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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Just to be clear, everybody pays tax. Mr. O’Brien means income tax, specifically.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Mr. O'Brien will find that we raised that quite a few times, both within finance Bills and otherwise.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I am not confused, thanks.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Fair enough. I take Mr. Cullinan's point. Speaking about the exemption is a good way to answer the question, but I meant it more as in whether it would impact farmers. Is there any particular exemption Mr. Cullinan thinks would be workable or not? I take his point about the total exemption, but does he think any other kind of exemption, whether or not it would have an impact, would be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will leave it at that. I will say for the clarity of all witnesses that in our committees we work very well together cross-party and do not tend to get involved in party-political rows.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste. I thank them for coming and for their opening statements. I always think it is very interesting to listen to those opening statements. My first question is for each grouping. Obviously, the role of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare was specifically about how to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is interesting.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Before we go to the next group, on the back of that, the point was made that if there were certain tax incentives instead, those could lead to a greater tax intake. I would like to hear what the structure of those tax incentives would be.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will go back to the Irish Farmers Association briefly. I thank Mr. Cullinan for his opening statement and for the information in it. The IFA has been quite clear on the site tax and its views on it. I understand what Mr. Cullinan says about income within the sector and so on, so this is a query out of interest more than anything else. If the site tax were to come in with different...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as teacht os comhair an choiste inniu. My first question is one I also asked the previous group of witnesses. Obviously, we are here today to discuss the report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare. The commission's role was to look at ways to broaden the tax base. I hear what the organisations are saying about particular tax proposals...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I asked that question because we are talking about broadening the tax base. It is also why I asked it in the previous discussion. That is the focus of the committee's work. I note that all of the organisations here have come out quite strongly against the hotel tax, saying that it will impact on our competitiveness. Those of us who travel know that such a tax is levied in many places. It...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: It is just of interest because we are talking specifically about tax-related issues. Regarding Scotland, is Mr. Gallagher aware if the hotel tax, or whatever you want to call it, is in place in the likes of those directly comparable areas or does he have any figures from other countries where it has been brought in and how it has impacted on hotel prices or indeed hotel occupancy? The...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: That is fair. It is literally the discussion of tonight's committee and that is why I am trying to gage Mr. Gallagher's point of view on those issues because that is what we are here to talk about. I thank Mr. Gallagher. That has been very interesting. I will continue to listen and later, depending on how fast or slow we are going, I might come in with other questions.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I was contacted by a young couple at the weekend who have been saving for their wedding. They had saved a significant sum and, unfortunately, fell victim to a fraud on their Revolut account. That was raised on the Joe Duffy show and in the Irish Independent, and it trended on Twitter last night. It is important for us to use this platform to highlight the danger of that fraud over the...

Toll Charge Increases: Motion [Private Members] (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: I will focus on public private partnerships on large public infrastructure projects. PPPs have frequently been used for large infrastructure and in social housing, healthcare and education. Today they represent a €11 billion liability for the State. The PPP model of delivery often promised that it would bring great benefits, including better value for money, accessing private...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues with the reliability of the service provided by a company (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to reports that some of the buses operated by this company have not been wheelchair accessible for nearly a year; if his Department is engaging with the company to resolve these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the work being done by his Department to allow Leap cards to be saved to a digital wallet, and to expand on-board fare payment options to include contactless and smartphone payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Irish Language (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is the option to engage with the Department through Irish under current legislation; and if so, if she will direct this Deputy to the relevant legal section. [59104/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions (29 Nov 2022)

Mairéad Farrell: 580. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline the current situation for spent convictions for insurance related driving offences; if she has any plans for further reform in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59120/22]