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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: I ask each of the witnesses to outline whether they believe VAT reductions would help consumption. Does each of the organisations generally agree with a VAT reduction in key targeted areas, if it helps consumption?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: Most of the submissions refer to VAT rates. The organisations generally favour some reductions in certain areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: Another issue has been mentioned is the issue of procurement, on which we have not made much progress. The Government has its office of procurement. I believe we are at least 5% behind other EU countries in terms of contracts that are given to native businesses - businesses that are registered here in Ireland. Between capital and current expenditure, the Government spends about €13...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: People will be surprised that Chambers Ireland is seeking a reduction in capital gains tax to 20%. I ask others to comment on whether they agree. I know it had been 20% and has been crawling up substantially in recent years. I would like those from the different organisations to comment. My final question is probably more about inequity than anything else. Do the witnesses have a view...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: What about CGT?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: I welcome the witnesses. My first question follows on from the questions raised by the Chairman. Ms Burke referred in her presentation to current expenditure adjustments of €385 million. In response to questioning from the Chairman, she stated that IBEC had no view on where this saving should be made. For me, that diminishes the credibility of the IBEC presentation. Ms Burke also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: When it comes to balancing the books, IBEC has no idea where this money will come from. I would have expected IBEC to be a little more specific than simply asking for current expenditure adjustments of €385 million and saying it has no ideas as to where the money will come from. None of the companies that are members of IBEC could run their businesses if they needed to make savings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: Is Ms Burke speaking about cuts in government procurement, about which other witnesses have just been complaining?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: IBEC is in favour of those efficiencies. Mr. Talbot has a problem with the over-zealous-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: That IBEC has not addressed where the savings will come from is a fundamental flaw in its proposals. Items such as a reduction in social welfare payments as a result of an increase in employment could have been used to back up IBEC's proposal. I suspect IBEC does have some ideas of where savings could be made. Do the witnesses agree with the requirement for an overall adjustment of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 124. To ask the Taoiseach his views on the number of appointments to State boards under his remit that do not go through the Commission for Public Service Appointments ; his plans to review the manner in which State boards are appointed to ensure that the most suitably qualified persons fill vacancies that arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30824/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 132. To ask the Taoiseach when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31134/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31128/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance if persons with a taxable income receive a tax rebate in respect of gluten-free bread, which they require for medical purposes, whereas the diet supplement, which included payments for these items, administered by another Department has been withdrawn, even though the supplement was generally availed of by persons with no taxable income, following a review...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the amount by which the national debt was reduced as a result arising from the establishment of Irish Water and the transfer of the debts associated with water services to this new entity; the savings expected on an annual basis in terms of interest on the national debt arising from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31105/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is appropriate that some schools request information on the school application/enrolment form for pupils as to whether or not the pupils are members of the Traveller community; and if her Department is aware of any good reason this information should be sought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31107/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31125/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 337. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31132/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 350. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31130/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Seán Fleming: 385. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when her Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31133/14]