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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: In the spirit of improving of this process, it is practically impossible as a Deputy to say, for example, that the Valuation Office can take a hit but the Ombudsman's office cannot or the Minister must save €19 million to hit his target and his shared service allocation is off by €1.5 million but the Secret Service is good. That is an impossible exercise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: That is what I am trying to do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: The exercise in which we are meant to be engaged therefore cannot be done because the work the Minister suggests the committee should have done has not been done. Is that reasonable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I am on the committee. The Minister can be critical of us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I will quickly give the Minister some ideas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I am sure we will endeavour to come to this meeting next year with opinions and I hope the Minister will also because, in fairness, he has not come with a view either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: However, arguably the Minister should also come with a view. On increments, the Minister mentioned the two 7% cuts that public sector workers have taken. Analysis by Dan O'Brien last year showed that on average - obviously it is not for everyone because not everyone gets increments - all of those two cuts had been more than given back in cumulative years of increment payments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: That was what the analysis stated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: It is cumulative increments and not just this year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: No. By stopping increments and not paying them for several years, it is possible to add up the benefit of not paying them for several years. If it is €170 million next year and €250 million this year, the total saved is €420 million.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: It is not. It is making the point that-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: No, but one can add up the €170 million in savings we get year on year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Okay, fine. Last year it was €250 million. If that was done for four years it would be €1 billion. It is pretty straightforward. Also on increments, there is considerable talk about those at the higher end and that people on lower wages should not be hit on increments. While that may be true in some cases, it is not necessarily true for new entrants. Let us consider a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: Does the Minister believe 2%-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I have a supplementary question. I will be very brief. Does the Minister think 2% for health is too low?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure and Reform Vote: Discussion with Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (17 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: I understand. My question relates specifically to whether the Minister thinks 2% is about right or too low.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (23 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the return to the Exchequer of a 50% flat rate of tax on gambling profits, including lotteries and sweepstakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46112/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (23 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will calculate the return to the Exchequer of a 1 cent levy on all SMS messages sent nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46264/12]
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: What use is that?
- European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)
Stephen Donnelly: There are three things to which I would like to draw the attention of the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the House. First, the amount of money at stake; second, the amount of that sum that this nation needs back to set us up for recovery; and third, a concern of mine, the danger of limited success. I will begin with the amount of money at stake. We have all referred to the €64...