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Financial Resolution No. 3: Value Added Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the introduction of the reduction in VAT. Coming from a Border area that has been struggling for a long time with Brexit and the coronavirus, I hope the Government will also consider the issue of the general rate of VAT. With regard to manufacturing and industry, I have been speaking to many retailers in Dundalk who are competing against Northern businesses and they believe it is...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...Bettystown. These areas suffered greatly when the economy collapsed and we faced years of austerity. Now we have the threat of Brexit which will be particularly felt in Border areas. The 9% VAT rate has been critical to Louth and east Meath's tourism success, having brought Ireland more closely in line with the tourism VAT rates in the European countries with which we compete....

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...to a key employee, the tax forgone shall be recovered from the company rather than the employee. Some 25 pro-business and pro-jobs measures were introduced in the budget. The retention of the 9% rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors will support the increased number of jobs created and the creation of new jobs and will, therefore, continue to apply to a range of...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The 9% VAT rate for tourism and the hospitality sector, which has created thousands of jobs and protected thousands of others, has been retained.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (11 Sep 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance if business owners will be able to claim VAT back on car petrol usage in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37056/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Pricing (8 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding VAT and excise. [47168/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (21 Feb 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if a matter (details supplied) will be addressed regarding claiming back VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8931/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jul 2020)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures such as a VAT reduction for the hospitality sector to 5% and the inclusion of seasonal workers in the temporary wage subsidy scheme until at least April 2021. [15750/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jun 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the reintroduction of the 9% vat rate to the tourism industry; the affect it would have on inbound and domestic tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32761/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the 9% VAT reduction for the tourism and hospitality industry further than the current expiry date in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2931/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Prices (20 Sep 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...Another Deputy mentioned Spain and the Minister responded with the EU. The Minister keeps mentioning the EU. If the EU so good to us, why does it not help us? What can the Minister do about VAT? Will VAT continue they way it is? The Government reduced it from 13.5% to 9% in May and it is up at the end of October. People want a bit of help here at present. If we are that good...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...we have been making in encouraging investment in Ireland so that our young people can build a future here at home. I am delighted that the Minister, Deputy Noonan, has decided to retain the lower VAT rate for tourism services, which no doubt has played a significant role in boosting the visitor numbers here over the past two years. The Government has identified the tourism sector as one...

Business Support Package: Statements (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...they are its very pulse. SMEs constitute 95% to 98% of all businesses, produce 50% of GDP and generate 1.2 million jobs in Ireland, representing 99.8% of active enterprises. Their ability to innovate, generate employment and contribute to regional development makes them indispensable. Many SMEs, including rural and regional businesses, have been hit by a wave of cost drivers. They...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jan 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...Drivers Medical Board of Appeal has handed its resignation into the Minister for Finance. This board plays a key role in the scheme to provide relief for vehicle registration tax, VRT, and VAT on vehicles for people with disabilities. The issue revolves around the disabled drivers and passengers’ scheme which provides tax relief on the purchase of specially constructed or adapted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...processed foods and sugar-sweetened drinks are the main contributors. If tax on sugar-sweetened drinks were increased by 20%, he maintains it would generate €60 million. We charge the standard VAT rate of 23% for the unhealthy food. What is the best way to spend this money to combat obesity and overweight? I am working on the committee's report on obesity, which we will present...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It was widely reported that the VAT measures introduced some years ago to help tourism and hospitality would be reversed and, unfortunately, that has proven to be the case. Today, the Minister stated that tens of thousands of extra jobs were created in the tourism sector since the measure was introduced in 2011 and that the sector has never supported more employment than it does today. It...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...welfare recipients in 2017. A Brexit loan scheme was launched that will make up to €300 million available at a competitive rate to help businesses with their short-term working capital needs. The retention of the special 9% VAT rate for the tourism sector is particularly important in the context of Brexit and will help Border towns such as my home town of Dundalk.

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (18 Oct 2022)

Peter Fitzpatrick: ...was welcomed as an important measure to assist businesses with soaring energy inflation, although concerns have been raised that it does not go far enough. Meanwhile, Government’s failure to use budget 2023 to extend the 9% VAT rate, increasing it by 50% from 1 March next year, was described as disappointing and that the Government has not fully recognised the importance of the...

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Micro, small, and medium enterprises, MSMEs, are instrumental in shaping the economic landscape of emerging markets. Their ability to innovate, generate employment, and contribute to regional development makes them indispensable. Despite challenges, the growth potential of MSMEs is undeniable. In emerging markets, the private sector consists of more than 95% of small but growing...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Oct 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. As I stated in my contribution to the budget debate, while I generally welcome the 2017 budget, I also have some reservations. There is no doubt the Government must manage the public finances in a fair and prudent manner. We can never return to the Fianna Fáil boom and bust policies and we must not forget that these policies wrecked...