Results 8,021-8,040 of 11,114 for speaker:Damien English
- Meath-Tyrone Interconnection Project. (17 Dec 2009)
Damien English: If this application proceeds, there will be many red faces because it has not been fully thought through or worked out. The reports should be before the House for proper discussion and debate. Fine Gael has acted responsibly and has not been demanding action one way or another. Simply put, we call for fair play, proper scrutiny and investigation and research.
- Meath-Tyrone Interconnection Project. (17 Dec 2009)
Damien English: Does the Minister accept the report should be scrutinised by the committee?
- Written Answers — International Relations: International Relations (15 Dec 2009)
Damien English: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the composition and role of the Ireland-US Leadership Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46822/09]
- Written Answers — Climate Change Conference: Climate Change Conference (15 Dec 2009)
Damien English: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the role he played at the Copenhagen summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46823/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Dec 2009)
Damien English: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of renting offices for staff displaced by the closure of the building at the Kells Road, Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46925/09]
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (15 Dec 2009)
Damien English: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the future use of the vacant building at Kells Road, Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46926/09]
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: While I welcome the reduction in the VAT rate, let us not kid ourselves that it will make a major difference. I accept the reduction will go some way towards repairing the damage done last year when VAT was increased. Given the widespread perception that taxes increased significantly last year, the reduction marks a step in the right direction. Is the reduction in VAT part of a strategy by...
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: The budget does not tackle any of these areas and may even result in an increase in rates because it cuts the local government fund by 13%. Does the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment have a strategy for the retail sector to ensure many thousands of jobs are not lost? As Deputies are aware, many businesses in our towns, from Navan to Cork, will close after Christmas...
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: They will need a good deal more than this in January.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: They dropped it. It was not the Minister.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: We had a very good budget.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: There were many good alternatives.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: He has not read it.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: I learned from the Minister.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: He has not answered anything.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: That is right.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: Yes, provided I get an answer.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: That is rubbish.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: The Minister is not making any sense.
- Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Dec 2009)
Damien English: He increased it once the recession was over in the North.