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Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: In making any negotiations, the starting position is to enter the process or get out of it. During the general election campaign Sinn Féin had an economic policy that meant we would run out of money on 1 July 2011. I thought they would have matured since then and that we would have engaged in a reasonable economic debate in terms of their budgetary proposals. Members of this House...

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: It is amazing. I wish to paraphrase my colleague, Deputy McCarthy, who spoke about the circus. When I was a young lad, when the circus came to town they always rolled out the clowns first and I am glad to see that Deputy MacLochlainn is following in that tradition this evening.

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: One positive outcome of many in this budget is that every opposition party will avail of the service provided by the Department of Finance next year because they were found out this year.

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The headline figure was €3.6 billion.

Financial Resolution No. 9: Income Tax (5 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Donnelly has become a populist.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The purpose of today's meeting is to consider item No. 1, four double taxation agreements with the Republic of Uzbekistan, the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Swiss Confederation, and one exchange of information agreement with San Marino. Item No. 2 is a Mutual Assistance in Tax Matters Order 2012 and item No. 3 is a motion referred by the Dáil in regard to the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The British Parliament recently examined taxation. Amazon, one of the coffee franchises and Google were all looked at and when the committee examined tax liabilities and asked those companies about their profits in other European countries, it was very difficult to get that information; one of the companies completely failed to disclose it. Would the convention we are discussing this...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Is that in the agreement already or is it being added to it?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: As nobody is offering, we will now deal with the second item on the agenda.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, if I may interject, you have been speaking for the last seven minutes. I must call other Deputies because another meeting is due to commence in this room at 3 p.m. and I must conclude this meeting by then. I ask you to ask a specific question-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: You have, and if you want the Minister to answer them-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I ask the Minister of State to be brief as I must call other Deputies. If Deputies ask questions they must afford the Minister of State the same amount of time to respond.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: We will conclude on that point. I call Deputy Dara Murphy.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Murphy, I must start another meeting at 3 p.m. I have to ask you to put the question in one sentence rather than engage in more commentary.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: Do not respond to me. Continue with your question.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements: Motion (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending this afternoon's meeting. As the select sub-committee has now completed its consideration of the motion, in accordance with Standing Order 87, the clerk to the committee will convey a message to that effect to the Clerk of the Dáil. Under Standing Order 86(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. Is that...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Message to Dáil (12 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Finance has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Orders in draft:(i) National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000 (Suspension of Exchequer Contributions) Order 2012, (ii) Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a Student Universal Support Ireland grant application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57130/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (19 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a determination will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57349/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Role and Contribution of Public Interest Directors in Financial Institutions: Discussion with Permanent TSB (19 Dec 2012)

Ciarán Lynch: The meeting is in public session. The item before us is the role and contribution of public interest directors in financial institutions. I welcome Ms Margaret Hayes and Mr. Ray MacSharry, public interest directors in Permanent TSB. The format of the meeting is that the public interest directors will make some opening remarks, which will be followed by a question and answer session. As...