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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an organisation's (details supplied) recent call for a wealth tax of graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% on wealth above €4.7 million, with the organisation stating that such a wealth tax would raise €8.2 billion annually and has the potential to transform Irish public services in health, housing and education; and if he will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Foreign Conflicts (10 Oct 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...left the affected zone in northern Syria. In a quite incredible statement for a member of NATO and a President of Turkey, President Erdogan stated on Turkish television that he will flood Europe with millions of refugees if the European Union taunts Turkey regarding its interference in Syria. More than 500,000 people live within 5 km of the Syria-Turkey border. The Tánaiste will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Gino Kenny: In some cases, average childcare costs can equate to mortgage repayments. Some parents are paying up to €1,500 per month for childcare, which is completely unsustainable in the short and the long term. The provider of childcare has to be subsidised by the State. If the subsidy is €5 per hour and the baby is in crèche for 36 to 40 hours per week, it would amount to...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Gino Kenny: ...today, the budget will not change their economic situation one iota. The housing crisis, which is the crisis of our time, still rages without abate. At this very moment, there are over 1,500 families in emergency accommodation. This situation is not only completely unacceptable, but the measures in this budget do not go anywhere near challenging the fundamental issue of why so many...

Mental Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (5 Oct 2016)

Gino Kenny: ...needed them most. At the same time, there were stories of hope and human spirit and of fighting against adversity in times of desperation. Mental health difficulties affect more than half a million people in Ireland. Ireland has the highest suicide rate in Europe among teenage girls and the second highest rate among boys. When people do gain access to mental health services, the...

Estimates for Public Services 2016 (16 Jun 2016)

Gino Kenny: ...enough. However, Fine Gael wanted to introduce the market and the private, for-profit sector, which is its answer for everything, and we got even less service for more money. As a result of the additional €5 billion spent on health insurance and out-of-pocket expenses, Ireland has ended up with health spending that is above the EU average and quality that is below the EU average....