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Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (20 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister, who represents the constituency of Dún Laoghaire, will be acutely aware of the pressure on small and medium enterprises in Dún Laoghaire town and the huge number of businesses that have closed, leaving many shops vacant, which is a picture that is probably repeated in many towns around the country. While there are many factors involved, the most significant is the...

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (20 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There are many facets to the difficulties that small enterprise in towns and villages face, including parking charges, planning issues and the impact of recession in terms of cuts to people's income and so on. A significant factor in this regard is the impact of large multinational retail chains. These chains are draining people away from the small retail businesses in towns and villages. ...

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (20 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The rate can be set by the local authority but the system of rates is set nationally so this is the responsibility of the Government. I am asking for a change in the way we administer rates. In Scotland, rates were changed to give preferential rates to smaller businesses. A total of 60% or 70% of small businesses benefitted and got reduced rates as a result and it has helped reinvigorate...

Other Questions: Corporation Tax (20 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 43. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation whether the Government's decision to oppose the European Union proposal to introduce public country-by-country reporting for large multinational companies was purely on the grounds of subsidiarity; if so, if the Government now proposes to introduce these measures itself at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the...

Other Questions: Corporation Tax (20 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: A few weeks ago, the Government opposed an EU proposal to introduce public country-by- country reporting of corporation tax for large multinational companies on the spurious grounds of subsidiarity. Are we going to bring in public country-by-country reporting ourselves?

Other Questions: Corporation Tax (20 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister may have heard this week that we are already paying a big price because of aggressive tax avoidance by multinational corporations. We will have to pay an extra €280 million to the EU this year because of the artificial inflation of the growth figures. Already, even before that, our contribution to the EU is grossly inflated and distorted because it is, in proportion to...

Other Questions: Corporation Tax (20 Jul 2016)

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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Management (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 247. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the department of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council which is charged with designating streets or properties as not being suitable for wheelie bin collections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23373/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I understand that Dr. Fagan is limited in what he can say about the Apple ruling. The report is couched in fairly moderate language but if one adds what he has said to what is said in the European ruling it is a fair summation to say that the activities of tax-dodging multinationals are making our economy very vulnerable. They even mean we do not really know what is happening with the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I apologise but it is important-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: No, it is extremely important because-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: While I understand that, if we discover there are billions more-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Yes, but to use its words, the Central Bank has stated it is unhelpful that we do not know the outcome and whether we have €13 billion.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Depending on which way one looks at it, it may hit us as another shock if it was not just Apple. Should we not also be looking into the possibility that it is not €13 billion but is a hell of a lot more? Can the witnesses also confirm that if the activities of these tax-dodging multinationals have artificially inflated the GDP and growth figures, this also means it is not simply in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: But we are stating we do not know what size the economy really is, are we not?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: And we do not have another measure.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Several of my questions were not answered.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The mandate of the Central Bank is to be conscious of and to make recommendations about possible shocks. Is that not right? The Central Bank stated there is uncertainty as a result of the €13 billion. Is there not a risk of a shock, if you want to put it in those terms? I would have thought it was fairly likely. I would consider it a massive windfall and we should just take the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: What about EU contributions? Have we been overpaying the EU for quite some time because of this distorting effect?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Surely Mr. Quinn is not saying the distorting effect is limited to 2014. I am genuinely asking. If I follow the logic of what Mr. Quinn has said, the distorting effect predates 2014 and it goes back some time.