Results 12,561-12,580 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: I am glad to hear the Government is supporting the elderly. I wish to share time with Deputy Timmins and Deputy McCormack. It is often with trepidation I talk about a budget in the House, because I read the budget in the Evening Herald last year and this year, long before it was delivered in this House. No responsibility was taken and no inquiries were made about this, but in my time many...
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: I note the budget information was reported word for word. The hypocrisy in this House from time to time is quite interesting. Deputy Mansergh also shed some crocodile tears about the over 70s and their medical cards. He has reflected the double speak that we will hear over the next few days until the Government has a rethink about this issue. There is no justification for getting this...
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: It is in the Finance Bill, but I have not brought it with me. They are well off people and they are enjoying the status they have obtained, due to decisions made in the House with which I do not agree.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government throws money away on discredited voting machines at a cost of â¬52 million, as well as a cost of â¬500,000 per annum for storing them. Why not provide savings from the e-voting fiasco by financing better housing insulation through the warmer homes scheme that only got â¬1 million extra and thus save money on energy bills for...
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: He got it.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: The Government introduced that scheme.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: There was an election.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: It is irrational.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy should stop digging.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: A warning by whom?
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: It was to win an election.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: Abolish the rates.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: The Deputy was advising the Government at the time and it took his advice.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: That is why it is so unfair.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: They will not. They will pay the 1% levy.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: Well done, Deputy Mansergh.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: People can put cider in the car.
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: What about the Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen, and the Minister of State, Deputy John McGuinness? On a point of order, is the Minister of State repudiating his Government's policy?
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: The Taoiseach has an OECD reportââ
- Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (16 Oct 2008)
Phil Hogan: Hear, hear.