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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We are now moving on.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Deputy.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We have to move on now,

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I call on the Minister to reply, please.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Let the Minister speak, please.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am going to put the question now.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry but I must intervene.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We cannot debate this section forever.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: An adequate area has been-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Will Deputy Doherty not wait for the answer? He knows full well that we are into repetition here. It is an important subject but it is not gaining any momentum from the continued repeating of arguments which have taken place many times before. I am saying now that there are ample opportunities to put down further amendments on Report Stage, if necessary, and to have a discussion on this...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I will speak on the research and development element. There is a theory somewhere that research and development should be abolished or minimised in certain circumstances, in order to be seen to be fair in respect of personal income for individuals involved. That is not the thing we should get into. The whole concept of research and development is to ensure we are competitive as an economy....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: We should not lose sight of the fact that research and development needs to be at a scale that assists in the competition that firms in this country face from other jurisdictions that are eagerly and aggressively watching what happens here. For instance, most companies start off small. The major international companies operating in this country, like the ones in Kerry, Dundalk and various...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I totally disagree with the contribution of the previous speaker. I disagreed with it all of last summer during the debate in the Committee on Budgetary Oversight. I remind Members that we had a wealth tax. It did not do too much for us. In fact, it had the opposite effect than has been suggested. It is an ideological thing that if somebody improves themselves and they accumulate wealth,...

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (21 Jun 2023)

Bernard Durkan: I concur with my colleagues. I congratulate the Minister on bringing forward the legislation and for staying with it. It is intricate and required a great deal of time and attention from the Minister and his officials. I also thank all those who contributed, including the Irish Kidney Association which went to a lot of trouble and without whom it would be more difficult to get the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: Like other speakers, I have spoken on this before as well. I strongly support the concept of a strong film industry in this country. It is important for a whole lot of reasons that have already been set out: promoting the country, promoting the film industry in this country and promoting this country as a film location, which in turn has many benefits that roll off from it. It is hugely...