Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I apologise. I was trying to bilocate again, unsuccessfully this time. We had an amendment that, unfortunately, I was not present for. It relates to the extension of the section 481-type relief to the digital gaming sector. We have a concern about this. We want to support things that will create employment in this area, which is one where there could potentially be jobs and so on. We welcome those jobs. I know the Minister sometimes thinks we do not, but we very much do. Any relief should, however, be strictly tied to ensuring quality employment conditions and avoiding bogus self-employment. We are looking for assurances that that will be case. We have expressed some concerns about section 481 as it is currently applied in other areas. We do not want to have the same concerns regarding the extension of the relief to this newly growing sector.

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