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Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: We are not going to take any lectures on taxation from Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: Nobody is excluded.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: It is very generous of Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senator has no one to blame for that but himself.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: What about people appearing before them?

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: They must glad to have Senator Leyden.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: It is doing so now.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: This will not be forgotten either.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2009: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleagues have commented well and forcefully on the impressions that will be created by this budget. Two points are most apparent and most upsetting to the families and those who will be paying these new taxes and dealing with the new economic reality we all face. The first is the imposition of an income levy that does not discriminate or differentiate between someone earning €20,000...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (16 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter on the Adjournment. I also thank the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Seán Haughey, for coming before the House. The matter I raise is a building project for St. Laurence O'Toole's school for girls in the North Wall area of my constituency. The school is located in an area which is...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (16 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: Does the Minister of State know when a meeting will be held to provide parents and staff with an update on the position? If not, will he seek to arrange such a meeting in the next few weeks to inform the school authorities of the status of the building project?

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I wish to comment on many of the earlier contributions from both sides of the House. There has been much discussion on capitalisation and re-capitalisation of the banks. I noticed a distressing and worrying trend. The idea is being created that re-capitalisation of Irish banks by the taxpayer is inevitable. Let us pause and consider what...

Seanad: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to speak on this motion. I welcome the Minister of State to the House, particularly in light of the fact that this matter is his ministerial responsibility. Earlier this year, many people took the news that the public private partnership projects for, among other areas, O'Devaney Gardens and Dominick Street had collapsed as an omen that the...

Seanad: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I appreciate his involvement in this issue within the Department. The community under discussion was abandoned in the past and we must ensure that does not happen again. As the city council puts together its plans, I hope to raise the matter again with the Minister to ensure this community is looked after.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal: Statements (30 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister of State, without interruption.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal: Statements (30 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Morris Tribunal: Statements (30 Oct 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I am unaware of the legislation but I am responding to a prompt from the Acting Leader. The sitting is suspended until 6.30 p.m.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the opportunity to speak on this. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Haughey, to the House to discuss this matter. I have raised the issue of Scoil Bharra on the Adjournment on a number of occasions over the past year and will not go through the full background again as I know the Minister and the Department are well aware of the situation. However,...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (13 Nov 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for his response. However, it is similar to other replies I have received regarding the school. I seek clarity on when the Department will be able to resolve the issue of the site in order to proceed with the building project. The school badly needs this help.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, and look forward to his contribution at the conclusion of the debate. I agree with Senator Ormonde that we are having a very important discussion this morning. It offers us an opportunity to give our analysis of what is happening with the economy at present and to offer solutions in terms of what should be done. I am deeply troubled,...