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Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Any decision we make on the continuation or structure of that payment in the future will be anchored in our understanding of the contribution those people are making to our society and the way in which the jobs they were doing stopped being available to them because of the impact of this pandemic on our economy. That happened at great speed and in a way nobody could have foreseen. That is...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: No decision we make-----

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: -----will be based on anything other than the recognition we have of the contribution-----

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: -----those who were on low incomes are making to our society and economy.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: For the Deputy to suggest anything other than that is wrong.

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I will find out the answer to that question for the Deputy and will confirm it to him. The reason these payments are made available at the level they are in the first place is the support and understanding that I and this Government have for the contribution those citizens are making to our society. That is why they were brought in and, as I have said before, we are simply looking to find a...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy made a point about the pandemic unemployment payment being dependent on the level of earnings that recipients were paid previously and making a percentage of those earnings available to them. It is something that, during normal times, if we had not been dealing with a pandemic payment, there might well have been an opportunity to do. We will need to consider for the future...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: If the sum of €350 to which the Deputy is referring is the pandemic unemployment payment, that should not be going to an employer. It should be going directly to a citizen in the form of a direct payment. However, the Deputy may be referring to the income support scheme. The legislation that was passed by this House gives the Revenue Commissioners a lot of power to - when, as it...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Once I have brought the matter to the Cabinet tomorrow, I will be able to update the House on my proposal on maternity leave and the interaction between that and the wage subsidy scheme. In case I did not make it clear enough earlier in the afternoon, I wish to clarify that when I said the consideration of the future of maternity leave could take time, I meant that in the context that, when...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40, 52 and 88 together. The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is one of a number of significant measures that have been introduced since the beginning of March to attempt to minimise the negative impact on the labour market through an exceptional period, where at least one million workers are now relying on some form of State support. The aim of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41, 44, 53, 61 and 70 together. The Temporary Wage Support Scheme (TWSS) is provided for in section 28 of the recently enacted Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. Deputies will be aware that the TWSS is an emergency measure to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy and in particular to support employment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42, 75 and 96 together. The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is provided for in section 28 of the recently enacted Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (The Act). The underlying legislation and the TWSS itself were developed having regard to the Government objective of providing assistance to employers and employees, where...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is provided for in section 28 of the recently enacted Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 (The Act). The underlying legislation and the TWSS itself were developed having regard to the Government objective of providing assistance to employers and employees, where businesses have been seriously...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware that there have been many concerns expressed about how the insurance industry is responding to the needs of its business policyholders in these difficult times. I have considerable sympathy for such policyholders, however the Deputy should note that neither I, nor the Central Bank, have any influence over the pricing of insurance products, nor can we compel any insurer operating in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 74 together. I am advised by Revenue that section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the cycle to work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment up to a maximum of €1,000 for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 47 and 62 together. The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is provided for in section 28 of the recently enacted Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. In the context of the compelling need for immediate implementation of the TWSS, the scheme necessarily had to build on data returned to Revenue through its real-time PAYE system....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 97 together. I am aware that there have been many concerns expressed about how the insurance industry is responding to the needs of its business policyholders in these difficult times, in terms of honouring business interruption claims and with regard to whether forbearance and other flexible measures are being offered to them. I have considerable...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland has a progressive income tax system which is structured such that the more income you have, the more tax you pay. As an individual’s income increases they move up through the various rates and bands and, as a result, while the levels of take home pay increase overall, the amount of tax paid also increases. Total income tax receipts account for around 40% of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply.  In accordance with VAT legislation, the supply of all goods is generally liable to the standard rate of VAT, currently 23%, including goods manufactured or produced from recycled materials; the acceptance of waste for recycling is regarded as a service of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51, 57 and 65 together. I am informed by Revenue that, in respect of registrations and examinations carried out in the National Car Testing Service Centres, a resumption proposal that was submitted by the Road Safety Authority to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been accepted and will see a limited number of Centres resume on 8 June for...