Results 1,201-1,220 of 3,200 for speaker:Pádraic McCormack
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: Correct.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: They snubbed them.
- Financial Resolution No. 14: EXCISE — Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: This is certainly a tax on rural workers. The measure is anti-rural, as the Minister does not seem to realise that in cities such as Galway people must commute from Clifden, Lettermullen, Carraroe and various other places. It would be a nice thing to ask them to come in on a windy day on a bike from Lettermullen. If the Minister has ever been on that road, he will know what I am talking about.
- Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: It appears that not much thought went into the preparation of this budget. The Government has taken the easy options, particularly in resolution No. 4 which increases VAT. I will confine my remarks to resolution No.7, which imposes an 8 cent levy on a litre of petrol. Deputy Timmins asked how much of the price of a litre of petrol is tax and he was kindly answered by his constituency...
- Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: That is not the point.
- Financial Resolution No. 8: Excise Duty (Betting Tax) (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: Ask Ger Loughnane how this will affect the price of hurleys.
- Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: The Government squandered it all.
- Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: The Government squandered it all.
- Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: The Taoiseach kept postponing it.
- Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: They are not here.
- Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: Do not forget the hotels.
- Leader's Questions (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: Does the Taoiseach believe that?
- Financial Resolution No. 14: EXCISE — Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: Now that the road programme for that area has been abandoned, there will not even be a road to travel on because there is no money. Will the block support grant to local authorities be kept up to the level of inflation? If the Minister is genuine about local government, will the extra money raised by the new budgetary proposals be given to local authorities? He says he wants to improve...
- Financial Resolution No. 14: EXCISE — Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (14 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: He does not mean it.
- Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: The Minister, Deputy Gormley, is moving away.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: The Taoiseach believes them.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: It is not justified.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: There is a lack of performance.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: The chief executive earns â¬1,700 per day.
- Leaders' Questions (8 Oct 2008)
Pádraic McCormack: They are judging themselves.