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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: The Minister of State can keep going.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: No, the Minister of State speaks about all of his amendments. He can come back in a minute.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: As I understand it, a money message, if that issue was raised, would have been before Committee Stage. Is that right? It would not have got to Committee Stage if a money message had been required.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: There are two amendments in my name.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: As I said to the Minister, amendments Nos. 13 and 16 are in my name. They primarily deal with the issues mentioned already regarding the impact on micro, small and medium enterprises and where companies are transitioning from being a fossil fuel company. Amendment No. 16 refers to where divestment would trigger costs associated with contractual obligations. I accept that those issues are...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

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

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

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

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 13:In page 3, in line 26 after "companies", to insert the following:"except for investments where the Agency determines that—(a) the relevant fossil fuel company is transitioning away from being a fossil fuel company, (b) the relevant fossil fuel company is not exploring, extracting, refining, processing or delivering fossil fuels for the ultimate purpose of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 16:In page 3, line 29, after "subsection", to insert the following:"except for where such divestment incurs costs or penalties for the breaching of the contractual obligations of the Agency or the Fund in which case the Agency shall divest from such investments at the first point in time at which it becomes possible to divest without incurring such costs or penalties".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: Amendment No. 17, in the name of Deputy Pringle, is deemed to be consequential to amendment No. 1, which has fallen, so amendment No. 17 will not be taken at this point.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Fossil Duel Divestment Bill 2016 [Private Members]: Committee Stage (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (19 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill 2016 and made amendments thereto.

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: I thank my colleagues, Deputies O'Dea, Butler and Calleary, for their consistent work on the issue. I acknowledge and thank all those supervisors and assistant supervisors in attendance for tonight's debate. In many respects they are tired of being told they are great and how good a job they are doing in their communities. They want action and they want movement on this issue. For all of...

Community Employment Pension Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: They are only statements of fact.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of penalty payments received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2011 to 2017, by source in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17549/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of interest received by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2011 to 2017, by source in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17550/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual carry forward for 2019 and beyond for tax measures and expenditure measures, respectively, announced in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17666/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if a convergence margin will apply in the calculation of net fiscal space for 2019 as a result of Ireland potentially not meeting its MTO in 2018 as stated in the stability programme update 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability Programme Data (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the risk of harmonised European corporation tax and harmonised European digital tax has not been specifically included in the Table 19 fiscal risk assessment matrix in the stability programme update 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17704/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (24 Apr 2018)

Michael McGrath: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance if the consumer price index has been broken down by composition (details supplied); if the price changes have been tracked along those lines; the result of the conclusion of such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17705/18]