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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: It must be the broadband up here.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I will comment on section 34 as well as section 32 to avoid repeating myself later. I have an issue with the worldwide harmonised light vehicle testing procedure because it is nothing more than another three-card trick. We have seen what happened previously with Volkswagen and some car manufacturers whereby they used sleight of hand in terms of the emissions from their vehicles. While we...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I know; I am watching the clock.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I accept that VRT must be charged at point of entry and it is not possible to use an actual emissions profile for that. The point I am making is that the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure is still a laboratory test. It is very dependent on the preconditions applied to the model. That model, which has been enshrined in section 32 of the legislation, is then being used in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the Minister's move in this regard. I also welcome his clarification because his comments to me yesterday were that the scheme was opened up again, which is not the case. I brought this to the Minister's attention just before we came into the meeting. The position is now that there will be no processing of the primary medical certificates until the beginning of next year when...

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: Prior to the pandemic, there were remote workers in roughly one in ten households, but today there are remote workers in four out of ten households. This is as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic. While Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns will peter out over the next 18 months or so, remote working is now becoming mainstream. It is going to be a key part of our future working...

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: We read in today's newspapers that there is a huge question mark over the future viability of Dublin Zoo. The Minister of State might be a bit surprised that I am talking about Dublin Zoo when we are talking about community and rural development, but it is hard to believe that something as iconic as Dublin Zoo is under threat. It has a phenomenal number of visitors every year. I bring my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: 218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list of the marts registered under the AIMS system including the Eircode will be provided; and if he will report on the operation of the system in marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/20]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 158: In page 66, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “PART 6 REPORTSReport on options for enhancement of Employment Investment Incentive relief in Midlands Peat Region 55. The Minister shall, within 90 days of the passing of this Act, publish a report on options for the enhancement of the Employment Investment Incentive relief in the Midlands Peat...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I will speak on amendment No. 159 and the Minister can respond to both. Amendment No. 159 relates specifically to the two ESB sites in Lanesborough and Shannonbridge. I will not repeat what I just said, but I will add to it. Kieran Mulvey has been frank and open. While I believe he has been fair to all sides involved, he has been clear in his views on issues. He knows how government...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I have listened carefully to the Minister's response and I will not go back over the issues. We have discussed them before and I have put the case clearly on the record here. On a statistical matter, I ask the Minister to come back to me with the figures on the stay-and-spend scheme. I would appreciate that. I wish to make a brief contribution on the amendment. This time last year,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I will wrap up now because we are banging our heads off a brick wall on this. I understand what the Minister is saying about tax incentives, but he also needs to remember and be conscious of the fact that we are limited in what we can put forward in respect of the Finance Bill. I am agnostic about the vehicles that are used. The core principle is that there needs to be specific geographic...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 160: In page 66, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “PART 6 REPORTSReport on use of Irish taxation system for tax avoidance purposes 55.The Minister for Finance shall, in advance of Budget 2022, publish a report on the use of the Irish taxation system for tax avoidance purposes by companies who source their income from international activities...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I have listened carefully to the Minister and I do not disagree with any of the comments he made. I am talking about putting mechanisms in place to ensure that tobacco and fossil fuel companies cannot use these vehicles. I will ask the Minister to consider what I have said. We will revisit this in further detail on Report Stage. We should be proactive and take a leadership role on this.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Business of Select Committee (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: We have no apologies. I remind members, officials and those in the Gallery to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of this meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when they are on silent. I also remind members of the importance of cleaning and sanitising their desk space and chair when leaving the meeting, in the interests of health and...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: This meeting has been convened to consider the Supplementary Estimate, Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development and Islands, which has been referred to the select committee by Dáil Éireann. I welcome the Aire Stáit, Deputy Joe O'Brien, and Ms Sheenagh Rooney, assistant secretary general of the Department of Community and Rural Development. I thank the Minister and his...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (18 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister of State for that update. If we could return to the Estimate before us, are there questions on the Supplementary Estimate?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media Commission (19 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: 35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to facilitate a national policy debate on the issue of the financial health of the Irish media further to the review of the strategic communications unit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36126/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Future of Media Commission (19 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: 72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to support a thriving independent Irish media further to the review of the strategic communications unit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36127/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Nov 2020)

Denis Naughten: 323. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1191 of 30 July 2020, the number of adult and child vaccines respectively that have been administered to date; his plans to source additional vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37656/20]