I will tax anything if it helps workers.

You can, if it helps workers to get a better standard of life and if it helps Ireland through the crises that have come before us and face us into the future. That is why taxation is there, to ensure the tax is aimed at the right people - those who are making huge profits. That is why people are talking about the audiovisual sector. I will not go down that road, but it is vital. People say it will be passed on to those who are paying for these services in the first place. That has not been seen to happen in other c…

I have one or two brief comments in response to what the Minister had to say. I welcome the fact that we will, hopefully within the next year, be dealing with a Bill that will cover gaming. The Minister should read the article in The Currency today about The Digital Hub, where many gaming companies had set up. Strangely, the agency is spending a lot of money on derelict sites even though it does not even control them any more. That is a separate issue from that of section 481. Ultimately, because of the nature of t…

It is not in the Bill but this is where artists and authors come together. There is an eclectic mix there and it is where ideas come from. When others mentioned films, I was reminded of the old film “Poitín”. I do not know whether the Minister ever saw it. Maybe I am of the vintage to have seen it. It is worth watching if you want to see divilment in Cyril Cusack's eyes. It is absolutely brilliant. It was one of the first Irish-language films and it is worth watching. It is dated at this stage but shows that, even …

It is business as usual.

People are getting used to the two-faced betrayal from this Government, especially when it comes to EU trade deals designed to prioritise private profit over human rights and justice. Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael TDs go on local radio saying one thing and then come in here and vote for the opposite. The hypocrisy damages public trust in politics and erodes Irish sovereignty and democratic accountability. This Bill is a perfect example. In 2023, an Oireachtas committee, the controlling Government majority on which incl…

Faoi Acht na dTithe (Gaeltacht) (Leasú), 2001, tá cumhachtaí ar leith ag an Aire. An bhfuil sé sásta na cumhachtaí sin a úsáid? An bhfuil sé tar éis a bheith i dteagmháil leis an Aire tithíochta chun go mbeidh sé ar an eolas faoi na cumhachtaí seo agus gur féidir leis an Aire deontais ar leith a thabhairt do dhaoine atá ag iarraidh a bheith ina gcónaí sa Ghaeltacht?

Is é an fáth gur luaigh mé Acht na dTithe (Gaeltachta) ná go n-aithníonn an chuid is mó de dhaoine gur cás ar leith í an Ghaeltacht, cé go bhfuil an chuid eile den tír i ngéarchéim thithíochta freisin. Muna bhfuil tithe ar fáil do lánúineacha agus daoine áitiúla chun cónaí iontu, ní bheidh an Ghaeltacht ann amach anseo agus ní féidir rud mar sin a atógáil in aon bhealach ceart. In 2009, tugadh €2 milliún i ndeontais faoin Acht seo. Tá sé ann agus is féidir é a dhéanamh. Dá réir, is féidir ceist eisceachtúil a dhéan…

Cloisim cad atá á rá ag an Aire ach tá frustrachas ar mhuintir na Gaeltachta toisc go raibh siad ag siúl le treoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta. Tá na treoirlínte sin tar éis bás a fháil. Tá an tAire ag caint faoi ráiteas anois a thiocfaidh agus a bheidh ag dul amach go comhairliúchán. Tá sé ag caint faoi bhlianta eile. Is an rud céanna é faoi Bhille Údarás na Gaeltachta. Níl sé rite so níl na cumhachtaí sin ag an údarás faoi láthair. Táimid fós ag fanacht air teacht ar ais le go gcríochnóimid iad. Nílimid ag iarraidh …

Is Bille teicniúil é seo chun deis a thabhairt d'Fhís Éireann leanúint ag tacú le scannáin in Éirinn sna blianta amach romhainn. Ní chuirfidh Sinn Féin i gcoinne an chuspóra sin. Tá éacht den scoth bainte amach ag an earnáil scannánaíochta in Éirinn leis na blianta anuas. Tá Sinn Féin tar éis tacú go mór leis an earnáil. Anuraidh, d'fhoilsigh Sinn Féin plean cuimsitheach le deich dtosaíocht maidir le scannánaíocht mar chuid d'ár bpolasaí ealaíona. Táim tar éis trí Bhille a thionscnú sa Dáil seo chun tacú le hoibreo…

An Teachta McGettigan has one more two-minute slot if she wishes.

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