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Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I am not raging against anything but there should be some taxation on the huge profits that are made by some of the larger stud farms from the exemption for stallion fees. That would be equitable and it would be consistent with what the Minister has said. However, the smaller operations should continue to have an exemption in some shape or form. Coolmore is certainly a flagship enterprise for...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: Long may it continue.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: We did not mention it all.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: Why do they not just get rid of the tent?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: The Minister has missed the point. I complimented him in the House on the evening of the budget and his efforts to remove those on the minimum wage from the tax net should be applauded. When he made a similar change in this regard in the previous budget, my colleagues and I pointed out it would only take effect for a number of months until the national minimum wage was increased but he...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: That is not what I was saying.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: Not at all.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: They are guide prices.

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. 12: In page 19, before section 14, to insert the following new section: "14.—The Principal Act is amended in section 462— (a) in subsection (1), by the deletion of paragraph (b), and (b) in subsection (2), by inserting the words 'unless in the latter case, one or other does not have a taxable income' after the word 'wife' at the end of the subsection.".

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I move recommendation No. 13: In page 19, before section 14, to insert the following new section: "14.—The Principal Act is amended in section 469— (a) in subsection (1), in the definition of 'health care', by deleting the words 'but does not respect of include routine ophthalmic treatment or routine dental treatment', and (b) in subsection (2), by the deletion of that subsection and...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: Yes.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the House to discuss this Bill. He has provided an exhaustive report of the different sections of the Bill and I welcome many of them. I especially welcome the effort made by the Minister to close a number of loopholes which existed in the tax system and which allowed for potential abuse through tax avoidance. I broadly welcome his actions on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I agree with Senators Morrissey, Quinn and others who have called for a debate on social partnership. I also want to raise the issue of the over 130,000 people who are awaiting driving tests, to whom Senator Morrissey referred. I agree wholeheartedly with him. I am not pushed one way or the other as to whether the solution to the problem is outsourcing or taking on more people within the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I agree with my colleague, Senator McHugh, who raised the issue of the letter from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. It is surprising to have received the letter yesterday following his mealy-mouthed apology the previous day for his outrageous remarks on Monday. We received this letter of justification for his stance yesterday evening. I regard the letter in the same way as...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: Will the Leader arrange for a debate in this House on the report published by the Automobile Association, which is covered in a number of today's newspapers? This highlights accident black spots on the major roads throughout the country. The report indicates that a number of areas have been highlighted over a number of years and local authorities have not been in a position to implement...

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister and largely welcome the Bill. To take up Senator Kitt's last point, I also welcome the Minister's launch yesterday of a discussion document regarding proposals for supporting lone parents. Going by the reports I read in today's newspapers and heard in yesterday's media, I will fully support the Minister in his endeavours to introduce reform in this sector. On the whole,...

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: Which one was it?

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: I join with other Senators in congratulating the various Irish sporting teams and individuals who were tremendously successful over the past seven days. I was privileged to be at Twickenham for the rugby match, and it was a great occasion. The House will be delighted to know that the Dáil and Seanad rugby XV beat the team put forward by the House of Commons and the House of Lords by a score...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

John Paul Phelan: That was a bit of success for these Houses.