Results 181-200 of 293 for speaker:Eoin Hayes

Committee on European Union Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I thank the Cathaoirleach for organising this session. It has been stunning. I thank the witnesses for their advocacy and for appearing before us. I am shocked by some of the figures they have put before us and some of the things they have said. I extend my sincere condolences on the staff member in Sudan who was killed and the people in the organisations who have been let go because of...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am sorry that I did not make most of the meeting, unfortunately. I had to engage with the Taoiseach in the Chamber. I have a few questions. I hope I am not repeating myself. If I am, or if something has been covered previously, please let me know and feel free to skip over it. It was stated that the era of self-regulation is over. That is...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: Those specific ways of tackling it under the DSA include things like enforcement mechanisms such as fines. Is that correct?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I imagine Dr. Evans is more familiar with a lot of these things than I am but by way of anecdote, I was an intern in Google in 2011. I sat alongside a lot of these policy teams and a lot of the other interns were on the policy teams. A lot of those policy teams then became subcontractors. Accenture and other major consulting firms were engaging with companies like Facebook, Google and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the review of key programmes and projects in the transport sector in the context of the capital funding envelope; when a decision on a programme of delivery with this level of capital investment will be made, especially with respect to the Metrolink Southwest and the post-2042 Luas lines in the NTA strategy; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (8 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 501. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate, based on available Revenue Commissioners data, of the amount of tax revenue foregone annually due to the charitable tax exemption status afforded to Catholic dioceses and religious orders that are registered charities; for a breakdown, where possible, by tax type, including but not limited to income tax, corporation tax,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (8 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 599. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an estimate, based on available Revenue data, of the amount of tax revenue foregone annually due to the charitable tax exemption status of Catholic dioceses and religious orders that are registered charities; if he will provide a breakdown, by tax type (including but not limited to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, DIRT and stamp...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Stock Exchange (8 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 597. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the work his Department is undertaking ahead of Budget 2026 to deliver on the two Programme for Government commitments to work with, and support, the Irish Stock Exchange; whether he has met with the Irish Stock Exchange since the publication of the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47265/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 598. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his position on proposals to establish a incentivised savings and investment account scheme for Ireland, similar to the UK ISA; and if he has met, or plans to meet, with an organisation (details supplied) regarding their proposals for an Irish savings and investment account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47266/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 656. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the latest total number of public sector employees, broken down by department and agency, and the total number of public sector employees in each department/agency that are not currently entitled to a public sector pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47269/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: 16. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [48904/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: Last week, the Taoiseach published an op-ed in the Irish Independent declaring that the time to end child poverty is now. That sentiment is very welcome but his analysis was incomplete. Yesterday, my party leader rightly pointed out that consistent child poverty has doubled in the past two years to 8.5% when the Government's target is 3%. Earlier this month, the ESRI published a report...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I never said that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I did not say that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: The Taoiseach should not put words in my mouth.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I did not say it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I am quoting the ESRI.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: The Government funds the ESRI.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: The OECD brought us that information. The Department of Finance gives it to us.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Sep 2025)

Eoin Hayes: I told the Taoiseach about the-----