Results 6,081-6,100 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: He did not.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Can I raise this issue when speaking on the section?
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It is an important issue and in the letter from the Cathaoirleach I did not receive a notification that this recommendation was to be ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Senator McDowell is correct. Every recommendation I have put down today could be construed in that way. Indeed, the Minister referred to the â¬63 million that would be required to pay for one of the recommendations. Of course, they place a demand on the State. That is the nature of the Finance Bill. Everything could be ruled out of order if that is the standard applied.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I wish to raise this issueââ
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: The issue I wish to raise has been raised on a number of occasions by different Senators. It is a commitment given by the Tánaiste, who was the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, regarding the closure of the Comerama factory in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, three years ago. At that time, the Minister gave a clear commitment to Members of both Housesââ
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It has. In fact, it is covered by section 1. The Minister gave a clear commitment at the meeting that the terms of the Redundancy Payments Act 2003 would be extended to include the 169 workers who lost their jobs in Castlecomer in December 2003.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It has been raised on the Adjournment on several occasions and has been raised previously on the Finance Bill. I daresay it will be raised again in the future.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I am using this opportunity to raise it again. The commitment was clearly given by the Tánaiste and she reneged on itââ
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: ââdespite the efforts of many elected representatives in my constituency. It was obviously a significant loss for the town of Castlecomer but this particular issueââ
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: The Leas-Chathaoirleach will be interested in this issue.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: The workers in Castlecomer took their redundancy in December 2003 because they were given a commitment by the Tánaiste that they would be covered by the terms of the new Bill. They could have continued in business until 1 January if they had known that they would not be covered by that Bill. They were deliberately conned by the Tánaiste in this regard and we have tried every avenue to...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: It has local political flavour for the people who lost their jobs.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: The workers in Castlecomer gave exemplary service as well.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: No.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I move recommendation No. 7: In page 10, line 6, column (1), to delete "â¬32,000" and substitute "â¬34,000". The Government's key priority in its programme for Government was to reduce the proportion of the workforce paying tax at the top rate to 20%. The Minister referred to this yesterday on Second Stage. Roughly 33% of the workforce currently pays tax at the top rate. Recommendations...
- Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: He is used to walking it.
- Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I concur with Senators Bradford and Coonan on the complete shutdown of the domestic sugar sector. Like Senator Bradford, I know many people involved in sugar beet production and who worked in the Carlow sugar factory. As much of the compensation package as possible must be directed to the producers rather than to Greencore's pockets. I urge the Minister to use whatever influence she has in...
- Seanad: Agrifood Sector: Motion. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: Young people are simply not entering agriculture. I urge the Minister to take whatever measures she can to encourage more young people into farming. The farm retirement scheme is not working. People entered the scheme ten years ago but their incomes have been greatly eroded. There needs to be a complete review of the scheme. Senator Bradford correctly referred to the importance of sugar beet...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)
John Paul Phelan: I do not agree entirely with Senator Mansergh but I agree in large part with the point he makes. This sector has benefited from this relief over the past 30 or 40 years and it is a flagship industry for the country. The Senator cited a few examples of where we have had great success in this area. The point he made at the end of his contribution is correct in terms of what is contained in the...