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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (21 Feb 2019)

Colm Brophy: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of national and international events to commemorate the Irish famine in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8534/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (5 Feb 2019)

Colm Brophy: Today the committee will meet Dr. Micheál Collins, assistant professor of social policy in UCD, regarding the scrutiny of tax expenditures but before that, we will go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. The interference affects the sound quality of the recording. I would like to welcome representatives from the Revenue Commissioners, Dr. Keith Walsh, principal officer, who is accompanied by Mr. Philip O'Rourke, assistant principal officer, statistics and economic research branch. I welcome Mr. Joe Cullen, Mr. Pat Leahy, and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: The purpose of our session is to follow up on a good briefing the committee had from the Parliamentary Budget Office, PBO, on its paper on tax expenditures. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: Members are sometimes reticent about that. I appreciate the Deputy's offer but I will proceed and ask witnesses to make their opening statements. The witnesses are asked to keep their statements as tight as possible. I will then come to Deputy O'Brien, first of all.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: We will see how matters proceed then on that basis.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: Are we talking about the-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: Briefly because we are doing a session on that area as well.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: Before I call Deputy Boyd Barrett, I want to pick up on one point. When was the work carried out on the film tax relief?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: It would have fed directly into the thinking behind that extension.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: It is somewhat surprising that the PBO outlined in a statement that it was extended for four years with no real analysis or costing provided for the extension. Effectively, that is the costing as to what the project did and from what Ms Donaghy has outlined, and the additional figures she gave Deputy Harty, it was a detailed analysis.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Donaghy for clarifying that for us. It is very useful.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: Can we allow for an answer to all of that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: We are not getting into-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: I am conscious of the need to allow the Department to reply unless the Deputy wants to use up all his time on the film industry relief alone.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy has 30 seconds left. I want to allow other Deputies in. The Deputy may come back in. There is no problem with that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: I suggest, since the Deputy has reached the end of his first round of questions, we pass it over and when we come back for a second round, Ms Donaghy can give her answer at that point. He can get a more comprehensive answer in one go.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: It would facilitate the Deputy. We will pause there. Deputy Breathnach is next.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: I want to put a supplementary question to that. Surely that figure must be as it stands with the Department every single time?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Colm Brophy: May I just ask-----