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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I think the issue is not about the regulation but about the standard of the regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: There will be a vote in three or four minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Let me summarise. It is not an allegation that a company has engaged in a criminal or negligent matter but the issue is that the prudential requirements vary from area to area. Because of the prudential difference, the exposure in one area is greater than in another. Both Mr. Casey and Mr. Sheridan say it is the issue of harmonisation across the European jurisdiction to ensure that it does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Collapse of Setanta Insurance: Central Bank and Department of Finance (9 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank the officials from the Department of Finance and the representatives from the Central Bank for coming before us today and for briefing the committee informatively on an issue of important interest. As there is no other business, we will adjourn.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Appeals (10 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when a determination will be made on an appeal for a work permit in respect of a person (details supplied); if any further information is required to assist the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30549/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (10 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a financial statement regarding a medical card has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork some eight weeks after the decision, thus preventing an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30474/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: We will now proceed to No. 4 on the agenda, session 1 of pre-budget submissions, a round-table discussion on the economy and taxation. I welcome Dr. Nat O’Connor, director, Think-tank for Action on Social Change, TASC, Mr. Ian Talbot, chief executive, Chambers Ireland; Mr. Padraig Cribben, board member, Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, DIGI; and Ms Mary Rose Burke, director of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I call on Mr. Cribben to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I call on Ms Mary Rose Burke to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I thank Ms Burke and will ask some questions before the other committee members begin. I thank the witnesses for their submissions and concise presentations. These meetings usually take place around October or November but the budgetary cycle has changed and the semester is different so it is now taking place before the summer holidays. I appreciate the time the witnesses took to prepare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: I am asking whether it is the view of TASC that people on the national average industrial wage do not pay enough tax.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: What is TASC's recommendation? This is a budget meeting about balancing the books.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: It seems TASC is neutral on this matter and is not suggesting people should pay more tax. It is making a statement of fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Forget about higher earners. I am talking about people on the national average industrial wage of between €36,000 and €38,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Should households where both income earners are on the average industrial wage pay less tax?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Does TASC have any observations on the country-specific recommendations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Could Mr. Talbot tell us more about the procurement concerns outlined in his proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: How is this dealt with in other jurisdictions? It is said that in France, small and medium enterprises are better able to secure Government contracts and the system is designed to that end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: The same legal and corporate requirements apply to all EU companies tendering in Ireland but medium-sized Irish companies feel they are at a disadvantage compared with other jurisdictions when it comes to procurement in Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Ciarán Lynch: Could Mr. Cribben explain whether the DIGI represents only off-licences or all aspects of the drinks industry?