Results 41-46 of 46 for 5 million speaker:Jim Daly
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)
Jim Daly: ...or loyalty to the institution that is Irish Water or indeed the party of which I am a member, which has been involved in setting up Irish Water. This year alone, there will be a saving of €300 million in the provision of water to Irish homes. Last year, it cost €1.2 billion to provide water to every household in Ireland. This year, under Irish Water, it will cost...
- Topical Issue Debate: Local Government Fund (10 Apr 2014)
Jim Daly: ...Ireland, while our own crumbling network is in crisis because of the depletion of resources for all local authorities and increasing challenges in maintaining the road network. In 2012, some €130 million was collected in road tax in County Cork, between the city and county councils. The moneys collected in road tax are sent straight to the Department every evening at 5 p.m. In...
- Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (26 Jun 2013) Jim Daly: ...an employer assess the profile of people in an area? Is there any facility to make up for the lack of Intreo offices, for example, in west Cork? I welcome the fact that the Minister is spending 5% of her overall budget on supporting people in returning to work. Two of the schemes that are long awaited are Jobstart, the local authority scheme, and JobsPlus, which is for the long-term...
- Topical Issue Debate: Driving Licence Issues (26 Mar 2013)
Jim Daly: ...customer satisfaction in any shape or form. I would argue that people will have to plan more time and possibly take a half day or a full day off work to attend an NDLS centre, which could be located up 50 km from them, thus prolonging the process for the applicant. In my experience, having discussed this issue over the past few months with local photographers, they are more than aware of...
- Tax Reliefs (11 Oct 2011)
Jim Daly: ...entrepreneurs and inventors to put their heads together and invest substantial revenue in particular projects, doing their upmost to get these products to the market. While changes like the â¬5 million cap introduced back in 2007 are welcome, the complete abolishment of the scheme was a major blow to the SME sector. A reintroduction of the scheme, perhaps with further limitations - for...
- Tax Reliefs (11 Oct 2011)
Jim Daly: .... A one-cap-fits-all position is not the right approach to take. I ask the Minister to consider reintroducing the scheme in a targeted manner and with much reduced cap. The previous cap of â¬5 million was excessive - reducing it to â¬100,000 will help to restore our edge in terms of research and development by encouraging entrepreneurship among small and medium-sized businesses. The...