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Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There will be many citizens looking at this debate who are paying tax rates of 20% and 40%. Many businesses will be paying their full rate of tax also. What is blowing the minds of these people right across the State is that the political establishment says on one level that it is on their side but on the next level tells them they should pay a tax rate 8,0000 times greater than the richest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim míle fáilte roimh na finnéithe. We are delighted to have the witnesses here today. It is a sign of the importance of the sector that the Association of Artists' Representative Organisations is the first group to make a presentation to this newly formed committee. I wish to welcome the following witnesses to the meeting: Mr. David Kavanagh, Mr. Eamon Murray, Ms Birch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the representative of Screen Producers Ireland to address the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank all the groups for their very informative and interesting presentations. There is no agreed process for selecting questioners but we will go on a first come, first served basis today. We have three people who have put up their hands. We will start with Deputy Niamh Smyth and Senators Aodhán Ó Ríordáin and Fintan Warfield.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask one speaker from each group to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We will listen to the answers and then we can discuss the proposal at the end of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes. Lean ar aghaidh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Ms O'Grady wishes to come in at this point. I note we are approximately four minutes over time in this slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will ask a few questions, if I may. I was disappointed with Culture 2025 – Éire Ildánach myself. I thought it nebulous and light and it did not go to the heart of the matter. If one considers that the matter was so obvious and has been debated so much, there should have been more meat on the bones in the document itself. One of the gaping holes within it, which is a key...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: What about the other issues regarding how best the committee can work with the sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Optimism is important.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Other speakers wish to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a phone interfering with the broadcast.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Stop it, the two of you. Order, le bhúr dtoil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: As a number of members have returned, I suggest that they be given two minutes to contribute before we draw the meeting to a close.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We may leave that until we finish this discussion with our guests. We will discuss it among ourselves then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. Gabhaim míle buíochas leo as a gcuir i láthair. It gives us a mammoth amount to consider over the next while. I thank the witnesses for attending. We will undoubtedly see them again soon as I hope to invite them back in the mid-term to discuss the development of the objectives that we all share.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff within the Revenue Commissioners who have an accountancy qualification; and the proportion of staff who have an accountancy qualification and who are chartered accountants. [24416/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 249. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax earned from the taxation of pensioners' Christmas bonuses each year. [25063/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is financial assistance available to a person (details supplied). [25710/16]