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Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is there anything in particular driving those VAT receipts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Does any one aspect jump out?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Are the Department and Revenue kept abreast of those things? Based on economic modelling, is the Department aware from the dialogue Revenue has with each of the individual case holders of changes that are likely?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: So there are no shocks of that nature for these figures.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: In regard to shocks, the country suffered a huge shock when we relied entirely on the construction of houses, selling them to each other, and the stamp duty and everything else surrounding that. How are we insulated now from another property bubble or a collapse of a different kind? What have we done differently or how are we insulated to make sure that if one sector collapses, in the way...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is the Department happy that based on what we have control over within our own jurisdiction, there have been sufficient structural changes and insulation put in place so that we will not wind up again with an over-reliance on one sector? Yes, I think that is the case. We are clearly making progress in reducing the deficit and that will allow us build up buffers so that we can implement...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have one further question regarding stamp duty. I note the stamp duty receipts for 2015 are marginally down on 2014. What is the state of our construction industry? Obviously, much of this would be relative to the construction sector. Is there scope for much improvement in that sector and is there much improvement on the horizon?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: If we strip that out, is everything else stagnant?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Thank you.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Eligibility (8 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a water conservation grant has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43528/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Water Conservation Grant Eligibility (8 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a water conservation grant has not been paid to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43529/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (8 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will revert to this Deputy on a matter (details supplied) regarding playground development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43761/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the circumstances of teachers being probated and if these teachers can carry their probationary period over two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44071/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (9 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the practice whereby third level institutes do not fill all their places, but maintain points at an inflated level in order to make the course more attractive; if she has investigated this alleged practice; the action she has taken in respect of individual Institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43693/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (9 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a contractor to the Foynes flood relief scheme will be appointed, if all relevant stakeholders to the project have been consulted; the statutory and public agencies that have been engaged with; their position in the provision of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44322/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme Applications (10 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the organic scheme will be open for new entrants in 2016. [44460/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of applications under the basic payment scheme, the national reserve scheme and the young farmers scheme by persons (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44489/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the basic payment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44504/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the recommendations the Charities Working Group made in respect of the imposition of value added tax on charities; if he has accepted these and if they will be implemented. [45256/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (15 Dec 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: 166. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or Córas Iompair Éireann has been requested to give consent to the Foynes flood relief scheme in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/15]