Results 921-940 of 1,048,599 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Catherine Murphy OR speaker:Brendan Howlin)
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: A Cheann Comhairle, I will just make a comment with regard to the loss to the Exchequer resulting from illicit tobacco products coming into our State-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Matt Carthy: Yes.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: -----because of the excessive prices of legal products here.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Okay.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I was going to-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: The Ceann Comhairle will recall me speaking in this House on many occasions-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: -----with regard to illicit fuel products coming from paramilitary organisations-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Gerald Nash: Hear, hear.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: -----and others involved in the illicit trade. Unfortunately, as Deputy Carthy said, we now have illicit tobacco products that are inferior in quality coming into the country. I am totally opposed to smoking. I have never smoked in my life, and I am totally opposed to tobacco products-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Right.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: -----but I think we are making a huge mistake-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is a fair bit of latitude.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: -----increasing the price incrementally all the time-----
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Matt Carthy: You can join us in the vote so, Deputy.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Brendan Smith: -----because that is leading to an increase in the amount of illicit product coming into this State.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise (1 Oct 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Okay, we have made-----