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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I am strict with the witnesses as well.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Does Ms Buckley wish to say something?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank Ms Buckley and Ms O'Brien for their presentations and for answering our questions so comprehensively. I thank the members also. We will now suspend for a few minutes to allow the next group of witnesses to take their seats.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Before we begin, I ask witnesses to turn off their mobile phones as interference from them affects the sound quality and transmission of the meeting. I welcome Mr. Ian Talbot, chief executive of Chambers Ireland. With him is Ms Sarah Freeman, director of policy and communications. I thank them for making themselves available to the committee. A copy of their pre-budget submission has...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank Mr. Talbot for his opening statement. I have two quick questions. A representative from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, was here earlier. Mr. Talbot is advocating retention of the 9% VAT rate but ICTU is saying it is a loss to Revenue. How does Mr. Talbot counter that argument? Representatives of the Irish Tax Institute were also here. I think Mr. Talbot heard some of...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: Deputy Chambers has five minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I thank Mr. Talbot and Ms Freeman for attending today's meeting, making their presentations, engaging with the committee and providing their pre-budget submissions. We very much appreciate it.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018: Nevin Economic Research Institute, Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Irish Tax Institute and Chambers Ireland (20 Sep 2017)
Josepha Madigan: I appreciate that.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones. The interference from mobile phones affects sound quality and the transmission of proceedings. I welcome the Minister for Finance and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Donohoe, who is accompanied by Mr. John McCarthy, chief economist, Mr. Rónán Hession, principal officer, and Mr....
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: Before calling other members, I wish to put three short questions to the Minister. In London on Monday, the Taoiseach made some comments about the local property tax. Can we expect any measures in that regard in the upcoming budget? A number of witnesses who appeared before the committee in recent weeks have said that our tax is out of line with international best practice in that we...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: I will call the spokespersons for the parties, each of whom will have ten minutes. The sequence is Deputies Calleary, Eamon Ryan, Pearse Doherty, Boyd Barrett, Broughan and Heydon. We will then have Deputy Lahart.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: That is a lot of questions from the Deputy.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: The Deputy can come back in again. He has six minutes left.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: What measures is the Department considering to maintain or re-evaluate the VAT rate?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: Would Deputy Ryan like to ask some questions?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: Will Deputy Ryan ask a few questions?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: Deputy, let the Minister finish.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: The transport committee can also deal with those issues. I thank Deputy Ryan and the Minister for their comments. I call Deputy Pearse Doherty who has ten minutes.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: That is not appropriate, Deputy Doherty.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017) Josepha Madigan: This is about the budget, not personal finance.