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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would like to go back to what the Minister of State said at the outset. He suggested that countries will have the ability to opt in or out of certain provisions. When he spoke about why we might opt out of certain provisions or make certain choices, he said that the options we are not adopting "are primarily technical in nature and not relevant to Ireland's tax systems". If Article 12,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am happy with the Chairman's suggestion.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Taxation Agreements: Motions (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: One of the many design flaws of the local property tax is the 4% annual interest charge for people who seek the deferral and it always seemed to me to be one of the most punitive elements of the legislation. We have a system where the State recognises there are people who simply cannot afford the tax. We have a mechanism for deferring that tax and yet we charge them a 4% annually accruing...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Is the Minister of State suggesting the Government may be open to removing that charge?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I move amendment No. 3:In page 7, line 25, to delete "State." and substitute the following:"State, and(iii) prioritise builders who have financially viable development proposals but who are unable to access sufficient finance.". While I know it is not the fault or responsibility of anyone in this room, I have had a very long conversation with the Ceann Comhairle's office on the amendments...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: My only disagreement with Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett is that, unlike LIHAF, this is not a giveaway to builders. Importantly, it is a loan facility, on which there is a commercial rate of return. Therefore, it will profit from these loans. My concern is not about that matter; rather, it is about whether this is the most appropriate use of the money in trying to tackle the housing crisis. ...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: To be clear, we are dealing with amendment No. 3. We are not dealing with the amendments concerning social and affordable housing because they have been ruled out of order. There is nothing in these amendments that is being prescriptive. What it is saying is if this vehicle is going to lend it needs to target people who cannot access finance elsewhere and it needs to target the delivery of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I cannot support this amendment. This involves €750 million of taxpayers' money. It is not the same as private commercial investments and there has to be a mechanism to allow Members of the Oireachtas or members of the public to properly scrutinise it. Increasingly in the housing funding area we are seeing exclusions of this kind, either in practice or in legislation. For example,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There is a vote in the Dáil.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It has been seven years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is seven years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Slashing expenditure on public housing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: For cutting funding on housing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is not affordable housing. It is €340,000. Student accommodation is €1,000 a month. The Taoiseach is embarrassing himself.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: There has been a 7% increase in Dublin in 12 months despite a 4% cap.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is 7% in 4% cap zones.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Surely the Taoiseach can add.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: If they have homes.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: It is not personalised at all.