Results 11,121-11,140 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Motor Taxation (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: The Minister changed it.

Motor Taxation (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is being disingenuous in his reply. There has been much confusion caused by this circular. Why did the Minister say that gardaí should look the other way if there was a problem with the interpretation of these matters? He said this last August and it was on the Green Party website to the effect that people should not worry about it because it will be okay on the day.

Motor Taxation (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: Will the Minister issue a new circular to clarify that there is no difficulty with interpretation and that there is consistency across all local authority boundaries? Is he in a position to tell local authority officers this? Is he able to clarify that the commercial vehicles of small business people who wish to drop their kids to school will not be subject to the new Gormley tax?

Motor Taxation (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: There is an interpretation.

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government if, in tandem with the publication of the Bill to establish a directly elected mayor for Dublin, he will indicate the estimated cost for the establishment and running of the office; the way he intends to meet this cost; if he will publish a regulatory impact assessment with the Bill; and if he will make a...

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: From the Minister's statement it is clear that he has no notion about the cost of this office. He is disingenuous again today in saying he has no idea of the ballpark figure for this new office because the local authorities in Dublin have been briefed by the Department on the potential cost. I have access to documentation from Fingal County Council indicating that this office will cost €8...

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: So it is a figment.

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: That is all wrong.

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: I will make it a little bit easier for the Minister. Will he accept there will be a cost to businesses and to consumers of services in Dublin arising from the enactment of this legislation? For the Minister's information, Fingal County Council has indicated that 35 to 40 staff will be needed, plus a ministerial salary or Minister of State salary that the Minister has projected, plus a home...

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: It is wrong.

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: I am certainly not going to support the Minister's vanity project.

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: I am.

Local Authority Elections (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: The Minister should not be upsetting us.

Legal Costs (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department, in its role of overseeing electoral law, has incurred any expense in court cases relating to interpretation of electoral law to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37699/10]

Legal Costs (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: I would have thought it was appropriate for the Minister in charge of electoral matters to ensure that by-elections are held much earlier. He indicated he had an open mind on the matter, but when we moved a Fine Gael Bill to ensure a time limit applied to the holding of Dáil by-elections, he subsequently voted it down - so much for consensus on these matters. Will he indicate the estimated...

Legal Costs (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: No, I am talking about its cost.

Legal Costs (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: I am sure that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle would agree that there is an estimate of costs that will be associated with these proceedings on behalf of the taxpayer.

Legal Costs (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: Will the Minister accede to the provision in the Fine Gael Private Members' Bill to apply a limit of six months on the filling of future by-election vacancies in light of the judicial review that is taking place in the High Court?

Electronic Voting Machines (19 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to date of the electronic voting machines; when and the way the Government will dispose of the machines; if there is a case for compensation from the manufacturer who provided the equipment and software; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37700/10]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (14 Oct 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance when a refund of tax will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36976/10]