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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I agree wholeheartedly with my Ulster colleague, Senator Wilson, in his call to invite the Minister for Justice and Equality, the most arrogant Minister in Europe, to the House as soon as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I put a message on Facebook yesterday. One of the comments read: "I am sure Minister Shatter had no friends at school." He is certainly losing friends very quickly given the arrogant and blunt manner in which he is taking decisions.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is totally unacceptable.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order, they are not my words, I read them on the Internet.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Neither I nor anyone on this side of the House within Fianna Fáil criticised the Judiciary. The criticism came from the Government.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It came from the Government. Senator Hayden's party created the row, so do not try to point the finger over here.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I welcome the opportunity to debate this issue. Is ceist fíor thábhachtach í seo do phobal na tíre, go háirithe do na daoine a bhfuil morgáistí acu agus iad anois i droch áit de bhrí nach bhfuil siad in ann na billí atá orthu a íoc. I was looking at a couple of figures when Senator Colm Burke was speaking and at the time of the...

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is what is happening and that is what much of the row between the Government and the Judiciary is about. The Judiciary is being undermined by the Government.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Will the Senator clarify that?

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The issue was raised on today's Order of Business.Delete Snippet Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill: Will the Senator clarify that? Snippet Ref No: UU00700 ... Edit Snippet | Insert Snippet | Delete Snippet Senator John Gilroy: I will clarify it. It is called the separation of powers and as part of the Oireachtas, of which this House is one third, it is inappropriate to criticise...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Ba mhaith liom cur leis an méid a dúirt an Seanadóir MacSharry mar gheall ar an iar-Sheanadóir, Bernard McGlinchey, a fuair bás thar an deireadh seachtaine agus a cuireadh i Leitir Ceanainn Dé Domhnaigh seo caite. Chaith sé níos mó ná 20 bliain sa Teach seo, ón bhliain 1961 go dtí tús na 1980í. Tá mé cinnte go...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: For example, the Government is spending €2.8 billion on non-governmental organisations and quangos this year on behalf of the taxpayer. There has been a very small reduction in this area.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Why are we trying to push young teachers, gardaí and nurses over the edge? Those who bought properties during the boom cannot afford to take further pay cuts. It would be disgraceful if the Government moved to legislate for a pay cut without entering into meaningful consultation, as opposed to consultation after the event. There is a need for space and calm in order that there can be...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We do not want it.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is Fine Gael and the Labour Party because they are in government.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: How dare they give that right? How dare the Revenue Commissioners write to ordinary people-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: -----telling them that their property is worth X, and then put them into a corner where they have to employ an auctioneer to carry out an evaluation, the average cost of which is ¤150? Effectively, the Revenue is saying that it will cost people ¤350 but they should get their own valuation which will cost them another ¤150, which it may or may not accept. This process could end up costing...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It was not. That is wrong.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: This legislation will inevitably cause great hardship to many people across the country. Let us face it. Fianna Fáil opposes the legislation on the basis that it is simply the wrong time to impose a property tax on individuals who do not have the money to pay it. The tax will also cause the property market to stagnate and will affect the recovery of the economy. It is simply the wrong...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: In reality, the Fine Gael and Labour Party Government want to introduce the property tax. This is the same Government and the same political parties that made a promise prior to the general election. In the Fine Gael manifesto the words used were: "[An] annual, recurring residential property tax is unfair". In 1994, the then Deputy Enda Kenny said: "It is morally wrong, unjust and unfair...