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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (25 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reinstate area aid for a person (details supplied). [3348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (25 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 258. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for extending broadband in areas (details supplied) in County Longford. [3346/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank the Commissioner for taking the time to come here. From listening to the other speakers, am I correct that the Commission has not done its scoping exercise regarding how much the corporation tax take in Ireland could potentially reduce if the CCCTB was to be brought to fruition?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: The answer is "no" then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: A number of the leading institutes dealing with taxation in this country have done exercises which are very worrying. Some of them have presented their findings to the committee in terms of the impact the CCCTB could have on Ireland. It is clear that the work has not been done on how this could adversely affect the State. A huge amount of the mismatches in terms of taxation and lost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: My time is very limited Commissioner-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: As it is laid out in the draft proposal from 2011, which has now been refurbished and brought back on the system, the CCCTB will not, and in a way cannot, have any impact on the multi-million and multi-billion euro corporations which are operating in third jurisdictions outside the member states. It will not have any impact on those, and it is not solving that problem, which the EU is hugely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: I want to be clear. This does not do anything to solve that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: This does not do anything to solve that. Reading through the Commissioner's speech, it is very difficult to reconcile when he says that it will have no impact on sovereignty but is using terms around putting an end to the tensions between national systems and member states having strength in numbers. If this base was agreed, how could High Court decisions on tax in this country be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: We are clearly deviating from our capacity as a country to set the rules, in terms of responding to economic issues that happen in a country. As I pointed out, one of the core parts of the way we govern, our courts system, would be totally watered down in this proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU Corporate Taxation and Investment and Growth Strategies: Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: It would be a consequence of it.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 395. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment with the orthodontic service for a person (details supplied). [2561/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Compensation Awards (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a significant compensation claim for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1241/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the eligibility of a house for section 23 relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school bus transport ticket will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41587/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the current review of the nitrates directive and the derogation the pig production industry has from phosphates levels, whether this derogation will remain in place until the review is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41308/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 663. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite an application for carer's allowance for a person (details supplied). [1766/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review a file of a deceased person (details supplied); and if not, the options available. [41039/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 810. To ask the Minister for Health when the recruitment process will begin for staff in a primary care centre in Mullingar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41041/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (17 Jan 2017)

Peter Burke: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41273/16]