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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We have always done that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, we did not. On USC?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We never voted for the Government's budgets for other reasons.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Not because of that.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was because of all the other stuff in the Bills.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is the unseemly spectacle of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil scrambling over who will get the credit for the reduction in the USC. We have been consistent in all of our budget submissions since the introduction of the USC in arguing that it should be abolished and that, although the USC was unfair, its abolition should be paid for. The Minister knows this, as he has seen our budget...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We vote against the Government's finance Bill. That is a different thing.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We propose them in our budget submission every year. This is nonsense.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That was in our budget submission last year as well.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister can see it. I have it with me. I will show it to him.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was costed as well - €850 million.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Index linking the existing tax bracket was in our budget submission.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It was in our budget submission. The Minister is misinforming the House.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: You should read our budget submission from last year.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Universal Social Charge (22 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That will cheer us all up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds (Resumed): Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (21 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Apologies to the witnesses for being late, but I had to speak in the Dáil. I have read the submissions. First of all, I thank Mr. Hall for all his great work and for often being of great assistance to me in difficult cases where people are having mortgage difficulties. Mr. Byrne's account speaks for itself. I assume that the situation for Mr. Byrne and Ms Irwin is not sustainable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds (Resumed): Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (21 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If you do not get help, you are in serious trouble. Is that it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds (Resumed): Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (21 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I want to know what the ask is here. Our view is that the vulture funds should just be given six months to get out of Ireland completely. They should be forced to transfer their loans to the banks and interest rates should be capped at 3%. That is our policy. I would be interested to hear the responses of Mr. Byrne or Ms Irwin on this. When we put it to the Government, as we have done...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Investment Funds (Resumed): Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (21 Jun 2023)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about our suggestions? Would they solve it?