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Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: In the pre-budget submission-----

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not misleading the House.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I am putting on the record Fianna Fáil's stated position-----

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----on the issue. It is supportive and in the pre-budget submission, it stated that the rate should be €20 per tonne.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Take it easy.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: A question has been raised about the measures-----

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----being taken by the Government to deal with fuel poverty and the difficulty people have in meeting their fuel bills. There has already been a "no disconnection" policy introduced this winter by the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, for families struggling with utility bills.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That has been agreed with the energy companies and there will be no disconnections this winter for families in financial difficulty.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: This measure exempts solid fuel such as peat briquettes, logs and coal from any increases in carbon tax. I do not understand the argument being made by some Deputies in respect of home heating oil that the measure should be brought forward. We have agreed it will not apply until May 2012.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: As the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is encouraging me to wrap up-----

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: -----I have taken-----

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I have taken note of the concerns expressed by Sinn Féin about the problem of illegal laundered diesel.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Carbon Charge on Mineral Oils (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government will pursue that.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: I move: (1)THAT the rate of value-added tax on the supply of certain goods and services at present chargeable at the rate of 21 per cent be increased to 23 per cent of the amount on which tax is chargeable in relation to the supply of such goods and services, and that, accordingly, the Value-Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010 (No. 31 of 2010) be amended in subsection (1)(a) of section 46 by...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: There is an ultimate time limit.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Opposition wish to take five minutes from the next-----

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: Ten minutes from the time allowed for the next motion.

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: How much time are we adding?

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value Added Tax (6 Dec 2011)

Eamon Gilmore: That is fine.