Results 1,481-1,500 of 2,304 for speaker:John Browne
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: Value added tax is set at 13.5%.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: A reduced rate applies to electricity and all forms of heating fuels. This rate is well below the rates applied to such products in the vast majority of EU member states. VAT is reclaimable for business. I would like to speak about pensioners and those on fixed incomes. That this is a caring Government is underlined by the generous level of support it has made available, in the form of...
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: It will not be able to handle the energy supplies of this island, which is essentially a price taker.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: I await with interest further details of the commitment given by Deputy Durkan tonight. In response to a Deputy on this side of the House, he said that when Fine Gael gets into office, he will reverse the increases recently sanctioned by the regulator. If I were a betting man, I would bet that will not happen.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: It is unlikely that Deputy Durkan will ever get to be on this side of the House. I can assure Deputy Ring that I have never been in the ESB box in Croke Park. Perhaps the Wexford teams do not play there that often.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: I have never been invited by the ESB to sit in its box and I do not want to be invited. Like Deputies on all sides of the House, I would prefer to sit among the rank of file of my home county.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: Over 15,000 jobs are being created each year.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: We are always awake.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: Yes.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: The Opposition supported the establishment of the regulator.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: No way.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: We gave it to the people.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: Did the Deputy read the Green Paper that was published a few weeks ago?
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: We will be here for a long time.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: The Deputies opposite are not reading the polls.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: They are engaging in wishful thinking.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: We do not buy votes.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: The Deputy is not bad at it himself.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: That's the problem with Fine Gael. They do not know anything about the people.
- Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)
John Browne: The Deputy is going well. We want to hear more from him.