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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister for Finance said it was included in the base. Where is it in it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: It is a legitimate question. Where is it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: Where is it in the base?

Climate Action Plan to Tackle Climate Breakdown: Statements (Resumed) (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: The Government is trying to address a gigantic challenge. It is a pity there was not more information in the details, including costings of the plan brought forward by the Government recently in respect of climate change. I have said previously that climate change presents Ireland with a political challenge which is as important as Brexit, as demanding as the peace process and as costly as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Projects (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: Hartstown community centre has served the community of Hartstown and surrounding areas for the past 30 years. The community centre has suddenly found that there is a real threat to the continued provision of a wide range of services from preschool to crèche to sports services, dance classes and activities for retired people and other local people. The building, which I understand is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Community Development Projects (27 Jun 2019)

Joan Burton: Hartstown community centre has been supported by years of voluntary community effort by a fantastic group of people. I want the Minister of State to declare that the Government will stand by the people of Hartstown and the area's community centre and provide it with the resources it desperately needs. The active crèche and preschool facility, as well as a separate Montessori school,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated amount he expects to be raised by the various EII schemes in 2019 and 2020; the expected tax cost; the likely additional jobs that will be created, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28285/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to Part 16 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended, on whether the EII scheme offers reasonable value for money despite the poor take-up in previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28286/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance if a rigorous value-for-money analysis was prepared in advance of the changes in relation to Part 16 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended, introduced in respect of EII schemes with effect from 1 January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28287/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the further changes that may be required to make the scheme in relation to Part 16 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, as amended, more effective at raising share capital, rather than debt, for investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28288/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated number by the Revenue Commissioners of additional jobs created by the EII scheme in each of the years 2012 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28289/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield from an annual charge of €250 per parking space on all car parking spaces provided for Civil Service and publicly funded positions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28291/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 240. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has carried out an audit in relation to the number of public buildings that may require retrofitting; if so, the expected cost to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 358. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to ensure companies have a minimum level of paid-up share capital and reserves which reflects the size of their balance sheet and annual turnover to ensure that if a company ceases to trade, the Exchequer and trade creditors are not left unpaid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28290/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Closures (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 364. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to set the minimum level of paid-up share capital and reserves required by a limited company as a proportion of the annual turnover of the company as a way of preventing companies from ceasing to trade and leaving unpaid taxes and trade creditors; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 576. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has carried out an audit of the number of public buildings that may require retrofitting; the expected cost to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28293/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cycling Facilities Data (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 577. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of bicycle spaces available to Civil Service staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28294/19]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: I am glad that the country is proceeding, albeit slowly, in signing up to the BEPS process to an ever greater extent. It has long been known that the Netherlands tax regime in areas such as copyright earnings from music, etc., is far more favourable to taxpayers such as music groups which might have very significant earnings from royalties. It has been well known for many years that U2...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: The Minister did not answer my question. I asked the Minister about the amount of information that had become available in recent years through a variety of sources indicating there are people in Ireland avoiding paying their fair share of tax either through personal or company structures. There is a very detailed article in today's The Irish Timesby Mr. Colm Keena, a very reputable...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Double Taxation Relief Orders 2019, Swiss Confederation and Kingdom of the Netherlands (2 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: We have a very elaborate and complex description in one of our major newspapers today by a very reputable journalist indicating a complex tax arrangement that appears to have resulted in the mitigation of this company's overall tax burden in Ireland to a very high degree. Is the Minister concerned about that? As I said, the beef producers in Ireland are entering a very difficult phase.