You did not turn up, Michael.
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Pearse Doherty
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You did not turn up, Michael. You are telling lies here now.
You signed off on higher petrol and diesel for the people of Kerry. That is what you signed off on.
On a point of order-----
There is.
The Minister of State has accused Members here of telling lies. I would like him to clarify if carbon tax is not a part of the budget he has agreed to. Is it not?
Is it or is it not? The Minister of State has accused Members of telling lies.
Is it part of the budget or not?
Come on.
Well done, Michael.
Well, we know what the Minister of State delivered anyway. Dearer petrol and diesel for people in Kerry. That is what he delivered. Well done, rural Ireland.
You were obviously quiet around the Cabinet table anyway, Michael. You had nothing to say around there.
You had nothing to say for the people of Kerry there. You have lost your tongue now, boy.
Not at all.
Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Before I begin my response to the budget, I want to take this moment to remember all those who lost their lives in the Creeslough tragedy three years ago today, very close to this time. Three years on, that tragedy has still left many scars and pains, and the families are still searching for answers. The Minister for justice has refused to meet the families until the end of th…
I think that is the wrong decision, and I ask him to reflect on that decision, particularly this day.
An teachtaireacht mhór anseo atá ag an Aire do na ghnáthdhaoine ná go bhfuil siad tréigthe agus fágtha leo féin. Budget atá anseo atá scríofa ag Fine Gael. Tréigeann sé oibrithe agus teaghlaigh chun aire a thabhairt dóibh siúd atá ar bharr an dréimire. Cuidiú ar bith do chostais maireachtála, gníomh ar bith chun an sáinn a stopadh nó faoiseamh ar bith ar cháin. Is dréachtphlean é chun leanúint go deo le géarchéim tit…
Only in this Government's twisted world could it present a hike in student fees as a cut. The Government is literally trying to convince people that up is down. Whatever way the Minister tries to muddy the water with this, students, parents and others understand it is costing €500 more in fees this year than last year.
Does the Minister think the students of Ireland cannot do the maths?
They know Fine Gael are screwing them over and over and making out that it is trying to do them a favour. That is the reality of it. The Minister should come off the stage. The Tánaiste should come off the stage.
The Minister is jacking up student fees. Be a man, own it, be proud of it, declare it and stop trying to pull the con job he tried earlier on.
Sinn Féin has called on the Government to give working people the break they deserve. We called on it in this budget to scrap the USC on the first €40,000 that people earn. That is the fair way to cut taxes. That would put nearly €750 into workers' pockets this budget. We told the Government to scrap carbon tax increases but it plans to put them up tonight and for the next number of years, all with the support of Mic…
It is reckless to drive up the cost of living at a time when so many people are just hanging on. It is reckless to drive more people into energy poverty but that is exactly what this budget will do. We called on the Government to increase pensions and core social welfare payments by €15 to reflect the reality of prices that were rising and putting serious pressure on those families. We asked the Government to deliver…
It is ordinary people who pay the price over and over again. It is like the Government does not believe workers and families are deserving of an affordable life. In every budget, it produces - in fairness to the Government - a master class in delivering for the few at the expense of the many. This budget is no different at all. The Government has no appetite for delivering a better deal for working people. It is too …
The people of Ireland have had enough of all of that. They deserve so much better than being cheated year after year in every empty budget the Government has served up. We have a situation here where we have spending overruns in the billions. When one looks at the budget the Government produces, one wonders what the point is. Last year, the overruns were €4.6 billion or thereabouts.