Results 6,561-6,580 of 7,082 for speaker:John Paul Phelan
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: However, the doubling of the tax take cannot be explained. The reason that figure has changed so much is because new charges and taxes have been introduced that do not immediately come to public attention. One of those is the increase in VAT, which happened a couple of years ago. We have much more income coming into the coffers, but where are we getting the value for money? We are all...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: The former Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment made a number of interesting comments in her time at that Department. In September 2000, she stated that taxation of work was still too high, and that in an environment where we had 20% capital gains tax and 12.5% tax on corporation profits, we could not have the situation where the only people who paid tax at 40% and 20% were those who...
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: No, it is not.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Such treatment is not available in regional centres.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: It is not available in the south east.
- Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: That is not true. There are no plans for such treatment to be made available.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I echo the sentiments of my colleagues who expressed regret about the announcement by the Minister for Education and Science on the reneging of the commitment to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in national schools. I want to emphasise the area of special needs in education. This is an area on which we had an announcement yesterday, yet we are all familiar with schools throughout the country on...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: ââcancer treatment facilities are inadequate throughout the country. The Minister for Health and Children should be asked to come before the House to outline her views.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: She aspires to reach it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Are we having a debate?
- Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Very few Galway people go to Croke Park lately.
- Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, to the House on this the first occasion on which I have had the opportunity to do so. I am delighted by his appointment. It is good to see a Member of the Oireachtas soccer and rugby teams in the Seanad to listen to a debate on sport. I was interested to learn that Senator Mansergh had always been opposed to the building of what became...
- Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I apologise. I refer to Senator Brennan's colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, who, in the run-up to the last general election, used highly emotive terms in reference to the building of the Bertie bowl. Despite his choice of language, much of what he said was correct. A great deal of money was spent in Abbotstown which will bear no fruit. The millions of euro involved...
- Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: Not an inch. I spoke with the resource teacher in Slieverue who, during the week, was supervising one of the breaks in the yard. The schoolyard consists of a basketball court and a small amount of ground around the edge. There were three soccer matches and a basketball match taking place at the same time in that basketball court in Slieverue national school which caters for 300 or 400 pupils....
- Seanad: National Sports Facilities: Statements. (3 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: With the emphasis on the word "may".
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I agree with what Senator Bradford said about flooding. The Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Parlon, should come to the House to discuss last week's flooding. While we are all familiar with large towns like Clonmel, Fermoy and Mallow, which were severely flooded and are continually flooded, the Office of Public Works could alleviate hardship in...
- Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (28 Oct 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I echo the sentiments expressed by Senator White about rural housing. I agree wholeheartedly with her and with Dr. Caulfield's comments about the significance of the dispersed village in rural areas. I wish Dr. Caulfield's proposals were put into practice by more local authorities throughout the country, certainly in the south east. There is an...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)
John Paul Phelan: I agree with speakers who have called on the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House to discuss health issues. Senator O'Brien spoke about a sad development in his part of the world yesterday. It would be appropriate to ask the Minister to come to the House to debate health issues as soon as possible. I also wish to raise with the Leader the possibility of having a debate on...
- Seanad: Deer Farming. (27 Oct 2004)
John Paul Phelan: This matter concerns the deer production sector of the agricultural industry. There is concern among deer producers that they are a forgotten group. It is fair to say that during the late 1980s and early 1990s considerable emphasis was put on diversification and on farmers moving from traditional farming into areas such as deer production and other alternative farming practices. Grants were...