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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I think Dr. Healy and I might agree on the one we would reject.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I will finish on two questions of my own. I will start on basic income. Representatives of Social Justice Ireland know I am a fully paid-up advocate for basic income so we do not need to start with the merits of it. I was involved in my party’s work on that. I agree with Social Justice Ireland's rejection of the commission’s position on it. The section on it was not...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I understand.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I have read it. I will move on to my second question. I appreciate Dr. O’Connor is pointing out the main thrust of the report is that we need to expand the tax base. I do not know if he has watched the other sessions, but when we have sectoral interests come in, we find it most difficult to get anybody to accept that we need to accrue more tax to the State. One way to do that would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: You would expect the State to lead on that. It is a huge employer. When it comes to employment and disability, where Ireland also does quite badly, the State is expected to lead. We have increased our expectation in Departments from 3% to 6%. I notice that in the UK, 10% of the workforce should self-identify as having a disability. Maybe we could look at something like that for older persons.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: There is a cost to training. I believe it was suggested at one stage that €15,000 was the cost of a new staff member in terms of training and administration. Is that a factor?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: There is no such thing as a job for life anymore. People move on anyway.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: That might be something to use our national training fund for.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I agree.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: There are some very interesting things for us to think about as we write reports on this. As no others wish to ask further questions, I will conclude by apologising for the late finish. We were disrupted by the Dáil votes. I thank our witnesses for attending this evening. We hope to see them again.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Education and Training Boards (14 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will complete its engagement with the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in relation to sanctioning the offer made to adult education tutors employed by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7199/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (14 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has conducted an independent review as to whether the draft planning and development Bill 2022 complies with all of Ireland’s commitments under the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6715/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the level of funding provided to Frontex, the European Border Guard Agency, in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; and the proposed funding for 2023. [7018/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on a report from the European Anti-Fraud Office relating to the operational activities of Frontex and its alleged violations of fundamental rights; his plans to ensure that Frontex, which is part-funded by the State, is not violating human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7058/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Support Services (14 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to update and improve the immigration service’s online registration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7051/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme since it was made available under the community drug schemes. [6693/23]