Results 261-280 of 8,196 for speaker:Alice-Mary Higgins
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is a tax measure, so it clearly has an expense.
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: May I-----
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: A point of clarification-----
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In response to Senator Reilly, it is important to say we do not need to have a divisive conversation but we need to be honest. It is straightforward; it is an expenditure. The fact that if a company is paying 6.25% because of its research and development, if it was going to pay €500,000 to the State it will now pay €250,000. It is just a straight expenditure and it may well...
- Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Okay, I am sorry. I apologise for that. I wish to state that an issue arises in respect of amendment No. 10 and I will withdraw it and reserve the right to reintroduce it on Report Stage. The public reporting is one issue but the other issue is the information the Minister will receive. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Employment has a plethora of measures and wide-ranging...
- Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Second Stage (14 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I rise to commend Senator Leyden on bringing forward the Bill. I recognise that a very important principle has been established and set out therein, which I will support on Second Stage. There is strong value in encouraging the registration of wills, in terms of ensuring there is a paper trail, which is of such importance to families. I concur with Senator O'Reilly that it might be very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It is still 37%. It has gone from 35% to 37%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Some of the matters I had wished to raise have been touched on already. I wish to touch on a few other points. I will begin by picking up on some of the points Senator Humphreys raised. I will begin with the universal supplementary retirement saving scheme and then move on to the first-tier pension. The current marginal rate tax relief system will be important. While it is a matter for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I apologise. The final point I will make relates to the homemaker’s credit. The current system is inadequate. Total contributions will not fully fix it because it only fixes it at pension age. I know there were discussions with the Department previously on the idea of a re-entry credit. If, for example, one were to allow contributions to be on an ongoing basis for people who were...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is there consideration being given to allowing people to make another form of contribution besides class S?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I was asking about the rules in being allowed to make a voluntary contribution. I also wanted to know about qualified adults and the independence of income because it was highlighted as a route.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: The partnerships' research is a very useful resource in having a more tailored basket.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Does Mr. Duggan have separate figures for contributory and non-contributory pension payments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: That would be interesting to unpack.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: It would be great to have a gender disaggregation for each of the different pension categories because that would allow us to look at the measures might be taken in each category.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: My colleague, Deputy John Brady, referred to a pension protection fund, which is another approach.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank Mr. Duggan for his input on that issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: In regard to the large schemes, which may be public, private or a mix of the two and involve tailored products produced for the investment market, would the ethical investment concerns that may arise in terms of State investment and the constraints already in place in that regard affect what types of packages are acceptable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Is that under the mandate they have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Overview of Pensions: Discussion (15 Dec 2016)
Alice-Mary Higgins: Would something similar to the insurance scheme referred to by Deputy John Brady be considered?