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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The following is generally applicable and certainly applies in this case. Anything that assists in creating employment is a good thing and one would not want to do anything that would damage the likelihood that a new company would be able to continue and generate employment. There is also the problem of companies becoming profitable very quickly and then failing to pay their fair share of...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Mathews asked a very specific question but I want to speak to the section.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We do not have very much time. I have learned a lot about the REITs and they are very interesting but I am alarmed. I would like to hear the answer to Deputy Doherty's question on the corporation tax rate, as yet again we seem to be going down the road of reducing corporate tax liability in order to encourage investment. Have we not heard that before? The Minister seems to be suggesting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: It might be helpful if the six main questions asked by recipients of the schemes that are to be abolished were answered. I have some specific questions in addition but would it be possible to read those questions into the record?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Some of those affected by this asked me to convey how urgently this must be resolved. One person said that if it is cut, he will have to go to St. Vincent de Paul and it would be devastating for him. He pointed out that the funds allow for those with disabilities to enjoy real autonomy and that minibuses and so on will seriously degrade their quality of life if that is the alternative that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Those of us on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform deal in billions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: In a way we must wait and see what the outcome of the review will be, but I hope the Secretary General will take a message from this meeting. It might be already clear to him. While he has a technical and legal problem and a difficulty resolving it, the parameters within which that problem must be solved should be ones whereby he will ensure that the quality of life of the current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Exactly. If the problems are made public, we as a society can try to resolve them in a fair and practical way. Sitting on something and hoping it will go away is a guarantee that it will explode in one's face at some point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Has it just been called?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We could give it another two or three minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank them for coming in and thank those in the gallery for coming in as well. First, I can fairly say that the committee is dealing here with members who are completely sympathetic to Mr. McCabe's view on this and its objectives in safeguarding the grants and allowances. The big question we need to discuss is how we will do that, given the current situation, and what is Mr. McCabe's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I completely agree with the approach of the witnesses and it is the right way to go. Earlier I asked the Secretary General a question on who was involved in the review group trying to resolve the problem. Are the witnesses involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do they believe they should be involved?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is agreed so we should recommend this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The mobility grant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do we need to pass a motion or agree by consensus before the committee makes a recommendation? Perhaps the committee secretariat can inform us what the appropriate procedure is for doing so. Do we simply say that we recommend that the Centre for Independent Living is represented on the review group? Must we write to the Department and the Minister stating our recommendation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Can we make that proposal? It seems we have the agreement of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Do we need to write it or can we just say it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Mobility and Motorised Transport Allowances: Discussion (6 Mar 2013)

Richard Boyd Barrett: We can commence with, "That this committee requests of the Minister". Are we posing the question to the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, or the Minister for Health?