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

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy, I am not going to allow you to repeat yourself. New comment only.

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

Ciarán Lynch: Is the amendment being opposed? I want to find out. I want to see this out, please, because I am keen to move on.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision not to grant domiciliary care allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12151/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: As amendment No. 66 involves a charge, it is out of order.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We are discussing the section.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 71 and 72 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We are on amendment No. 73.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Comments should be made through the Chair. Otherwise we will have a discussion and we might as well go for a cup of coffee.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: How stands the amendment?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 75 is a technical one. Amendment No. 76 relates to the point the Deputy is making.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am not taking them together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 76 and 77 are related and may be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Briefly, I note there is a vote in the Dáil and I hope to finish this section.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: RTE has been on to me, through one of the ushers. There was a great deal of mobile phone interference, particularly around the Minister's table, in the broadcast this morning. Perhaps some officials have mobile phones turned on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We are beginning to repeat ourselves. If we could get the Minister to briefly and succinctly respond and get this section concluded, we will suspend for the vote in the Dáil.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I must ask the Minister to indulge the Chair.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: We will suspend for the vote in the Dáil to take place. I call on colleagues to return to the committee room as soon as the vote is completed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: When the legislation remodelling the car tax system was first introduced in 2008, it brought about a complete change in the operation of this country's auto industry. If Deputies will excuse the pun, it could be said that we were in a different environment at that time. Approximately 20% of the national fleet of vehicles had diesel engines in 2008, but I understand that has since increased...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I am aware the Minister's private secretary is about six feet off the ground outside the door as I understand the Minister has to meet Christine Lagarde shortly. Perhaps we can bring the section to an end and move on.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 79 to 81, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.