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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment will host an international conference here on disinformation and fake news on 6 and 7 November, which we look forward to. This issue is troubling countries across the world as democracies are under real threat. Clearly, one of the responses to this is a strong media that can tell the difference between what is fake and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: -----and instead start building it up, which is what we need to do to protect our whole democratic system?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: 578. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage Bus Éireann to facilitate customers that want to bring their bikes onboard buses through the use of an online reservation system similar to that used by Irish Rail; and his views on the removal of the €10 charge on a single journey that is currently applied. [37358/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Submission: Irish Universities Association (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: The committee had a discussion on tax relief last week. One of the considerations was that allowance should be made for outsourcing where universities might be do work for companies based here. Has Mr. Miley any written evidence or proposals as to how the universities might manage that? Is the IUA seeking this, or has the association considered it in the context of the third-level funding...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Today at Leader's Questions the Taoiseach referred to the fact that he would be unwilling to borrow additional moneys to fund an increase in employment but would be willing to borrow to fight for support for companies that are going through difficulties with Brexit. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, could not have been more critical last week, saying that the loss of control in our...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: That is true.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I think the criticisms of both Mr. Michael Tutty and Mr. Seamus Coffey, both men of the highest experience, were not about increasing capital expenditure but the fact that the budget outcome forecast one year was €72 billion and the actual outcome a year later was €82 billion. That was not because of an overrun on the children's hospital or on the national broadband plan, which...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: We will not know that until the end of October. How will we decide that on budget day?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Could that money be borrowed?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I have two further questions. The Oireachtas committee agreed a broad consensus, with some exceptions, that we should increase the price of carbon to €80 a tonne by 2030, which would mean a €10 increase in 2020 and an increase of €5 per annum thereafter. It is reported in the newspapers today that Fianna Fáil believes that the increase in the first year should be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to flag another issue to throw into that mix. I know the Department of Finance came out with a report in the summer, stating the revenue should not be given back in a dividend or cash back. I suppose the Department would say that, in terms of asking whether a fox wants a hen house open or not, of course the fox does. The Department wants that revenue, even if it is hypothecated for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I return to the question of additional borrowing. The Minister is absolutely correct that over the years, politicians have all looked for more spending on everything but on this occasion, it was meant to be different. We are a budget oversight committee, the first of its kind. We had a meeting earlier today with the Parliamentary Budget Office, which we have resourced to advise us. Last...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: As I said, I need to check the record, but my understanding is that the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is advising that, even assuming a no-deal Brexit, the Government should live within the €2.8 billion. The council always says that additional tax measures could be raised which might have some dampening effects. Let us take the example of a tax on financial transactions. That would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Just for the record-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Scrutiny: Minister for Finance (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: That is very helpful. If we scroll down to the next page, what the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council representative said was that measures to deal with the cost of a no-deal, hard Brexit should be accommodated as far as possible. Mr. Seamus Coffey said: "The council has repeatedly criticised the Government’s medium-term plans for not being credible." He goes on to say, as I said, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I recall that when Ms Byrne was here two years she said An Post wanted to go into Government services. Is there a single new or additional Government service that has been introduced through the post offices in the past two years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Could Ms Byrne give me an example of three more services An Post would like to get?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: I imagine it is not technically difficult to do that if An Post can issue dog licences.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Who does An Post need to talk to, the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport or the Department of Finance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Closures: An Post (17 Sep 2019)

Eamon Ryan: Is that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport?