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Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2012 [Certified Money Bill]: All Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: It is very important to put on the record that Fianna Fáil Senators were present but chose not to vote.

Seanad: Message from Dáil (20 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: That is big of it.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2012 [Certified Money Bill]: All Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the Appropriation Bill goes through this House on the nod every year. While I said yesterday in this House that the Seanad cannot write cheques, this is effectively a cheque for ¤50 billion. It is the one measure we cannot vote against because if we did all public services would have to close. This is crucial legislation, debate on which ceased almost 20 years ago....

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister of State did not rebut the point. Average property sale prices in Meath East in 2012, according to propertypriceregister.ie puts Dunboyne in the top 13% nationwide. The same applies to Ratoath, Ashbourne and Stamullen, which are in the top 20% nationally. I have used the same figures as the Government from the residential property price register, the Thornhill report and the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Site value tax.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Ba mháith liom a roinnt mo chuid ama leis an Seanadóir Brian Ó Domhnaill.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister made the point, and then attempted to rebut it, that the local property-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister stated that the local property tax has been referred to as being anti-Dublin and anti-urban.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: That was an outrageous filibuster by the Minister.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: We are on section five. We would be happy if the Minister concluded now and allowed us vote on it. She is filibustering.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: We cut the wealthiest also.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: You have ignored the wealthy. We targeted the wealthy as well, Maurice.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: It seems a fundamental unfairness to target carers for what, along with the back to school allowance, is the largest cut to anybody in this budget. The question is why were they targeted? Carers make a contribution, the value of which has doubled since 2006 when it was ¤2.5 billion. Some 900,000 hours of caring are given every day and the value of that is equivalent to a third of the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: As Senators have rightly pointed out on this section, the respite care grant is paid in June. It will be paid in June regardless of what we do at whatever level the Government decides but at least if we say "call a halt to this, tóg sos, tóg go bog é" we can ask them to reconsider the cut and its fundamental unfairness. That is all we can do in this Seanad. We cannot write a cheque. We...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The filibuster has been used historically to stop people getting their civil rights. The Government is shamefully using a filibuster to prevent debate about serious cuts to the most vulnerable in our society.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: This is shameful and pathetic from a law professor.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Is the Senator still in the Labour Party?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: They are getting rid of a lot of Labour Party people.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, the Senator is not speaking to the section.