Results 641-660 of 16,057 for speaker:Mary Coughlan
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The process of assessing and paying third level or further education grants is a matter for the relevant local authority or VEC. The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant awarding...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant awarding authority. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Where the grant awarding authority...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter, in the first instance, for the relevant grant awarding authority i.e. the applicant's local authority or VEC. Where a grant application is refused, the reason for the refusal is given by the grant awarding authority. An applicant may appeal the decision to the relevant local authority or VEC. Where the grant awarding authority...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. In considering...
- Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The procurement of goods and services by bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the bodies themselves and therefore the information requested by the Deputy is not collated centrally. For the Deputy's information I can confirm that public bodies under the aegis of my Department seek to ensure that prompt payment is made to all suppliers while at the same time...
- Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: There are four unions that represent the administrative and non administrative staff at my Department. The Association of Higher Civil & Public Servants (A.H.C.P.S.), the Public Service Executive Union (P.S.E.U.), the Civil Public & Services Union (C.P.S.U.) and the Irish Municipal Public & Civil Trade Union (IMACT). The four are parties to the terms of the Croke Park Agreement. None of the...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I move the following Financial Resolutions:
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: There is a different of perspective on a number of these issues that have been raised. In Fine Gael, there is a view that the sum, which will be â¬2.3 million and which was previously â¬5.4 million, might not even be adequate to deal with-----
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Deputy English raised this issue and he is entitled to an answer. Deputy English's view was that perhaps this would be more restrictive on persons who at a later stage in life may not be in a position to get an adequate pension.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I suppose our perspective is that it was â¬5.4 million and it is now moved down to â¬2.3 million, and there would be adequate space in that for persons-----
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: -----to address their financial needs, which, perhaps, is an opposing point which Deputy Shortall would have. Deputy Shortall is correct in stating that this is a progressive tax measure being introduced into pension legislation. We now see a â¬200,000 limit as opposed to what was there heretofore. Anything over and above that will be taxable. She raised an issue on others who have an...
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: After that, the changes will take place. On the other issue Deputy Shortall raised, which is the employer's contribution, which is an argument which has been traditionally made by many on applying limits to the employer contribution, which would prevent the funding of certain individual pensions, there are issues being considered by the Department at present. It is under consideration.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: No. This issue is being considered by the Department and the Minister in the context of the finance Bill which will be prepared for later on. The overarching message from these measures is that those who have acquired and who would prefer to acquire larger lump sums tax-free will not do so. We are now setting a threshold of â¬200,000.
- Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: We are also preventing situations whereby people obtained large ex gratia payments which were not taxed. This matter has also been addressed. Many of the concerns raised in providing an equity argument in the context of pension legislation are now being addressed in these resolutions being put to the House.
- Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: We do not have No. 10. We do not have chefs and servants.
- Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I do not think â¬100,000 is an empty gesture.
- Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: A salary reduction of â¬100,000 is no empty gesture.
- Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: We do.
- Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: We have not got the Labour Party's four year plan.
- Budget Statement 2011 (7 Dec 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Look at the tax they pay.