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Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: When two policy objectives coincide, one being revenue raising and the other a public health issue, that is a happy coincidence. I find Senator Ó Clochartaigh's argument astonishing because taken to its logical conclusion, we should be lowering the price of cigarettes. It is an astonishing argument. It is a happy coincidence that we can raise revenue and achieve a public health objective....

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: It is a good question. Ideological or not, it is worth pursuing a little bit. Is there a Laffer curve with an optimum rate of CGT? Sometimes it is not possible to arrive at the optimum figure immediately. Do we know what the optimum figure is? Has any analysis been done on this?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: What rate was it at that time?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: Could I just-----

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: To qualify the information, do we have any figures on the level of activity which generated those figures vis-à-vis 2007? We know the revenue is 13% but the level of activity would indicate what effect the increase in the rate would have made.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: Mr. O'Leary is a well known socialist.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: I welcome the Minister of State. The Finance Bill is the single most important item of legislation in the legislative year, along with the Social Welfare Bill, and we would do well to carefully consider its contents. Things are looking a little bit brighter, but we need not overstate what is happening. It is our third year of growth. Exports are doing well. Our reputation is much...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: They are poor because of 14 years of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: That is ridiculous.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: I will concentrate on the coherence of the amendment. It has no coherence. Sinn Féin's spokespersons have seemingly decided not to discuss property tax at all today and have concentrated their entire efforts on criticising the Government. That points to the populism of the party in the first instance and the generality of the Bill, and the party's popularity in this instance. We hear it...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: I appreciate how important this issue is and ask the Leas-Chathaoirleach to indulge me for a moment because I have no intention of trying to waste time in the Chamber. Would Sinn Féin include a commitment in its next election campaign to roll out in the South the model of which it seems so fond in the North and campaign in favour of that?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: I will leave it at that.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: It is evolving.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: Does the Senator agree to the tax?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: It is evolving.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: Senator Byrne will spend the next three weeks reminding people about it.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: It is inappropriate in a democratic parliamentary system.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: We saw where Sinn Féin street politics led at the Labour Party conference last year.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: Street protest, yes; street politics, no.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

John Gilroy: Senator Cullinane finds it outrageous because it is not populist enough for him.