Results 21,241-21,260 of 26,152 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why do those four hospitals or agencies come within the Comptroller and Auditor General's ambit and the others do not?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a logic to it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: On procurement, will the Chairman request that the Department place specific emphasis on the SME aspect?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: There must be a focus on smaller SMEs being able to compete for that work.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the fourth institution?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have not had the opportunity to read what the Comptroller and Auditor General has had to say on Vote 39. Did he consider the position of section 38 organisations and agencies in the context of pay policies, etc? Did this matter register on his radar?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The original restriction was a 50% restriction, but this is a timing issue. Am I correct in saying that those losses could have been used by the bank over time? It is not as if there is a loss to the Exchequer; there is a timing issue. Am I correct in saying that?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The banking levy is being brought in as well, which would counteract the timing issue. Can the Minister explain that?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome amendment No. 39 and the provision which allows the tax credit to be transferred from one carer to the other, with agreement. However, in terms of practicalities, there are situations, unfortunately, where the mother and father do not get on. If the primary carer is not paying tax or cannot effectively use the tax credit in a tax year, a practical option might be to provide that...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The minimum threshold is €5,000. If someone were to spend a combined total of €5,000 over three years, could he or she make a claim? If the person concerned was to reach the threshold of €5,000 by 2015, would he or she be entitled to the credit based on when the work was included and when the value reached €5,000? If he or she was to reach the threshold by 2015,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Am I correct in stating the figure of €5,000 referred to in amendment No. 12 is VAT inclusive?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does it still apply that the upper limit is €30,000, plus VAT, namely, €34,050?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: These are practical questions. The measure is very good, but, if the limit is €34,000, could someone decide to carry out work in three parts in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015, with each part worth €12,000, and qualify to claim the tax relief in each year? People could claim the tax credit based on the limit of €34,050 but some may not be able to afford to spend the full...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am really thinking of the group who cannot afford that figure, namely, those under financial pressure, including young married couples. It is a question of their finding a mechanism to claim the tax credit, although they may be unable to afford all of the work in a given year. The Minister has answered my question in that the option is available for them if they want to carry out work...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Or they get it over the following two years.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: My main reason for raising this issue is in order that those who are considering availing of the scheme which is very good will know all the options and that the option the Minister outlined is available for them if they wish to avail of it.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Section 4 provides for the abolition of top slicing relief for such payments made on or after 1 January 2014. Lump sums paid as part of an approved occupational pension scheme are unaffected. What type of pension schemes are affected by this section?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does it apply purely to private sector schemes? Would it have other implications?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the Comptroller and Auditor General had received the information, rather than its having been sent to the Chair, what would he have done with it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have a question for the Comptroller and Auditor General. In terms of various chapters his office has completed on the banking and credit union systems, is there a specific area that would have been covered by previous reports that relates to the work of the Governor of the Central Bank?