close rural schools? Sinn Féin is going down this road in Northern Ireland. When I travel through Northern Ireland I pick up Radio Ulster-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: I have called for the Minister for Education and Skills to come to the House to explain the reason schools are not being closed here. The position is different in the North under Sinn Féin. If one travels through Northern Ireland-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Jimmy Harte: May I finish?