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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: It is not the same as for political staff.

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: On the amendment but more particularly the budget and the subject of USC, what was missing from the Taoiseach's speech at the weekend and budget 2019 was a reference to the enormous population changes happening in Ireland. The demographic changes taking place here are in sharp contrast to what other European countries are experiencing. While they will provide a great boon for Ireland, it...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: That is what the amendment is stating.

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: During the course of the Committee Stage debate the Minister referred to having a plan to review with the Revenue Commissioners a number of areas which he indicated might yield something like €100 million over five years. It might be useful for the Minister to clarify that. What are the areas that are to be investigated? In the context of budgetary oversight and so on, we are...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I welcome the announcement of a study on this issue because we need to see the figures. I am concerned that, while we are competing for businesses and trying to persuade them to relocate to Dublin in the context of financial services moving from London as a result of Brexit, we are in fact driving up some of the super-salaries available in the financial services sector in a way that is...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Those jobs are not new careers. They have been there for years.

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I am concerned that this measure has the potential to create a perverse incentive. It would obviously be possible for somebody earning €500,000 to leave for a period before returning and qualifying for the programme This scheme is not clear. It is heavily marketed internationally by many big accounting firms. We are asking the Minister to provide some evidence. The Minister of...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: We are all aware of significant numbers of financial services jobs being located in towns and cities around the country. I made a different point. I asked about areas which were less well-off and rural areas. We have not heard, in relation to this Bill, details of lobbying by financial service providers. I do not know what the fees are on the allocation of these particular jobs. The...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: We need to look realistically at this scheme to determine whether we are getting value for money for the tax foregone. The Minister did not answer my question about Brexit. Is this being done to add an extra gloss to our effort in the context of Brexit? If so, are we clear what kinds of companies we are trying to attract? We may want some operators and not others. I am asking the...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: The proposal to introduce self-certification into this procedure is bizarre. The Minister of State is leaving himself open to significant risk in terms of the success or otherwise of it because a lot will depend on the calibre and quality of the applicants. If these are honest applicants who have proposals which may result in much-needed investment, it should be possible to assist them to...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Section 481 is vital in continuing to have a film industry which can expand, have quality productions and continue to attract national and international talent. It is one of the key sectors of any modern economy. It has been the mechanism by which many different cities and areas around the world have had significant revivals because a vibrant film and television industry has been...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council Brexit meeting on 17 October 2018. [43844/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: 5. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the President of the European Parliament on 18 October 2018. [43845/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: There are two points about which I want to ask the Taoiseach. The media carry extensive suggestions today that the maximum facilitation, "Max Fac", model is back on the table in terms of not being able to end the backstop early and that it is an olive branch the British Prime Minister, Mrs. May, is proposing to offer to Eurosceptics in the UK parliament. I merely want to ask the Taoiseach...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: 14. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the DUP leader, Ms Arlene Foster, on 15 October 2018. [43843/18]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: In the context of the Taoiseach's discussions with Mrs. Arlene Foster, the issue of the maximum facilitation - “max fac” - which we discussed here and has been largely sidelined up to now, is being widely touted by Downing Street as being backup for consideration to appeal to Eurosceptics in the UK Houses of the Parliament, which includes a significant number of DUP members such...

Brexit: Motion (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Brexit is without doubt the biggest disrupter and challenge to Ireland, North and South, since the building, construction and banking collapse of 2008. So much has been spoken and written about it that many people are weary of this convoluted and complex discussion. The document presented by Mr. Barnier and his team represents one of the better possibilities for Ireland, or the least worst....

Brexit: Motion (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I wish to recall-----

Brexit: Motion (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: -----the words of Ulster poet John Hewitt-----

Brexit: Motion (21 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: -----about being an Ulsterman, British and Irish-----