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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister's Department has.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: I know the Minister is a busy man and he was not present for it, but he might read the blacks of the last briefing we received from someone in his Department. The position she outlined was an overtly hostile one. In our back-and-forth discussions with the Department, it has asserted that, although it is strongly opposed to a financial transaction tax because it believes that many jobs will...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: That brings me to the second part of this issue. If what the Minister is saying is correct - I have no reason to believe that it is not - and for the same reason that he believes a damaging version of the tax is worth considering, is it also not worth considering that there may be a competitive advantage to be had? The Minister's remarks illustrate my point perfectly, in that a particular...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: That may be the position, but it does not detract from my question. Could we see a codified analysis of the types of tax that would benefit and adversely affect Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister may not be, but we as the finance committee may be.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: The Minister makes policy, but it is our constitutional obligation to hold the Minister to account.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: A part of that is to request-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: Hang on a minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: Yes, and I appreciate that, but the Minister-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: We are not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: I am not attempting in any way to direct policy. As a member of the finance committee, I am asking whether we could receive a report or analysis to illustrate the options.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: I know. That is why I am asking whether one can be produced.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: That is preposterous.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: If the Minister does not have an analysis, how can he decide whether he even wants to engage in a financial transaction tax?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: It is not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Chairman.
- Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank and congratulate Deputy Collins on bringing forward this important motion at this time. We sometimes forget when we are talking about water charges and other important issues that over 160,000 mortgages in this country are in arrears. This means that 500,000 men, women and children are living in homes with mortgages that are in arrears. This does not include the tens or hundreds of...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (5 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: 185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water, in accordance with PIR35 of the regional development plan for the greater Dublin area 2010-2022, is installing carrier neutral ducting during its infrastructure works; if it is recording and mapping all such ducting; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42306/14]
- Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2014)
Stephen Donnelly: In a moment I will talk about the specifics of the budget and things I would like added but first I would like the opportunity to review budget 2015 to see whether it stacks up against values I hold dear, along with other Members of Dáil Éireann across all parties. Budget 2015 is regressive. The combination of water charges and income tax changes means this budget will take money...