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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2024)

Paul Gavan: Well said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I want to raise two issues. The first is Limerick city centre because, as Members will have heard, the International Rugby Experience is due to close in a couple of weeks. It is in a beautiful new building with millions invested in it but it will now be shut down. The model has not worked. It points to a bigger crisis within Limerick city. Limerick city centre has never been in worse...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024: Second and Subsequent Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: The Minister is welcome. Sinn Féin will be supporting the Bill but I have a couple of queries about the HRT aspect of it. First, will GMS levies apply to HRT products? We are under the impression they will but we seek clarity on that.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Bill 2024: Second and Subsequent Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: Okay. We think a better approach might have been to align the scheme with the free contraception scheme, which is entirely free for women with the State funding the professional dispensing fee, thereby giving all patients parity of access to the medicines. The second point concerns the Minister's statement that: Subsection (1) provides that the HSE will make available without charge...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I wish to begin by proposing an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 9 be taken before No. 1." This refers to the Public Procurement (Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements Criteria) Bill 2024. It is clearly going to be a very busy day next Tuesday in the Seanad. This Bill relates to the EU minimum wage directive, which should have been transposed into law by this...

Seanad: Public Procurement (Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements Criteria) Bill 2024: First Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to give further effect to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 and for that purpose to provide for contract award criteria in public contracts that promotes favourable weighting of economic operators who enter into collective bargaining and complete collective agreements with...

Seanad: Public Procurement (Collective Bargaining and Collective Agreements Criteria) Bill 2024: First Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: Are we sure?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: The Minister is very welcome. I will go through a few points first. In Sinn Féin's view, the Bill before the House confirms the unfairness at the heart of the budget. This is the Government's final budget, and it is on course to deliver the same two-tier income tax package we have come to expect. The cost-of-living crisis is not over. Yet, this Government, through its unfair income...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I am simply making the point that everything we have since heard so far during this debate confirms that my prediction is very likely to come true. I will leave it at that.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 1: In page 10, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: “Report on Universal Social Charge 3. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on removing the Universal Social Charge from the first €45,000 a person earns.”. I will move through these as quickly...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 12, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Report on Rent Tax Credit 6. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the Rent Tax Credit operating in the absence of a cap on rents, making a direct comparison between the amount of the credit and rent increases...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 3: In page 15, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Report on Mortgage Interest Relief 7. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction of temporary mortgage interest relief, available in respect of mortgages on principal private residences, applied...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 4: In page 15, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “Report on affordability of housing under Local Authority Affordable Purchase Scheme 8. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the need to extend the Help-to-Buy to “affordable purchase” making...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 6: In page 19, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Report on cost of Employer contributions to PRSAs and PEPPs since 2022 13. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the cost to the Exchequer from aggressive tax planning using the employer contributions to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: It is not mine. Senator Casey is right.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move Recommendation No. 8: In page 21, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Report on costs of increasing Standard Fund Threshold to €2.8 million 14. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the costs of increasing the Standard Fund Threshold to €2.8 million, clearly...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 10: In page 26, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “Report on effectiveness of planned auto-enrolment scheme 16. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the comparative state supports received by workers in the auto-enrolment compared to workers earning above...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 11: In page 42, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report on tax deduction related to donation to approved sporting bodies by individuals and companies 22. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the tax deduction related to donation to approved sporting...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Paul Gavan: I move recommendation No. 12: In page 42, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “Report on expansion of Professional Services Withholding Tax (PSWT) to private sector 23. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the expansion of Professional Services Withholding Tax (PSWT) to the private...