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Topical Issue Debate: Quarrying Sector (8 Nov 2017)

John McGuinness: The Minister knew about it last week. The Minister of State should take action rather than speaking words that mean nothing to anybody. It is disgraceful.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Nov 2017)

John McGuinness: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach with a draft copy of the report being completed by his Department relative to public banking; if he will arrange for the committee to have an input into this report in view of the public hearings it has held on the issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Nov 2017)

John McGuinness: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason depreciation of interest on borrowings is taken as means rather than outgoings in the consideration of SUSI grant applications; if the applications for a grant for 2016 and 2017 in the name of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in view of the fact that the family are suffering financial hardship having failed to qualify...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme (8 Nov 2017)

John McGuinness: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the single farm payments entitlements that have been transferred from a person (details supplied) to another person; and if payments due to the person will be made. [47163/17]

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

John McGuinness: We will now proceed in public session to consider the Finance Bill 2017. Deputy Neville is substituting for Deputy Deasy. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials. With regard to arrangements for today, it is proposed that this meeting adjourn at 10 p.m. tonight if we do not finish beforehand. It is also proposed that we suspend at 1 p.m. and resume at 2 p.m. and take a...

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

John McGuinness: Does the Minister want to add anything further on this amendment?

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

John McGuinness: The Deputy will be able to talk about the section in general at the end. We are dealing with amendment No. 10 for the moment. Amendments Nos. 10 to 12, inclusive, were taken together and discussed last night.

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

John McGuinness: Amendments Nos. 13 and 14 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

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

John McGuinness: Are there any questions?

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

John McGuinness: We must suspend the sitting to allow members to vote in the Dáil.

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

John McGuinness: We are back in public session and I call Deputy Boyd Barrett.

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

John McGuinness: The Minister has already responded. Perhaps he wants to add something else.

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

John McGuinness: Is it agreed that the new section be there inserted?

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

John McGuinness: Is the amendment being pressed?

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

John McGuinness: I ask Deputy McGrath to be brief as everyone has said their piece.

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

John McGuinness: Let me interrupt the Deputy. We had agreed to suspend the sitting at 1 p.m. and it is my intention to have the division before we do so.

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

John McGuinness: I ask the Deputy to conclude as soon as possible-----

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

John McGuinness: The Deputy was called in line with those who had indicated.

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

John McGuinness: I think differently and call-----

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

John McGuinness: For the information of the committee, two members abstained in the vote.