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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Seizures (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in a tabular manner, on a county by county basis, the number of occasions a Revenue Commissioner's sheriff seized goods each month in 2011 and 2012 and to the end of September 2013, the value of each of these seizures, monies recouped from sale of good seized or subsequent settlements in relation to the specific seizures and his views...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect a disability allowance claim to be processed; the reason the application has been delayed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44218/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the date of the autumn planting financial approval under the afforestation scheme has been changes from 31 January to 31 December, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this change will impact negatively on farmers participating in the disadvantaged area scheme, if he will extend the date back to 31 January...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based, single farm and rural environment protection scheme payments processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44543/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based, single farm and rural environment protection scheme payments processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I thank Ms Jones for her presentation on behalf of the delegation, which has given us a great deal of information. At present we are doing much work on the independent retail sector in general and its future, and this information will feed into that work. We will probably engage with her on the matter again. I have long believed there is an imbalance between independent retailers and large...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Perhaps Mr. Pennington may be able to answer this question. Is there any model of a healthy independent off-licence sector operating alongside the multiples? What are the differences in terms of taxation? I may have another question on taxation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I put this question to all the delegates, including Ms Smith, in their capacity as wholesalers as well as producers. Do they supply to the big multiples?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Has there been great pressure from the big retailers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Does Ms Smith's company also supply the multiples?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Has the company been subject to pressure from them in terms of what they call marketing support? I ask the same of Mr. Pennington, although he may not wish to comment, which is understandable. There may not be this pressure from the independent sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I will return to Mr. Pennington and Ms Jones. In terms of levelling the playing field, one of the aspects we have been looking at is the notion that the big multiples, which have massive floor space and everything that comes with that, should be subject to a higher excise rate than the smaller operator. It would be done on the basis of space. The aim would be to level the commercial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Are they not selling the stuff at the bottom of the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: Therefore, the notion of minimum pricing would have no impact on revenue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I always bow to the Senator's far superior knowledge, but in this case surely the consumer is worse off, given that 544 outlets have closed in two years. It is bread or milk, but alcohol is the drug.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: It is very important that other views are stated. The consumer could not be better off, given that 544 competitive outlets have been removed and we will end up-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: In terms of levelling the pitch, would it be possible to restrict advertising, especially such price-led advertising?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I will get Ms Smith’s details as that is an issue we have not considered. Everyone talks about cigarettes but the sale of bottles of wine on the black market is not discussed. We will definitely get back to her on the point.

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: I cannot rise to speak about local government without paying tribute to Councillor Gary Wyse, a party colleague of ours who died very suddenly yesterday. He was an outstanding public servant, an outstanding councillor and a very proud Waterford man. I extend my sympathies and those of Deputy Fleming and our party to his family, his friends and his colleagues in Waterford. I support...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2013)

Dara Calleary: -----and so on. That happened because of the actions of the town council back in the 1970s. Deputy Ring was a member of that council and he was on occasion able to leave the party jersey outside the door. He himself would admit that he got his grounding in politics on the town council. What he has brought to the party in the last two years is built on the initiative of a town council that...