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- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: The Irish taxpayer will not make a joke of â¬40 billion. It is a lot of money.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: The regulator came into a committee of this House.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: He spoke about loans of approximately â¬40 billion.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: The Minister for Finance, the Tánaiste and the Taoiseach came in and said that the relevant figure is â¬80 billion. There is a hell of a difference.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I know you are interested in guns and defence. Maybe counting is hard for you.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I can count. There is a big difference.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: Do not make a laughing matter out of it.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I would have thought that the Ceann Comhairle had more control than that. The Minister is making a joke out of the whole thing.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: This is a very serious budget. We are being watched by those interested in world affairs.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I have asked the Tánaiste to get somebody to come in here tomorrow and clarify who is telling the truth.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: The Minister can laugh all he wants, but this is serious.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: Can the Tánaiste ensure that somebody clarifies the matter tomorrow?
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I am only asking for an explanation of this, one way or the other.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: It is a serious matter. There is a big difference between â¬40 billion and â¬80 billion.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle, but the Tánaiste cannot just bow her head and avoid my question.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I am not asking her to give an answer now. I am asking her to get an explanation in advance of tomorrow's debate. Is that too much to ask, on behalf of the Irish taxpayer, who has been hit for thousands of euro today?
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: Is it too much to ask for an explanation to be provided tomorrow?
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: Why has the figure increased from â¬40 billion to â¬80 billion?
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I am being very reasonable.
- Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)
Damien English: I am being very reasonable.