Results 141-160 of 1,036,233 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Claire Kerrane OR speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Sorca Clarke OR speaker:Pa Daly OR speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick OR speaker:Martin Heydon OR speaker:Willie O'Dea) in 'Committee meetings'

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: About 50% of people in this country have made pension provisions themselves. That is it. About 50% do not have any pension provision. That is our absolute focus. That is why we need to keep things such as the ability to claim tax relief at the marginal rate, not like the Sinn Féin proposal that any average worker out there who is earning will pay more in tax.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Nonsense.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I will send Deputy Doherty the documentation from Sinn Féin that proposes to reduce the pension tax relief to the standard rate. That would be a real cost to workers and people.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister cannot defend the policy; the indefensible.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: Mine is a simple question today. How can the Minister say his Housing for All policy is working when over 4,000 children are homeless? Everyone deserves the dignity of a roof over their head, and the basic responsibility of the State to provide shelter and homes is even more pressing when it comes to children and young people. On the formation of the First Dáil, the first document...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank Deputy Bacik for her questions and comments. Those in emergency accommodation and homelessness remain the number one challenge for this Government. In a number of counties across the country, we are seeing continued decreases in the numbers accessing emergency accommodation and increasing exits from such accommodation. In quarter 2, 630 households were able to exit emergency...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Joan Collins: Shame.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We will hit our social housing target this year. We have delivered over 6,000 affordable housing solutions this year. When we came into government, there were no affordable housing solutions. There was no cost-rental housing or secure tenancies for working people. Nearly 2,000 tenancies have been put in place through cost rental that we legislated for and funded. We will see a continued...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Ivana Bacik: I listened carefully to the Minister's response but no matter how many figures he throws across the floor at me, on the key metrics his housing policy is failing. Rents, house prices and homelessness are all up. The Minister said the number one challenge is ensuring that people can exit from homelessness, but the number of exits is simply not keeping up with the number of entries into...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: We have to make sure that where people end up in a situation where they do not have a home, they are supported in the best possible accommodation that can be provided for them for as short a time as possible. That is the reason for the Government support this year to the tune of €242 million for homelessness and emergency services and we will add a supplementary to that this year....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Inné, d’fhógair an Rialtas go raibh sé ag dul a thabhairt faoiseamh cánach do na daoine is saibhre sa tír seo. Ní hé seo na mílte daoine ach cúpla duine a bhfuil ciste pinsin de €2 milliún acu cheana féin. Tá sé ag dul a thabhairt faoiseamh cánach de €320,000 do na daoine seo. Tá an Stát ag...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Just to bring a bit of reality to this conversation, the Deputy will know that the previous Minister for Finance appointed Dr. Donal de Buitléir to undertake an independent examination of the standard fund threshold, which was reduced in 2014. As a Government, our main focus in respect of pensions, particularly for middle-income workers, is to ensure that they have pension provisions...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Pearse Doherty: We have not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Sinn Féin has proposed to reduce it to 20%,-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Pearse Doherty: We have not.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, please.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: -----which would reduce the pension tax relief that they receive. Regarding the Government's decision, the Minister for Finance considered the independent de Buitléir report carefully, taking into account its recommendations. If the Deputy has seen the report, then he will know that we have not accepted all of its recommendations. The Government has agreed to implement a staggered...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Sep 2024)

Pearse Doherty: The last time Fianna Fáil was in government.