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Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The figures come from the companies themselves, however. We are taking what the companies say at face value.

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I understand that, but what I am saying is that the information comes from the companies.

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Will Mr. Shanahan provide us with some background information on how that is carried out?

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: That is perfect. The question of regional development has been raised and I cannot let Mr. Shanahan go without mentioning issues in the south east. It is one of two problematic areas, though I acknowledge that jobs have been created in recent years. We had a much bigger problem five years ago, and we are in a much better situation now. It is still a problem, however. I am looking at the...

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Will Mr. Shanahan help me by being specific? Taxation is important as one of the factors, but I agree with him that skills and talent are the key ingredients. That makes sense for companies, but is this a problem in the south east? We do not have a university, but what is the level of joined-up thinking to deal with this issue? IDA Ireland looks at the unemployment figures and also meets...

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: How important is it that IDA Ireland's overall investment strategy and the national planning framework chime and are connected? How influential will IDA Ireland's view be in the new national planning framework? There were criticisms of previous spatial strategies, in which there was something for everybody in the audience. We are trying to move away from this in the regional cities,...

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: The issue of taxation was raised. I am not somebody who advocates increasing the rate of corporation tax. Who sets the rate?

Public Accounts Committee: IDA - Financial Statement 2016 (5 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Representatives of the Revenue Commissioners and other organisations have come before the Committee of Public Accounts with all sorts of opinion on revenue matters. If we ask the head of Revenue for an opinion, he says it is not a matter for him but for the Government. When the head of IDA Ireland says the rate should not be increased or decreased, it is a personal opinion because it is not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I thank the Chairman. I am not sure whether he was trying to put manners on me. I hope our discussions will be robust as well. I thank him for his kind words in respect of Deputy Crowe. He will continue to take an active role in the issues and work he has been engaged in. I welcome the two witnesses. It is timely that there is a discussion on the future of Europe, although that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: They are two different questions. One was about a European army and the other about security and defence. They are two different issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I will be brief as I have just two supplementary questions. I thank both witnesses for their responses and I agree with almost everything they said. Earlier the word "Eurosceptic" was raised and I appreciate the context in which it was raised. It was also mentioned earlier that the debate often comes down to a "them and us" type of debate and that feeds into the notion of labelling...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: If we do not see it as healthy then we have problems. We will have problems with the rise of the far right, we will have more Brexits, and we will have more of what happened in America with the rise of Trump. Let us learn from these situations. If all of that teaches us anything it is that the debate on the future of Europe must be inclusive and people must refrain from putting people into...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: My comment was not directed at Ms O'Connell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: Mr. Healy had me until the last quote. I welcome both groups and the opportunity to discuss the future of the European Union. There will be an overlap with the questions put to the previous group as it is on the same topic. We discussed the same issues with the group which attended earlier. It appears that there is consensus among the farming groups, which I welcome, that they would not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Future of Europe (Resumed): European Movement Ireland, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Assocation and Macra na Feirme (4 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I am afraid Mr. Comer may have misunderstood my point about CAP, as the question I asked was not answered and his response may have misrepresented what I said. At no point did I call into question the validity of CAP and its value. Quite the opposite. The ICMSA and Macra na Feirme have both said they want the budget increased. I am not against that but am asking if the witnesses also...

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

David Cullinane: I move:That the Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016 be referred to the Select Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection pursuant to Standing Orders 84A and 141. This Bill was voted on on Second Stage last July and went through a very rigorous discussion and debate at the former Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The committee worked tirelessly and held a number of...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (21 Sep 2017)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. There is a focus on Ireland now because it is one of the three areas that forms part of the current negotiations, namely, the financial settlement, citizens' rights and Ireland. The Minister of State has rightly recognised that there has been positive movement on citizens' rights. There may be an announcement tomorrow by Prime Minister May in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (21 Sep 2017)

David Cullinane: While it is the position of the European Commission and the European Parliament that the North should remain within the customs union, this will be subject to ongoing negotiation with the British Government. What we are trying to work out is what will be the end game. In other words, what will be in the withdrawal agreement. For Ireland, it is a red line that the North remains in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (21 Sep 2017)

David Cullinane: 2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of Article 50 negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39914/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Negotiations (21 Sep 2017)

David Cullinane: I ask the Minister of State to update the House on the status of the Article 50 negotiations which are ongoing. What progress has been made and in what areas? What challenges still present in terms of issues that relate to Ireland?