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1916 Quarter Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this subject tonight. I do not in any way doubt the motives of Fianna Fáil in bringing this Bill forward. It is right and proper that we commemorate those who died a century ago. The Minister mentioned that the Bill as currently drafted is ill-conceived, that it is not well constructed and that it could potentially be unconstitutional in some...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason persons in receipt of maintenance payments are treated differently in the taxation of these payments, in that they pay more pay-related social insurance than those with the same income where that income is not from maintenance payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Credits (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for the analysis supporting the assumption that the new €550 earned income tax credit will reduce the differential between the self-employed vis-à-vis the employed with the same income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if the difference in taxation of maintenance payments received is in contravention of Article 40.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, which states that all citizens are equal, with the rider that the State may have due regard to differences of capacity, physical and moral, and of social function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons in receipt of maintenance payments are treated differently in regard to the taxation of those payments, in that they pay more income tax than those with the same income where that income is not from maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners can demand back income tax with interest, having previously made the mistake every year for a number of years of informing a citizen that the citizen had no liability for income tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45560/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I remind members to ensure that their mobile phones are turned off. I suggest that we go into private session for a few moments in order that we might deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Kevin Cardiff who is the Irish member of the European Court of Auditors. It is the independent external audit institution of the EU. In its annual report on the EU budget, the court gives its opinion on the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the transactions that underline them. This year, the court has made interesting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Is Mr. Cardiff referring to a farmer over-estimating the size of his holding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The court is not saying it is efficient but is just looking at whether-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: It could seem quite high compared with what we are spending on competitiveness, given it is €9 billion versus €13 billion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I accept the audit has a very low error rate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: To clarify, those error rates do not relate to the number of errors in the transactions but to the monetary value.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Cardiff. I will begin with a couple of questions. The first is with regard to the comment that Ireland is now a net contributor to the European Union by a factor of approximately €100 million a year, or €20 for every man, woman and child in the country. Bearing in mind we are still a situation where the economy is running a deficit and we spend more money than we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Did Europe have to borrow to fund us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The ECB has more or less refused to engage with national parliaments. Will this committee be able to call in the SSM?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Like the Article 13 proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Several of us attend Article 13 meetings twice a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Cardiff, Mr. Fennessy and Mr. Macys for attending the committee. We are appreciative of their time and efforts to visit the committee and discuss the annual report of the European Court of Auditors.