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The Tánaiste defends the Civil Debt Bill as a reform ending imprisonment for ordinary debt and supporting improved public services and living standards. The Chair then confirms agreement on the remaining scheduled business and adjournment arrangements.
It sounds from the contributions of some people that they probably need a little bit of a rest from this House.
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A lot of Members on the other side will get a permanent rest when they go to the country.
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However, if anybody should want to stay here throughout August, I will be happy to have the Fianna Fáil Members come in and we will sit here, if necessary. I presume that is what Fianna Fáil might support. I am happy to stay here right through the summer period. However, I will be working next week and the week after to get people in my constituency and every other constituency back to work-----
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-----and get young people into apprenticeships and put more money into people's pockets.
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This legislation is about taking money out of their pockets.
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We are reforming and reducing the universal social charge and other taxes so people can have a higher standard of living. It seems that the Deputies opposite do not want people to do better or to go back to work. We do, however. Our mandate is to put more money into people's pockets and increase their standard of living.
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That is why we are saying they should not pay the water charges-----
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An aspect of achieving a better standard of living involves improving water supplies and sewerage infrastructure.
This legislation implements the report of the Law Reform Commission and, among other things, ends the practice of imprisoning people for ordinary debt, a practice that dates from Dickensian times. I am happy that in a reforming Dáil like this, we are bringing such a practice to an end.
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-----and all the other reforms that the Government has made in this session of the Dáil.
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Question put: "That the proposal for dealing with No. 44 be agreed to."
Do you agree with this result?
Is the proposal for dealing with No. 1a, Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill - Amendments from the Seanad, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 1b, Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Amendments from the Seanad, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 16, motion re appointment of a member of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, agreed to? Agreed. Is the proposal that the Dáil, on its rising today, shall adjourn until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 22 September 2015, agreed to? Agreed.
Members who wish to have conversations should conduct them outside the Chamber.