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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Is there an extra cost to the participating countries as a result of that? Is it the case that if Britain were involved, there would be a necessity for a larger pot or is it that as Britain is not involved, each country has to produce more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Bank customers are hard-pressed at the moment. Is there a likelihood that this extra charge will be passed on to the customer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It would be €1.3 billion out of the Irish banking market.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Single Resolution Fund Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Sin é. I thank Mr. Carrigan.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [22781/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [23492/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [23491/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [23490/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [23489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 237. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in her Department and the bodies under her aegis. [23488/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an tOllamh McHale as ucht an cur i láthair. Professor McHale mentioned financial sanctions. What are the financial sanctions within the EU framework?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: That is a significant fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The last time Professor McHale was here, we discussed the issue of stimulus. The State still has major infrastructural gaps within housing, broadband and a lot of the infrastructure a competitive economy needs. Professor McHale mentioned that there was still space at that moment in time for the Government to be involved in capital investment in these, and for stimulus. In other words,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It is a week since this report was published. Has the council had any deep conversations with the Government? What has been its engagement with the Government so far on the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: With regards the criticisms the council has made, what would be required to satisfy it? What would the Government need to do to satisfy the council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Government were to reduce its plans to give tax back in the next budget, would that bring it within the framework?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Given the Government's expansion is approximately twice what Professor McHale thinks it should be, does he think the Government is anti-cyclical or pro-cyclical?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It seemed to me that if one took out the tax breaks to those on upper incomes, what was left in the spring economic statement with regard spending and public expenditure was really only going to take account of the growth in demographics. The per capitaspend on that side would actually be static or slightly falling. Is that Professor McHale's assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: One of the interesting points is that it is forecast that GDP will grow by approximately 17.5% by 2020, while Government consumption is to increase by only approximately 5.7%. Is it the stability programme update, SPU, plan that we will have this continuing downward pressure on Government consumption?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: In political terms, it seems like a plan for small government. That is perhaps not an issue on which Professor McHale might touch. Deputies Pearse Doherty and Michael McGrath have previously mentioned the issue that Opposition parties would have an opportunity to put their budget proposals to some kind of unit to have them costed in advance of an election, or even annually, in order that we...