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Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: In the context of taxation, the imposition of increased betting duty could have an unintended consequence. Large chains of betting shops are able to absorb betting duty through a reduction in profit rather than passing the cost to consumers and some can cross-subsidise it through their online profits. For the information of the officials who are with the Minister of State, an examination of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland Funding (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated by Fáilte Ireland to entities (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [43551/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Reform (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the changes which have been implemented for the payment of illness benefit; the number of issues her Department has dealt with since the changes were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43238/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise for not being here for all the interactions. Many of my questions have been addressed, so I will be very brief. I am very interested to hear Mr. Boland's and Mr. Maye's commentary. If I understand their statements correctly, they are saying the Sparkasse model would fill a gap in respect of lending. Could I get an understanding as to whether there is a geographical bias in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: It does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I take some comfort from the representative organisations' interventions today. If I read them correctly, they are stating they are open for business and ready to adopt new mechanisms to enhance their offerings and try to move into the very space referred to where there is a gap. The proof of this is, for instance, in CUMA and Mr. Molan's intervention on the 2016 regulations, in which he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: That is understood.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Boland can take it that that is understood.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: Moving along very quickly, this is more of a general question which concerns the perception I would have had perhaps a year or so ago that the public perception was that credit unions were being put through the wringer by the Central Bank in terms of regulation. There was much discussion at this committee about that process. If I read the tone of the delegates' interventions today...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Local Public Banking: Discussion (23 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: In the context of regulation, what is the state of the relationship between the Central Bank and the representative organisations?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I refer to the plight of serving members of the Defence Forces who find themselves in deplorable conditions relating to their pay and entitlements. What steps are being taken to alleviate the hardship being endured by many such members? The families and spouses of Defence Forces personnel recently marched to these Houses in a very dignified way and handed letters to the Government to seek...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Defence Forces Remuneration (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate the Minister of State's answer. It presents a very rosy picture. The Minister of State stands up here and says on the record of the House that pay for a 3 star private, which is the starting rank for enlisted personnel, is €35,000 gross while pay for the average able seaman, which is the equivalent rank in the Naval Service, is €37,000 gross. I do not know if...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 96. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if letters of invitation are being issued to Naval Service reservists to transfer to the Naval Service; and his views whether this is an appropriate method of recruitment for the Defence Forces. [44069/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has met with officials regarding the funding of a project in County Cork; and the status of the decision. [43995/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Minor Flood Mitigation Works and Coastal Protection Scheme Applications (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of applications received from Cork County Council in respect of the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme. [43987/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Correspondence (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence in respect of a matter (details supplied) has been received by him. [43988/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) is not being accommodated on school transport despite appeals being made. [43990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied). [44068/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Investigations (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a public inquiry will be instigated in respect of the circumstance surrounding a person (details supplied). [43992/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Science Foundation Ireland (24 Oct 2018)

Seán Sherlock: 210. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria employed for membership of the Science Foundation Ireland oversight review panel; if the director general or senior SFI or departmental staff sat on the review panel or took part in deliberations in respect of funding decisions for an individual or for all of the SFI centres under review; the remit of the panel;...