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Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It makes clear that if people vote for the agreement they will receive some of the wage changes taking place early and increment progression has not been automatic in our wage policy to date. The availability of those increments and the ability to gain them depends on whether people are part of a group of unions to accept the agreement.

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My ambition is that we get to a point where all unions are participating in this agreement. Twelve to 18 months ago many Members here claimed that collective agreements had come to an end because of the difficulty caused by the stance of Garda unions but the Lansdowne Road agreement was stabilised and we negotiated a new agreement to take its place. Deputy Burton asked last night if I...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all the Deputies for the points they made. In terms of how we will move this matter forward, many Deputies are referring to two different issues. The first is the distinction between covered and non-covered workers, which is at the heart of this section. When will the provision be implemented? It will be implemented by the passage of this legislation. It does not require a...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I will not be accepting the amendment for the following reason.

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There is a good reason in that the Bill provides for the restoration of all fixed allowances that were reduced under the FEMPI (No. 2) Act 2009. The reductions were applied to allowances across the public service, including allowances paid to health sector staff such as nurses and consultants, as well as allowances paid to other public servants such as gardaí and teachers. The...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I will supply all of the information to Deputy Dara Calleary. I will ensure all of it is given to him on the cost of the various options if the restoration schedule was to be changed; on what the cost would be per year and on what the impact would be on the rest of the agreement. All of that information can be supplied to him by means of a paper to him personally or his committee. In the...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 17:In page 19, after line 40, to insert the following:“ “NILGOSC member” means a public servant—(a) who is a ‘‘Reserved Rights scheme Member’’, as that term is defined in Rule A10 of the North/South Pension Scheme, and (b) to whom the terms of the scheme constituted by the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 18:In page 22, to delete lines 3 to 5 and substitute the following:“(a) a member of a public service pension scheme that is a defined contribution scheme, (b) a core member, or (c) a NILGOSC member.”.

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the arguments have been covered in dealing with several other sections, I do not intend to repeat them. However, I emphasise that the focus of the approach taken in the Bill is consistent with that of previous legislation and how I handled industrial relations disputes in the recent past. The idea is simply to try to ensure there are benefits to being inside an agreement and, therefore,...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 20:In page 27, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:"(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1)and subject to—(a) any requirement under any regulations made under section 37to repay any overpayment, or (b) any requirement arising under section 39to repay any deduction, a contribution of a public servant who is a member of a superannuation scheme established...

Public Services Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: An Garda Síochána will benefit fully from this agreement.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There is no legislative basis on which the offset proposed by the Deputy could be allowed. The Deputy will be aware that landlords are liable to tax on their net rental profit after deduction of allowable letting expenses, and not on the gross rental income received.  As regards properties that are rented, currently a landlord may be allowed a deduction of 80% of the interest paid on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Finance does not have a role in administering the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme, which is the responsibility of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and the Housing Agency. The Central Bank have informed me that they do not have a role in relation to whether banks insert into all mortgage to rent legal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 to 60, inclusive, together. Unfortunately it has not been possible to compile the information requested by the Deputy in the time available. I will write to the Deputy directly with the information as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Since its establishment in March 2016, the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) has had two full time Commissioners. An additional temporary Commissioner was appointed in June 2017 for a period of at least two years to assist mainly in the disposing of the legacy cases which transferred to the TAC from the Revenue Commissioners. The Commission currently compromises the following administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that while a matter is subject to an appeal to the Tax Appeals Commission, the collection of the amount of tax that is in dispute is suspended until the appeal is determined by the Tax Appeals Commission. Where the Tax Appeals Commission find in favour of Revenue, and the tax is found to be due and payable, the original due date in respect of that tax continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: While various proposals on VAT rates have taken place, and are due to take place, at EU level, the current EU VAT rules remain.  Each Member State must apply a standard VAT rate of 15% or more, and can apply up to two reduced VAT rates of more than 5%. Ireland applies the 23%, 13.5% and 9% VAT rates in this context.  Member States may also retain historic VAT rate treatment where...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 and 65 together. As they both relate to the Stamp Duty treatment of the acquisition of a site of less than an acre which is intended for one off housing. I am advised by Revenue that, based on the information provided, the site would be treated as non-residential property at the time of acquisition. The rate of Stamp Duty on the purchase or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates Publication (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Managing expenditure within their voted allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Departments. At the end of October overall gross voted expenditure of €46 billion was 0.8% below profile. However, given the cash basis of Government accounting and the scale of gross voted expenditure, over €58 billion in aggregate for 2017, Supplementary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (7 Dec 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Top Level Appointments Committee (TLAC) operates in an independent manner and strictly on the basis of open competition and merit. TLAC is responsible for determining its own procedures and remit, subject to Government decisions as appropriate. All TLAC interviews are conducted by sub-panels of the Top Level Appointments Committee each comprising two Secretaries General, two...