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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding provided to Mayo County Council for green initiatives projects in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36338/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1553. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) is not allowed to tax a van commercially but is required to have commercial insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: County Development Plans (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1911. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding the Mayo County Development Plan 2014-2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36339/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1937. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposed pyrite scheme; the details of same; the funding in place for the scheme; when it is due to commence; the way in which a homeowner can apply for the scheme; the number of homes that will be accepted to the scheme; the criteria needed to be granted a place on the scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1939. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposed public water schemes for Murrisk, Lecanvey, Kilsallagh and Louisburgh, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35005/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1987. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided to Mayo County Council for the provision of housing in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36340/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (6 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: 1988. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses added to the stock of Mayo County Council in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019 by as acquired, leased or built and the type of house for each year including the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36341/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Ms Gunnell for her presentation. On the special assignee relief programme, the main countries we are competing against are the Netherlands and the UK. With which other countries we competing?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: In terms of what we offer, how do we compare to our main competitors? Is ours a more favourable country to come to work in? Are the tax incentives a little better here?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Not the most attractive?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Besides extending it to new hires, are there any other changes that Ms Gunnell thinks should be made?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I refer more to the offering, whether the rate or the cap, to have more or less, or to have a skills requirement. Is Ms Gunnell in favour of any other changes in that regard?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Is there a limit to how many years can be claimed for?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: The purpose of the programme is to allow highly skilled executives to come here to drive expansion in business and create jobs. I do not understand how a new hire, who was not involved in the business previously, can be the person to drive business expansion in a company that he or she is new to. I do not understand the logic behind that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: The whole point is that they should be employed in the parent company for six months first.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Why does Ms Gunnell feel the need to remove that requirement? Would it not be unusual for somebody who has never worked in the company to be sent to start expanding the company that he or she has just joined?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Who did the Irish Tax Institute survey?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: Moving on to the research and development section, the Irish Tax Institute has identified that only 7% of Irish indigenous businesses are availing of this credit. Besides removing some of the administration or difficulties in accessing it, does Ms Gunnell have any recommendations about how we might improve that number?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Mr. Coffey and all of his team. As always, we welcome the engagement. Other members and I place a lot of weight on the advice provided to the committee by the council. I have concerns that perhaps the Minister does not place enough weight on what the council says on the basis that the advice over recent years appears to have been, for the most part, ignored and not acted upon. ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Scrutiny of Tax Expenditures (Resumed) (11 Sep 2019)

Lisa Chambers: I was going to reference the 6.7% growth rate for 2018. In the council's non-technical summary, it compared this to a 4.9% growth in 2015. That is a significant increase in the pace of spending. The witnesses touched on the issue of spending drift. In 2018, spending was almost €10 billion higher than originally projected. That is a colossal amount. It seems as though spending...