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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: That is correct. I have the Act in front of me here. What we are saying is "Section 204B of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of 'subsections (3) and (4) of section 12 of the...Act [of] 2024'".

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I think both of us are saying the same thing.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I will just speak to the section itself. This section makes a number of amendments to section 847A of the Taxes Consolidation Act. It provides for a scheme of tax relief for donations to approved sports bodies for funding certain approved capital projects. Both PAYE and self-assessed income tax donors can elect for the tax benefit to apply to either the body or themselves. They can make...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: It is all about making sure that it is irrevocable and they cannot change their mind after a decision is made.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: In dealing with the various points made, I will begin with Deputy Nash's because it is most on my mind at the moment. Section 10 can apply only to donations made to national governing bodies. Under section 8, which refers to section 847A, donations can be made to a wider variety of sports organisations. On the general point made, the Deputies have already acknowledged the breadth of...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Sure. I will be very happy to ask the Revenue Commissioners for that and to provide it to the committee.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The Revenue Commissioners did not believe we had enough data regarding the implementation of existing tax policy and requested these changes so that information and data could be supplied to it. This will commence for the year of assessment 2026. The data will allow us to better understand the implementation of policy in this area.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Share-based remuneration refers to compensation provided to employees in the form of company shares or stock options. It is often used to incentivise and retain workers. The Deputy has proposed a report on the impact of PRSI exemption for share-based remuneration for large corporations on the sustainability of the SIF. As Deputies will know, employer PRSI generally does not apply to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I accept that, in this and as is the case with many matters, we have a different view. Where we do have some common ground is our belief that €310 million is an awful lot of money. I believe that €310 million is used in a way that is effective within our economy and delivers against economic goals. Overall, though, it is an area that needs further discussion and evaluation....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The professional services withholding tax is a deduction at the standard rate of income tax of 20% from relevant payments made by accountable persons to specified persons in respect of certain professional services. Accountable persons include Departments, commercial and non-commercial State agencies and bodies, local authorities, the HSE and authorised medical insurers. The tax only...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all the Deputies who have raised this important matter. As opposed to speaking down through the section, because we all know what is in the section, I will just deal with the matter that has been raised. I understand the concern colleagues have in relation to this. The setter of policy in this area is the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I am happy to consult with the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I will group the Deputy's questions together. First, as to why the scheme has been extended to the Philippines and Türkiye, this is on foot of engagement my Department had with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and Enterprise Ireland. We are guided by them in the expansion of the scheme. I very much want to avoid a situation where the scheme is made broadly...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The situation outlined by Deputy Doherty is possible, but there is one caveat, which is that the person must be resident in Ireland. People availing of the deduction must be resident in Ireland and abroad doing the work in order to qualify for the scheme. While it is possible for that to happen, and I am happy to go away and examine the scheme to see if there is any evidence of it...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputies for raising the points there. The reason I am extending this scheme is I believe that schemes like this play an important role in the retention of certain jobs and the individuals who do those jobs within our State. That, in turn, is part of the competitiveness of our economy that, in turn, creates the tax revenue we need to pay for that nurse or teacher and our public...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not believe that the scheme has a material effect on inequality, because of the relatively low number of people who claim it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The amendments relate to the temporary reduction applied to the OMV of cars in categories A1 to D, inclusive, and all vans for the purpose of determining the benefit-in-kind, BIK, payable. The amendments seek to have the OMV reduction remain at €10,000 until 31 December 2028 in contrast to the tapering out of the relief provided for in the Bill as it stands. The Government remains...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: We do not do a sectoral analysis on what impact this policy would have on particular forms of employment. I am reminded, however, that the BIK rate for vans is already very low. It is at a low level. I will just emphasise the point I made a few moments ago that many years have passed since the Finance Bill 2019 and by the time we get to 2029, a decade will have passed since the original...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes. Will I deal with the questions now?