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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Has Mr. O'Connell arrived at that position? He clearly has given consideration to a property tax and is supportive of it. In his deliberations, has he considered-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I take that as read. In the society's discussions, did it consider issues such as mortgage distress or negative equity? I hear the points being made by Mr. O'Connell and the society clearly has thought out the various models in a thorough manner. However, in real terms and in real time, it is not a theoretical proposition and those very people who have paid the transaction tax will be hit...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is endorsing a property tax in itself not taking a policy position? The society is entitled to do so, please do not get me wrong, but I am uncertain whether I accept the society may take a policy view on one element but shy away from the other. If the society is on board for this, I would anticipate that, as a professional group, it would have thought through the issue in its totality.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I welcome all the witnesses. I will start with Mr. Fergal O'Brien, who I gather from his submission is extremely enthusiastic about a property tax. Perhaps he will talk to members a little about that. I also wish to ask him about the issue of lending to business. There is, obviously, still a huge difficulty in accessing credit. I was interested to read in the document of IBEC's...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I can see where the group comes from, theoretically, in terms of a site valuation tax but in the real world and real time terms, I could not disagree more with the proposal. Fr. Healy gave the Custom House and Dublin 1 as an example and talked about all of the infrastructure. First, we must bear in mind that most of the high concentrations of poverty are also found in inner city areas and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: A proportion of them do not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I disagree with all of the above, but I am not going to go there.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: The Tánaiste is aware of the huge concern about the possible ending of 24 hour accident and emergency services in a number of hospitals. In the south east, and particularly in Waterford, there is huge concern among the public and clinicians-----
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I want to ask about specific reports. Every other person is given the space to make introductory comments.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: That was a very lengthy exchange between the Tánaiste and Deputy Martin.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am gazumping nobody.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is fine. The matter will be dealt with then. Could you allow me to utter three paragraphs without constant-----
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: No, it is about reports.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: There has to be a level of even-handedness in terms of how Members are dealt with.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: I will look at the transcripts and we will have a chat about it then.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: When will the report on the framework for the development of smaller hospitals be published and when will the report by Professor John R. Higgins on the composition and number of the new hospital groups be published? Those are my questions. Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Who gives Deputy Kehoe his script?
- Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)
Mary Lou McDonald: Clearly not; there is no script.