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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Are members allowed to put in additional options for module two. I know some people may have other views, but we wanted to put in the option of not having gestational timeframes in legislation. Could we put that down as a possible option?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Other people may have possible options they want to put in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Yes, I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: When will that be taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will it be taken prior to module two or will it be taken as module three? I am just wondering where it fits in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: A half an hour but not three hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Is there agreement that we will conclude on Wednesday regardless of how long it is going to take?

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: This concerns the penalty clause, particularly for unions which have not signed up to the agreement. It is a retrograde step to try to insert anything into primary legislation that would interfere with the ability of a union or try to influence its decision-making in taking industrial action. We are, therefore, opposed to the section and went through all of the arguments during a previous...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I ask the Minister to reconsider this. We should look at it from the point of view of a teacher union. It will see this as a proposal which will only inflame the situation. I know the Minister said that there would have to be a return to negotiation and mediation to hopefully resolve this. The Minister has to understand where people are coming from with a hammer hanging over their heads...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: As we had this debate when we were discussing section 21, I do not intend to rehash all of the arguments made. I appeal to the Minister to step back and reconsider pressing ahead with the section. As I said when I was discussing section 21, the attention of the teacher unions will once again focus on the position Fianna Fáil has taken. Fianna Fáil Members suggested they were...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: As the Minister of State, Deputy English, will be aware, unfortunately, another homeless person died in Cork in recent days. This is the second such death in the city. Another lady was found deceased in a tent in September. In the lead-up to Christmas, much of the focus has been on the number of people who are homeless in the Dublin region and I wanted to try to get some sense of what the...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I do not wish to be argumentative with the Minister of State about the figures but the figure he quoted is simply not correct. There are more than ten rough sleepers in Cork at night. That is a fact. I am aware that the Simon Community has opened a facility and I have said that it is working at capacity. The city council is doing everything possible. I am not criticising anybody but it...

Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (7 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: That lady wanted one.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Most of the questions I had have already been asked but I have a brief one related to the revaluation process. Mr. Walsh commented that Revenue would probably start preparing that process at the end of next year. Could he give members some detail of the timescale which would be needed by the Revenue Commissioners to carry out that revaluation process?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Following on from Deputy Boyd Barrett's point on a significant increase arising for many people as a result of that process, does Mr. Walsh believe that would have an impact on compliance rates? Were a home owner to have a large increase in his or her local property tax demand within the space of three months, would that form part of Revenue's forecasts in terms of how such increases could...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: How likely is that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Revenue would have a mandatory deduction at source as part of that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I wish to raise a number of issues, on some of which Mr. Walsh touched in his replies to Deputy Martin Heydon. The first relates to the commentary since the budget on how accurate and reliable is the figure presented in the budget. Mr. Walsh has outlined the process Revenue went through to arrive at the figure, taking out one-off large-scale sales. I would appreciate a little more detail...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Unfortunately, departmental officials are not present. It would normally be the case that they would be present.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Revaluation of Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Revenue Commissioners (12 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Did the ready reckoner exclude once-off transactions?