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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Fees (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his Department's regulations with regard to the cost of so-called extras being levied on residents of nursing homes and their families. [39183/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Expenditure (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost in 2018 to recruit an additional 100 dentists for the public health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39516/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated amount it would cost to purchase 25 extra fully kitted out ambulances for the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39517/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 528. To ask the Minister for Health if the freestyle libre system will be made available for persons with all types of diabetes under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39813/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Procurement Regulations (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 572. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if semi-State bodies and agencies under his Department's remit, including RTE, are required to engage in a public tendering process in accordance with competition law when awarding contracts for contracted work for those bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39415/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on pension schemes within the CIÉ group of companies; if senior management in those companies are also members of those schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39413/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (20 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the free TV licence scheme over the past ten years; and the number of persons who were covered by the scheme for each of those years. [39184/17]

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)

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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)

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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)

Tommy Broughan: Further to what Dr. McDonnell just said, last week Fingal County Council increased its local property tax by reducing the 15% discount to 10%. That is an example of a local authority that increased a tax. I apologise for missing Dr. McDonnell's presentation. He mentioned the huge tax expenditure on the 9% rate of VAT in the hospitality sector. In light of the earlier work NERI has done...

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)

Tommy Broughan: Is Dr. McDonnell happy with the data? Our staff have prepared an incredible list of different expenditures. Is the €5.5 billion that is talked about the actual figure?

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)

Tommy Broughan: I want to go back to the cost of the CGT change and the witness spoke of the €25 million per point deduction of the rate. Would the Irish Tax Institute favour going back to the Charlie McCreevy era? While the witness talks of just a couple of points, it is a significant tax. In my submission to the Minister last year, I suggested that it should actually be increased to 38% to give...

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)

Tommy Broughan: Would we be better to emulate the UK in that area with some sort of seed investment programme? There has been some criticism of angel-type investors in the UK in the context of some foreign investment and the way it is concentrated in certain areas such as the south east and so on. Are there different approaches we could take such as a dynamic tax policy, particularly for start-ups?

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)

Tommy Broughan: What does Ms O'Brien call a workable share option scheme? Is this not the problem? We have share option schemes. Do we introduce discrimination between different employees if some people have access to part ownership of the company and the rest do not? If one wants to have a good team approach in the company does this present a problem?

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)

Tommy Broughan: I shall now turn to the issue of excise that is obviously very important to business. Ireland has some of the highest excise rates in the world. Is the Irish Tax Institute in favour of gradually or immediately equalising the rates on diesel and petrol?

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)

Tommy Broughan: Could this have an impact on business and small business?

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)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the delegation and its comments on the site levy. Moving on to where the witnesses have spoken about land tax, what is their thinking in that regard? Do they think that the local property tax is not a just system in the sense that major property across the country is not taxed? On that issue, there is a planned re-evaluation, possibly for 2019, which will lead to major increases...

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)

Tommy Broughan: I would prefer if we had an elected mayor for the Dublin region. It appears from examples like Manchester, Liverpool and, particularly, London that directly elected mayors seem to work as very good focal points for local development. I apologise for interrupting.

Other Questions: Human Rights (21 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has contacted Ms Aung San Suu Kyi and the Government of Myanmar to protest at the treatment of the Rohingya people of Myanmar; if he will request an immediate cessation of the attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39699/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (21 Sep 2017)

Tommy Broughan: 44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that is being made regarding Border solutions and Brexit; if specific provisions will be made for Brexit related issues in his Department's budget for 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39700/17]