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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the representatives of the fiscal council. To follow up further on corporation tax, the financial journalist, Chris Johns, recently drew attention to the fact that the volatility of corporation tax receipts mainly arises in respect of the companies involved in foreign direct investment. The Department did some modelling of its own with regard to recent developments in corporation...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Do we not receive a share of that fund? The recent figures have been very confusing. Are the taxes hypothecated? Is the share we get back greater than the fines?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: It is a very important point. People constantly say that we will be fined and punished. However, a recent report noted that we get money back at European level through the mitigation fund. I am not sure if the report was from the Department of Finance or perhaps the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. That figure seems to be significantly higher than the fines we have incurred so...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Is it not important to know if this is still a net benefit to us? I have another point relating to this. Do the witnesses think that all carbon taxation should be hypothecated?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I am not saying that. It is linked to a state's share-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: Does that mean that we would gain from the fines paid by other countries?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: I accept that. However, it seems that a lot of people are not aware of how this operates.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: It is being hypothecated, is it not?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (4 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: We have heard representations from trade unions calling for an increase in salaries of at least 4% in 2020.

Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: "Some days I don’t even want to wake up because I don’t want to face this day ... I am tired in school. Some days I would just sit there and not even smile". This quote is from a ten year old girl who is living in a family hub. Hubs, of course, are Fine Gael’s housing solution for every region of the country. A position paper by the faculties of public health medicine...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Data (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects and groups receiving funding under the social inclusion and community activation programme in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50422/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) distributed by a union; the measures he will introduce to support the community development sector in view of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50423/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the skills for life employment support scheme; the overall budget; the number of participants to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50743/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions Governance (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the Code of Governance for Irish Universities 2019; the date by which the universities must apply the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50749/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional funding provided for extra Garda resources in 2020 in view of recent events in the Border region and in northside areas of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50710/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development and implementation of the code of governance for local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50750/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the independent review group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and social services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50751/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 330. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the 2020 funding allocations for youth organisations under the youth service grant scheme will be made and communicated to beneficiaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50719/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 331. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to launch the new targeted youth funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50720/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Climate Action Plan (5 Dec 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 332. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the proposed special fund for youth action on climate justice announced on 9 October 2019; the objectives of the fund; the allocation to the fund; the timetable for the establishment of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50721/19]