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Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: It will compensate for the supply of water and provision of sewage treatment facilities to those houses. It will give a marvellous boost to local authorities which will be responsible for collecting it. I will be affected by that tax but I welcome it because it will be worthwhile and will give some support to areas. Water, sewage treatment facilities, roads and lighting are provided in...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: I should have more because I am only getting into——

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: I refer to the medical cards for the over 70s. The doctors and the Irish Medical Organisation destroyed the case for them with the charges they imposed. They called them the golden medical cards and, by God, they made gold out of them. Few people need to have fears in this regard. I have checked the means test for the medical card and I am quite confident most people who now qualify will...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: The money made in those tribunals is unacceptable and those concerned should make a contribution.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: They should make a voluntary contribution of at least 10% to show support to the State. We, on this side of the House, will robustly support our Government. Of course, there will be political fall-out next June in the local and European Parliament elections. That is the cost of being in Government. The people are proud that we have a Government with Deputy Brian Lenihan as Minister for...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: ——and Deputy Brian Cowen as Taoiseach. Fianna Fáil, along with the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats, are the only ones in a position to govern this State. We take on responsibilities and take the hard decisions. We will face the critics but at the end of the day, Fianna Fáil will still be there. It is the party of the people and has survived longer than any other. We are...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: We never took a shilling off the old age pensioners like those opposite.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: It was never forgotten.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: The parties opposite took a schilling from the old age pensioners; do they remember that?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Does the Senator remember——

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Exactly.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: We should put forward helpful suggestions for the finance Bill that will be published.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Arising from the contribution, or lack of, from the Opposition, it is fortunate that Fine Gael and the Labour Party did not get into government last May because we would have had great difficulties if they had. The country would have been broken.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: The suggestion I was going to make——

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: ——was that non-residents who are not paying tax in this country should be taxed at the highest possible rate. Let the airport tax be the method of finding out when they arrive back and we can slap a high tax on every one of them.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Furthermore, there should be a special tribunal tax for those who ripped off the tribunals — 25% for all the barristers and lawyers who ripped off this country.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Lawyers.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Lawyers and barristers and some part-time actors.