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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: We have had extensive discussion on the amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: We are in public session and will resume our consideration of the Finance Bill 2017. It is proposed that proceedings be adjourned at 10 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed. It is further proposed that the sitting will be suspended to allow Members to attend votes in the Dáil. Is that agreed? Agreed. In order to facilitate the smooth running of the meeting, I remind any Member acting in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: Amendments Nos. 43 and 45 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister. How stands amendment No. 43?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: How stands amendment No. 44?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: We have discussed amendment No. 45. Is the Deputy moving amendment No. 44?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: Standing Order 97(1) negatives a question when there is an equality of votes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: Deputy Michael McGrath has voted to abstain. Standing Order 97(1) negatives a question when there is an equality of votes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: Amendment No. 46 was discussed with amendment No. 42.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I will go back to the Deputy in a moment. Progress is very slow. I know the issues are very important but relevance is a key principle. In some cases we are going back to discuss the Finance Bill 2016. We must be careful in order that we can make progress. I want to be as fair as I can to give everyone a chance to contribute. I think I have done that. It is Deputy Burton's amendment....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I am seeking some technical information on property transactions. Property transactions take place equally throughout the year. My query is about the transitional arrangements in the budget. For the sake of argument, one twelfth of property transactions are still waiting to be stamped. The deed might be executed by the solicitor and a signed contract is delivered. People are just waiting...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I made the point earlier that the second option that the Revenue Commissioners have issued is not workable in the 44 day period for stamping the document. This is because if a person is relying on the banks to finance the purchase of the property and is trying to draw down the finance to execute the sale and finish it off, the Property Services Regulatory Authority, PSRA, will not process...

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the support her Department is providing to local authorities in order to improve access and increase participation in arts and culture at a local level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47866/17]

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister for her reply. The Minister may remember that on her visit to Moate last Saturday, 5 November, there were a number of organisations we visited that day. One was the Moate Performing and Visual Arts Club. They put on a number of performances on that day and the Minister also visited a number of other key areas in Moate. It is important to note that the Minister is...

Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (14 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister for this update. That investment will be a huge asset to rural Ireland and the area covered by the club. The funding will be well spent. The club will get real value for money. They have huge interaction from the community and the club has put on huge performances in Moate. The community really comes out and shows support. I thank the Minister for her time in this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 65. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of funding for a centre (details supplied) that applied for funding under the arts and culture capital scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47867/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (14 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is not receiving a full contributory pension; if the calculation for same will be supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48136/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (15 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 155. To ask the Minister for Health if cover will be provided by carers on bank holidays and Christmas holidays for a person (details supplied). [48336/17]

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (15 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: I congratulate Deputy Ring on his elevation to a very important portfolio in the Cabinet. I share a rural constituency with the Acting Chairman and we know the importance of having a Minister with responsibility for rural affairs. The Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, has also been of huge assistance to us in successfully securing Cullion fish farm in our constituency. I see clearly that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (16 Nov 2017)

Peter Burke: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 10 October 2017, if an application for a Revenue Commissioners EII grant by a company (details supplied) in County Longford can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48515/17]