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Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I have no problems dealing with interruptions from a Fianna Fáil Minister of State. Year after year the Minister's predecessors, Deputy Ahern, former Deputy McCreevy and others, spoke about taking 66,000 or 70,000 people out of the tax net. If we put them all together it is practically the whole workforce.

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The reality is that the PAYE worker still bears the greater burden of income tax in this State. Those of us who marched in this city 20 years ago to try to do something about that took, perhaps, very tiny baby steps. We must still deal with the reality of a grossly unfair taxation system. I commend my colleague and friend, Deputy Burton, for the outstanding work she did last year and early...

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Does the Taoiseach have any sense of shame? He was wearing a hard hat a couple of nights ago——

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Has he considered, with the Minister for Health and Children, bringing forward any kind of emergency legislation or regulation to cover the problems in accident and emergency units? Last night, for example, in Beaumont Hospital——

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: It is the Taoiseach's responsibility. He runs the country. He comes in here every day and we have lengthy discussions about God knows what but perhaps the most important issue in the country is not discussed.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach is not putting forward the kind of resources we need.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The intolerable situation that existed in Beaumont Hospital last night is not acceptable. It is shameful and disgraceful. When will the Taoiseach take some action?

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I want an answer from the Taoiseach.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I have submitted them in the past.

Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I will leave the House.

Written Answers — Semi-State Sector Remuneration: Semi-State Sector Remuneration (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he was consulted with regard to a reported pay increase for the chairperson of An Post; if the increase was in the region of 150%, from €19,000 to more than €50,000; if the board of An Post was consulted on this matter; his views on whether An Post should have pleaded inability to pay with regard to this...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the efforts being made to address excessive roaming charges applied to mobile phone users here; if his attention has been drawn to the new European Commission investigation into the fees that mobile phone firms charge their subscribers when they travel abroad; his views on the recent ComReg-Ofcom report on...

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent breakdown in talks between ESB management and unions on a new pay agreement, staff shareholding in the company and pension rights; his further views on whether these talks can be restarted in the immediate future; the efforts he is making to ensure that agreement between staff and...

Fisheries Protection. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Is the Minister of State saying he agrees with what Mr. Joey Murrin is reported as saying in The Irish Times today? Does this mean the salmon commission is recommending this proposal for all the reasons given by the Minister of State? We have not seen any costings for it. The Minister of State mentioned €70 million and €80 million for the cost of a buy-out. In the past three or four...

Natural Gas Grid. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Some gremlins got into our question and it did not come out exactly as we submitted it. Does the Minister share the concerns about the fragile ecosystem of the north-west Mayo area around Erris? Does he believe that a proper evaluation should be considered by the Government? For the past 20 years, Shell has faced the least regulation of oil and gas companies in the world in this area. Could...

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I note the Taoiseach was out in his hard hat in Adamstown yesterday.

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach is aware that we are in the process of building three or four Adamstowns on the northern fringe of Dublin without any master plans. Developers who are close friends of the Taoiseach's party, are generally the people who build them.

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Does the Taoiseach still believe, given the problems of high density and lack of community facilities, that he should introduce some legislation——

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: ——to try to exert control and ensure the new city is planned?

Order of Business. (8 Feb 2005)

Tommy Broughan: People will call the Taoiseach to account for this in ten or 15 years. We will be back in the Four Courts.