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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The funds are not breaking the contract. They always had the ability to do this, just like the banks have the ability to pass on interest rate hikes, which they are not doing because they have long-term interest. The funds have no such interest. That is why family homes should never have been allowed to be in the hands of vulture funds. We have people who are going to get another letter...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: There are people facing into Christmas who do not know how they are going to meet January's mortgage bill.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I really think the Government needs to intervene. I heard what the Tánaiste said - and will finish on this-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: -----that the Government has not ruled it out completely but I encourage it at least to examine options.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We have prepared options with the Parliamentary Budget Office. We are happy to share them with the Minister for Finance and I encourage the Tánaiste to take action on this matter.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liom mo chomhbhrón féin a chur in iúl do theaghlach Private Séan Rooney, a chaill a shaol go tragóideach sa Liobáin, agus dá chomhghleacaithe uilig sna fórsaí cosanta, Óglaigh na hÉireann. Tá an ECB leis an ráta úis a ardú arís. Beidh an ráta tar éis dul ó 0% nuair a bhí an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 251. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had a number of dates for a procedure cancelled in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; when a new date will be confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62397/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 269. To ask the Minister for Health if an occupational therapist will be provided to carry out an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62526/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I thank our guests for coming before the committee. I will start by picking up on the point made by Senator Davitt on VRT, which was very well made. I have been a huge advocate for and have heaped praise on the Revenue Commissioners for its unbelievable ability to adapt to the crisis that we had and to create the structures required. We passed legislation and the Revenue Commissioners had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that information. This is not the core issue - I want to talk about the other issue. As I said, I raised it because it was in Mr. Cody’s opening statement. I am talking about registered companies that are set up here that pay corporation tax on their profits to the Revenue Commissioners that should be operating under the Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Act 2019, where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Yes. It is as broad as daylight. It is different from some of the other stuff where it is trying to be hidden. I will ask about some core issues. Corporation tax concentration has increased. As Mr. Cody mentioned, the top ten companies made up 40% of such tax just three years ago but that has now increased to 53%. When we look at the group of companies, the figure is 56%, which is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: At the end of November, we were at €21.1 billion in corporation tax receipts. I presume that will go up to €22 billion or possibly €23 billion by the time the year is out. Mr. Cody is the best person with any type of insight into where corporation tax is likely to land next year. We talked about betting and gambling. If Mr. Cody was to take a punt on it, is he of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Do the issues in respect of the tech sector, including some of the lay-offs and the present concentration of tax receipts, concern Mr. Cody in respect of those projections for next year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I know there are always risks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. The projections are solid enough. Mr. Cody thinks the projections indicate that what we saw this year will probably be repeated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It is just about getting the best assessment. To move on from that, quite a lot is required of Revenue in order to prepare for the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, process, including IT modernisation and new systems being in place for pillar 1 and pillar 2. Will Mr. Cody talk to us about whether Revenue has drafted in an additional team? Has it got the resources? What is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We will get there. I should not have warned Mr. Cody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: You add on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Office of the Revenue Commissioners: Engagement (14 Dec 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Much deserved. I appreciate the level and complexity of work in the systems that have to be put in place for pillars 1 and 2. Just like Brexit, it is not finished yet so it is hard to develop something that is not there.