Results 18,661-18,680 of 19,445 for speaker:Brian Cowen
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I never used that phrase "weed out".
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I never used that word "weed out".
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I did not say it.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: On a point of information.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: The Deputy is misrepresenting my position.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: May I state my position? Why does the Deputy not wish to hear my position?
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: Will the Deputy give way? I wish to correct the record of the House. The issue arose in the context of whether the measure is progressive. My criticism is that the Labour Party provided free third level education regardless of income and it is now enjoyed by the children of millionaires and those earning â¬200,000 or â¬300,000 per annum. My point is that it was not targeted. I am in favour...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I will not put words in the Deputy's mouth and have no problem giving way if I misrepresent her personal position. However, I have heard criticisms from the Labour Party benches to the effect that millionaires now have a medical card if aged over 70 years. Although the Deputy may not have made them, they are on record. I made exactly the same point with regard to free fees at third level and...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: The Government is spending â¬1.7 billion per annum on child benefit which has increased by nine times the rate of inflation since 1997. I do not question the Deputy's commitment, credentials or convictions and she should not ascribe to me convictions which do me an injustice. In misrepresenting me she weakens her case and argument. That was not the basis on which Deputy Paul McGrath...
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I did so for the reasons I have given.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: It is my 20th.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: He did not.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I know the facts.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: What was the corporation tax rate in 1996?
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I know my facts.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: The rate of corporation tax was 38% in 1996.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I will give the Deputy the facts on that tomorrow. That is another bit of her propaganda.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: It was Fine Gael, Labour and Democratic Left that were in Government, not Fianna Fáil, Labour and Democratic Left.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: I hope so.
- Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)
Brian Cowen: It is a killer argument.