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- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Proposal to Establish a Rainy Day Fund: Minister for Finance (31 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: That is all the questions. I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. We very much appreciate the opportunity for an exchange of views. We will follow up with him in writing.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Proposal to Establish a Rainy Day Fund: Minister for Finance (31 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: We will hopefully be able to establish something-----
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Proposal to Establish a Rainy Day Fund: Minister for Finance (31 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: -----that will enable us to communicate in writing but there are many views, as the Minister heard clearly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2016: Discussion (24 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: My apologies to the committee. I am chairing the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and we ran late today.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: On a point of order, it is highly inappropriate for a Deputy at a committee to use facetious and smart comments-----
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: -----when referring to a Government Minister, especially as the Deputy could be the recipient of a number of very smart comments in regard to himself, which people do not do.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: I ask that the Deputy would just make his contribution in a more respectful manner as his approach has been inappropriate.
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: There is some confusion on my part on the Fianna Fáil position. I cannot understand why it could be so opposed to the establishment of such a committee while pointing out at the same time that it has no problem if it is established by the group itself. It seems to me that there is a contradiction. If there is no reason to have the committee, why is it fine if, after the appointments...
- Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: It seems to be arguing on a pinhead.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Joint Committee (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: As we have a quorum, we can commence. I have received no apologies. On 12 December 2017, the committee met Revenue officials to discuss matters relating to the local property tax revaluation and budget measures relating to commercial stamp duty. Today, we will follow up that discussion with officials from the Department of Finance. The committee will prepare reports on both matters in...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: Before we begin, I remind members and witnesses to turn off their mobile phones as interference from mobile phones affects sound quality and the broadcast of the meeting. I welcome our witnesses from the Department of Finance, Mr. John Hogan, assistant secretary, who is accompanied by Ms Anna Donegan and Mr. John Palmer, principal officers, Mr. Faris Bader, tax policy analyst, and Mr. Kevin...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Hogan. I would like to open up the discussion. Several Deputies have indicated to me and I know some are under time constraint. I call Deputy Eamon Ryan.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: I do not think I have ever seen someone leaving quite like that. I call Deputy Lahart.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: It is available in the Parliamentary Budget Office briefing as well.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: As we are not doing a separate section on commercial stamp duty, I ask members to put any questions they have on that issue when they contribute.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: I will have to leave in the next few minutes. I have asked Deputy McGrath to take the Chair. I have one very quick question I wish to ask before I depart. As for the local authorities that are in surplus on collection of the LPT, does Mr. Hogan know whether there is a discretionary figure available to them? The Parliamentary Budget Office, which has supplied us with some excellent...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: To clarify, there was not extra funding available. However, is there is extra funding for the local authorities that are in surplus?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: Very well.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: That is no problem.
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax and Commercial Stamp Duty: Department of Finance (16 Jan 2018)
Colm Brophy: There is a 97% compliance rate in respect of the tax. Are there benefits to keeping a review as tight or minimal as possible? Should what has been announced enable a full reopening of the discussion, as indicated by other Deputes? Does the Department have a view on the matter? Can Mr. Hogan comment on it?