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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 359. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the review procedures which are open when a person is dissatisfied with the selection process for election monitoring roster members. [40068/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 360. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of election monitoring roster members that have not been selected for any missions and the reasons for their non-selection. [40069/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 361. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the current election monitoring roster can be amended in any way before a new roster is established; if any additions have been or can be made to the existing roster; and if so, the additions that have been made. [40070/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the witnesses and congratulate Professor McHale on his term as chair. No doubt, he will enjoy his dinner tonight. I thank him personally. I have been sitting across from him for six years now and I thank him very much for everything he has done and wish him the very best. I have been reading through the council's report and it is worth noting that the materials we got from the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I appreciate that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I will take that as a qualified "Yes". I thank Professor McHale. Should we pay down any of the debt?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: So the answer to the question is "No".

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Professor McHale.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: One potential way to square the circle by meeting the need for investment while running a tight ship without repeating the mistakes of the past is to meet the target that avoids this convergence margin. The council made the point in its report that on the current trajectory, we will miss our structural balance targets for next year and, in fact, we may be missing them this year. Is that not...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Is it the case we will miss it because it is being calculated using the so-called commonly agreed methodology? Are we missing the structural deficit target under the commonly agreed methodology?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: It will apply to next year. Is that not the case?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: If we were using-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: One would still be using it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I want to ask about the increase in corporation tax receipts because there is a fear that corporation tax is the stamp duty of this decade. We do not know whether this is the case. The figures suggest to me that the unexpected increase of 50% in corporation tax in 2015 was caused by Apple moving its intellectual property onshore. A few other bits and pieces may have contributed, but the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I am exaggerating for effect.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Mr. Coffey. I have been told by the Chair that I have one question remaining. I wish to clarify the position on the fiscal space for next year. We have been told it will be €1.8 billion and that €0.6 billion will be spent on the Lansdowne agreement and other prior commitments, another €0.6 billion on carryover from the recent budget and a further €0.6...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: So it is €0.6 billion for next year?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I am sorry. Yes, of course.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Professor McHale.