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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (7 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department will set out updated scenarios for the trajectory of the general government balance as part of comprehensive macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts in the Stability Programme Update, to be published next week. These projections will have a forecast horizon as far as 2025. My Department has not produced detailed annual deficit projections to 2030 of the nature outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the estimated first and full year costs to the Exchequer of the Deputy's proposals are set out in the table below. The changes in the income tax rate bands are listed for single taxpayers, but the estimates include commensurate adjustments made for all other taxpayer categories. First year cost Full year cost 30% tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (7 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: While neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, I can assure the Deputy that this Government is committed to improving the cost and availability of insurance for all consumers, businesses and community groups, including the hospitality sector. The whole-of-Government approach being taken through the Action Plan for Insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department offices are not open to the general public, with the exception of approved appointments. However, these offices under my remit are equipped with defibrillator devices which are portable and can be transported in an emergency situation for use if required. The position in relation to the bodies under the aegis of my Department which are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (7 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that neither the Department of Finance nor bodies under the aegis of the Department of Finance have any record of consultancy contracts being awarded to the organisation named in the years 2017 to 2021.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not propose to make an opening statement as this is Committee Stage of the Bill. I flagged on Second Stage in the Dáil all the amendments that have been tabled.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It might be helpful to the committee to give the current state of play in respect of EWSS. That will frame the answers I give to the Deputy. As he stated, we are now in the final stage of the exit from the EWSS. Most businesses will exit the scheme at the end of April and some businesses, mainly hospitality businesses that were affected by the 8 p.m. closing time, are due to exit at the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The main information we have is the employment figures for the fourth quarter of last year, which would not be relevant to the Deputy's question. The period for which figures will answer his question will be the first quarter of this year. We will not have those employment figures for a few more weeks. From anecdotal evidence and my engagement with a wide variety of employers, I have...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I view it slightly differently to the Deputy's good self. What I believe is happening is that there are many jobs that were available before Covid and were not available over the 18 months of the dark days of the pandemic but that are now returning. They might not all be in exactly the same sectors, but there is no sign at all of job opportunity erosion happening within our economy. As...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy raised two questions, the first of which has to do with who will receive the payment. I have a list with me regarding the forms of job that will be receiving the payment. It includes doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, porters, cleaners, medical laboratory staff, health and social work professionals, swabbers, vaccinators, home carers who were carrying out duties contracted...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I expect that, for most, it will be paid this month.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Regarding the two duties that the Deputy mentioned, my understanding is that they are not included in the list currently. However, engagement is under way with the healthcare unions on the full list. I expect that all of the details of who will be receiving the payment and, I assume, the pro rata issue will be published later this week.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that it will cost between €130 million and €150 million.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It will be made available. I understand that the full public list of who will be part of the payment will be made available this week.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I expect most payments will be made available within the month. It is the case, however, as the Deputy knows, that there are many different payroll operations included in the different sets of workers to whom I have just referred. It may well be the case, because of when payrolls are run, for the workers I referred to, some of that may happen in early May and not all within April. However,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 1: In page 11, to delete lines 19 and 20 and substitute the following: “(iii) the scheme commonly known as the Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme;”. These amendments make changes to sections 5 to 10, inclusive, to delete references to the scheme commonly known as the "live performance support scheme phase 4" and replace that with the new name of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for his questions. The key issue first is what the Government has done to try to offer support to companies that will be facing difficulty or viability challenges as we exit from the emergency supports that are in place. As the committee will be aware, we have put in place two significant legislative changes to try to provide support to smaller businesses, in particular,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2: In page 13, to delete lines 26 and 27 and substitute the following: “(iii) the scheme commonly known as the Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme;”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 3: In page 16, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following: “(iii) the scheme commonly known as the Live Performance Restart Grant Scheme;”.