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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: The joint committee will engage in pre-legislative scrutiny of the Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill with officials from the Department of Finance. I welcome from the Department Mr. Gary Tobin, assistant secretary, and Mr. Des O'Leary and from the Revenue Commissioners Mr. Gerry Smyth, assistant secretary, and Ms Jean Kelly. Mr. O'Leary and Mr. Smyth will make some opening remarks which...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: Does Mr. Smyth have anything to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: Could witnesses please keep their answers brief?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: Before Senator Hayden contributes, I have been asked by the broadcasting unit to request members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. People are ringing in saying that they cannot hear the contributions because phones are interfering with the sound system.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: This session has gone over time and Mr. Smyth has indicated that he would like to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: Is the Appeal Commissioners' office well-resourced and well-funded? How many commissioners are there, how many staff do they have, and what sort of budget are they operating with? Regarding the six Circuit Court cases that went in favour of the taxpayer, to which Deputy Doherty referred, was any of those cases appealed by Revenue or was the Circuit Court opinion accepted? Regarding the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: That is the allocation for the Vote for the Office of the Appeal Commissioners.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: We will end the session because we have run out of time. On behalf of the joint committee I thank our witnesses from the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners for participating in the meeting and for the material they have supplied to the committee. I welcome Ms Anita Kelly, whom I neglected to mention in my opening remarks. We now suspend until 4 p.m. when we will resume our...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: There is a telephone interfering with the meeting. Is someone's telephone turned on or is it a laptop?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (27 Jan 2015)
Liam Twomey: I thank the delegates for attending today's meeting and for the useful information they provided. Following this meeting, the clerk will draft a report for consideration by the committee, taking into account all of the views expressed here today.
- Other Questions: Invasive Plant Species (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: It relates to the €500,000 spent on rhododendron ponticim.
- Topical Issue Matters (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the deteriorating tax environment for productive investment in small and medium-sized enterprises; (2) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need for a fresh inquiry into the Stardust fire; (3) Deputy Éamon...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: I want to note on the public record decisions taken at the Joint Sub-Committee on European Scrutiny - Finance and Public Expenditure on 10 February 2015. By way of information for members, the sub-committee at its meeting earlier today decided the following proposals did not warrant further scrutiny: COM (2014) 401, COM (2014) 408, COM (2014) 722, COM (2014) 728, COM (2014) 730, COM (2014)...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: Before we commence business, I remind members, officials and those in the Gallery that all mobile telephones must be switched off to avoid interference with the broadcasting of the meeting. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and his officials to the meeting. He will brief the committee on the January ECOFIN meeting and the upcoming one on 16 February. It is timely to discuss...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: Are we expected to submit under headings? For example, I consider the major infrastructure projects in County Wexford to include the Enniscorthy and New Ross bypasses. They are both on a Euroroute - E01 and E02 - with full planning permission and ready for funding.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: Yes, they could be specific projects.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: Anything that was ready to go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: Regarding the digital economy, the broadband issue is the most obvious one. It is early days yet in our plan for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: I was in the European Parliament last week. Many people from all countries - not just Germany - feel that Greece was let down by its elected representatives, including the present government, in the promises made to the Greek people. We could have a more open debate about what happened there rather than just scoring political points.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: ECOFIN Briefings: Minister for Finance (10 Feb 2015)
Liam Twomey: Are there any supplementary questions?