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Financial Resolution No. 10: Stamp Duties (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It is.

Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Collect more tax.

Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It is a pity the Taoiseach never read it.

Financial Resolution No: 2: Income Tax (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I have two problems with this resolution. The first is that the levy is too high on low income earners. The second is that it is too low on high income earners. That to me completely lacks fairness and reasonableness. I had understood that fairness was to be one of the cornerstones of what we are talking about here. I am concerned that we are going to abandon people on low incomes to...

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: The Government should have removed the PRSI ceiling, thereby eliminating the need to bring those on the minimum wage into the tax net. It should have introduced a 48% tax rate for those earning more than €100,000 a year, ensured that all discretionary tax reliefs are claimed at the standard rate, done more with regard to capital gains tax and capped pension fund contributions. Such...

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this budget debate. Never before has a budget been so anticipated and so talked about, even among those who do not normally consider politics to have any relevance to their lives. This is a stinking budget because it takes a completely wrong approach to the crisis facing the State.

Supplementary Budget Statement 2009 (7 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: There is no justice in the budget. Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have cynically targeted workers who survive on a little over €41 a day. They have targeted young families who are struggling to meet their child care costs and pay their mortgages. They have targeted teenagers who receive jobseeker's allowance. The removal of the December bonus that is given to those in long-term...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (2 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive hours being worked by taxi drivers to earn a sufficient income. [13631/09]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (2 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will address the concerns of those within the taxi industry. [13632/09]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (1 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the correspondence she has had with the task force established in the aftermath of the announcement of job losses at a plant (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13397/09]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (1 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the findings of the Forfás report on the number of job losses arising from the closure of a plant (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13396/09]

FÁS Report. (1 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: It is important to agree with the Minister of State that good work is being done by staff at FÁS. Will he implement the recommendations of the report?

FÁS Report. (1 Apr 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Will he implement the recommendations of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General? When will they implemented?

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the shortest period and the longest period for companies who have made employees redundant to receive their 60% rebate from her Department currently and in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13318/09]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional FÁS training places will be made available following her decision to cut jobseeker's benefit from 15 months to 12 months. [9243/09]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to reform the financial regulatory system going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12797/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings or correspondence he or his officials have had with the chief executives of the six largest retail banks here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that banks (details supplied) are effectively nationalised retail banks operating in financial markets here, his attention has been drawn to the details of the take-over process undertaken by the British Government; his views on such an option for the Irish banks that he proposed recapitalising; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on changes in property taxes here; and the measures which will be taken going forward. [12800/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (31 Mar 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the most accurate figure for the amount of deposits guaranteed under the Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12801/09]