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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)

John Paul Phelan: Why is the Senator listening?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)

John Paul Phelan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)

John Paul Phelan: I extend good wishes to the Cathaoirleach, as I did not have an opportunity to do so on the first day of the new session. The Cathaoirleach will be a fair and even-handed chairman. I echo the sentiments expressed by previous speakers regarding Garda Sherlock and his brave actions yesterday morning. It is likely that he intervened in the efforts of an armed gang to commit a serious robbery...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: That is what is happening based on what the Tánaiste is proposing today.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: That is rubbish. The Tánaiste has a brass neck.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: I have a recommendation. If the Tánaiste sat down we could get to it.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: Will the Minister deal with the recommendations?

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister has not responded to the recommendations.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: I would like to respond to the Minister's 20 minute blast. A number of recommendations were proposed and the Minister did not deal with the comments made by Members. As usual, he attacked the Opposition. Senator O'Toole put a specific proposal to the Minister, who managed to speak for 20 minutes without referring to it. He has not responded to any comment by Opposition Members. Following...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: This proposal is not consistent with the Minister's Budget Statement.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: This proposal is not within the budgetary context.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: Many things are provided for but this does not fall within the budgetary context.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister then referred to the perverse reading of what he said on budget day. He reiterated the comments himself, which were very straightforward. The clear inference of what he stated was there would not be change and people made decisions on that basis. That is what these recommendations are about.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister should not talk about bluster. We have listened to him for more than an hour and his reply to Second Stage and his remarks on Committee Stage have been absolute bluster.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister spoke absolute nonsense.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: I was not too happy with aspects of the Opposition proposal.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: I did not. The Minister made many comments before the election about not reforming stamp duty and he was forced to do so by the Taoiseach.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: The Taoiseach took the political ground from under the Minister when he made the comments to which Senator Norris referred. The Minister might have a very good relationship with the Taoiseach. I do not know what happened in that regard but the Taoiseach stuck his political finger in the air, felt the breeze and decided to address this issue. That is why the Minister is in the House to...

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: ——prior to his U-turn during the election campaign, he spoke of the people——

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2007: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2007)

John Paul Phelan: This is a direct quote from the Minister's last contribution. He spoke of those "who required our help in the context of a buoyant market." If they required the help of the Government, why was it not offered when the Minister made his budget speech, whichever way it was interpreted?