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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: What does the Chair regard as being "back in time"? What time will that be?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am anxious to engage in the debate because there are issues there I have discussed several times over the years, but I will go and vote, otherwise I might not be here at all.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Thank you very much.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Chair. I had to deal with a vote in her absence. We are paired for the next one. I have listened carefully. The more I listened, the more alarmed I became. One thing that I have learned about politics and taxation over the years is that when politicians get together to decide where taxation should be applied at great levels, they invariably select the area that does not...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am anxiously awaiting their response.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I strongly object to that kite-flying nonsense. Dr. Collins knows full well that that is rubbish. He should not be coming before the committee and addressing it in that fashion in the context of policy.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I strongly object to that kind of speech.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I am not going to deny speaking time. I am just saying that I object.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I will carefully monitor the choices that the witnesses come up with.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I was not naming it in any derogatory fashion.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I was praising the business.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Why was the wealth tax we had some years ago abolished?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: There was a tax that also applied to people's wealth, hence the name. It was about wealth. If we want to target people who have wealth, we should put out the word and say that. Let us see what happens then. It is a dangerous route to go.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: We will suspend the meeting for five minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the Deputy to conclude because I would like to give the Minister a chance to reply in the remaining time.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (10 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: If Members wish to raise further issues on Report Stage, they should flag them now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the witnesses. I should point out that I am not an aficionado of zones. The original intention was that the particular facility and services would be available to women in accordance with the constitutional amendment and the Act, as published, before the amendment. To me, the identification of the location of various services would make it very easy for people who want to protest...