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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister mentioned that we are contacting the local authorities to get them on board to ensure the facilities are in place for the roll-out of this service with respect to wayleaves and all the aspects involved. Would it not be better for the Government to direct the councils that a certain standard is necessary for the roll out given that under the current system, we could reach the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Therefore, the Minister can guarantee that all delivery will be completed by 2022.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Beidh ceist dheireanach againn agus ansan críochnóimid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the Minister to respond to those questions. This might be her final response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016: Vote 33 - Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (28 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I would like to bring this rural love-in to a close. I thank the Minister for giving of her time generously to the committee. It is very much appreciated. No doubt, we will be in contact in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (29 Sep 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: 149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether it is fair that a person (details supplied) who has paid all the necessary stamp contributions to receive a pension will be refused it. [27826/16]

Leaders' Questions (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Theresa May said the North is coming out. That is the point.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Why the radical change from a surplus of contract manufacturing in GDP in quarter 4 of 2015 to a minus in 2016?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The headlines emerging from the presentation are volatility in growth and taxation, uncertainty and exposure. Mr. McCarthy highlighted this exposure when he noted that five companies were responsible for one third of exports. Obviously, we should not say "Good luck" to these companies. However, in comparable economies such as Austria and Denmark much greater efforts have been made to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The procedure for calculating corporation tax has changed recently.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes. When Mr. McCarthy and I last spoke, we discussed the fact that corporation tax receipts were so far ahead of profile and that people were trying to get their heads around it. On changes in corporation tax rates, is the reason for the investment in intellectual property to regularise the new corporation tax regime that will come into place?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Mr. McCarthy noted that the GDP figures are somewhat distorted. This has a brass tacks effect in terms of what we pay into the European Union. Growth in GDP results in an overpayment. Has the overpayment been calculated?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: On the other side of the equation, with Brexit and Britain's contribution to come out of the EU budget, has there been any assessment of the readjustment required for remaining countries, both to inputs and drawdowns?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: On bottlenecks in the economy, housing provision is a major bottleneck. It affects so many sections of society directly in people being made homeless, in terms of the physical and mental health of individuals but also in terms of foreign direct investment. The less housing capacity there is, the more difficult it will be to attract foreign direct investment and achieve internal growth....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: We mentioned the output gap. Obviously, it will have an effect on the investment a state can make in the future without it becoming inflationary. There are major capacity gaps within our infrastructure. What level of investment can the State continue to make in its infrastructure before it becomes inflationary or leads to overheating?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Forecasts for Budget 2017: Department of Finance (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Could that have a negative effect on inflation, etc.?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003: An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe agus na focail láidre a bhí le rá ag an gcoimisinéir. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil siad ag déanamh a seacht n-iarracht an dlí a chur i bhfeidhm thart timpeall na tíre. Tá géarchéim san earnáil seo. Ceapaim féin nach dtuigeann daoine cé chomh dona is atá rudaí don Ghaeilge...

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003: An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Ar shéan An Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna scéim a shíniú riamh?

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003: An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabh mo leithscéal. Roinn na Gaeltachta.

Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003: An Coimisinéir Teanga (4 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Ar dhiúltaigh an Roinn aon cheann de na scéimeanna sin a shíniú?