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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Banking (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 515. To ask the Minister for Defence the value of services provided to the public by his Department and entities reporting to his Department where a payment is accepted by debit or credit card; the percentage of additional charge that is applied to such transactions under the merchant agreement; the total value of the additional charge in respect of debit and credit cards in 2012; if any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Banking (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of services provided to the public by his Department and entities reporting to his Department where a payment is accepted by debit or credit card; the percentage of additional charge that is applied to such transactions under the merchant agreement; the total value of the additional charge in respect of debit and credit...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Banking (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 563. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the value of services provided to the public by her Department and entities reporting to her Department where a payment is accepted by debit or credit card; the percentage of additional charge that is applied to such transactions under the merchant agreement; the total value of the additional charge in respect of debit and credit cards...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Banking (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 578. To ask the Minister for Health the value of services provided to the public by his Department and entities reporting to his Department where a payment is accepted by debit or credit card; the percentage of additional charge that is applied to such transactions under the merchant agreement; the total value of the additional charge in respect of debit and credit cards in 2012; if any...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Banking (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 671. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the value of services provided to the public by his Department and entities reporting to his Department where a payment is accepted by debit or credit card; the percentage of additional charge that is applied to such transactions under the merchant agreement; the total value of the additional charge in respect of debit and credit cards...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I welcome the Minister for Finance and his officials. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013 which was referred to the select sub-committee by Dáil Éireann on 13 November. The sub-committee is required by the Dáil to report on its consideration of the Bill not later than Thursday, 28 November. The times by which the sub-committee must...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments No. 1 to 4, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as they involve a potential charge on the people.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Do any members wish to respond?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will allow the Deputy some flexibility on this. I will be dealing with the Bill section by section. The Deputy is referring to a measure that will be dealt with later in the Bill this afternoon. If he wishes to refer to it once to make his argument that is fine, but if he wants to speak on his amendment, I will bring him back in when we come to deal with it.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Deputy Doherty is speaking on the section.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will allow some flexibility on this.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 6 is in the name of the Minister. Amendments Nos. 6, 8, 11, 16, 17, 18, 20 to 23, inclusive, and 25 to 28, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 25 to 28, inclusive, are in the Minister's name as well. Does he wish to speak to amendments Nos. 25 and 28 as well.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The group we are discussing comprises amendments Nos. 6, 8, 11, 16 to 18, inclusive, 20 to 23, inclusive and 25 to 28, inclusive. I presume the Deputy will wish to comment on the section when we reach that point.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: On an additional point, since 2004 all newly built houses are required to comply with certain building regulations on disability. While fittings may be added to a house afterwards, certain disability specifications, including door sizes and bathroom designs, must be met regardless of who will occupy the house.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 9 and 13 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Go back to your teaching days. Good man, Minister.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Is that the amendment or the amendments?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Is that plural or singular?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendment No. 11 is in the name of the Minister and was discussed with amendment No. 16.