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Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: There were two proposals before the committee for decision, ranging from the Schengen measure to the proposal on tax disclosure. On COM (2016) 290 - Schengen visas for third country nationals, on the basis that there are no apparent subsidiarity concerns, it is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. However, it is suggested it be scrutinised further by the relevant...

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: Yes. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank everyone for attending.

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: Are there any additional questions?

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: Does Ms Greene have any information on how many Irish jobs there are in those 47 companies? I would imagine they are very major employers of Irish people, particularly as some of them are among our biggest companies. Does she have any idea how many thousands of Irish peoples' jobs could be affected?

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: As there are no further questions, I thank Mr. Moynihan and Ms Greene for attending and for fielding questions from members. We will now go into private session.

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: To go back to the second point I made, the €750 million threshold is critical. Deputy Fleming raised the point that a number of Irish companies are affected and Ms Greene gave us a global figure of 47.

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: There is no breakdown on whether they are indigenous companies or multinationals operating here.

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: There does not seem to be any prohibition on this. If the threshold figure were to be substantially reduced during the negotiation process there would be an equivalent increase in the number of companies based here which would be affected by the regulation. By definition, although we do not know because we do not have the breakdown, it would probably bring in an awful lot more Irish...

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: If no one else wishes to contribute, I wish to raise a couple of points. I thank Ms Greene for an excellent contribution. The point I took from it very clearly was there effectively seemed to be a back-door mechanism which was being employed by the Commission to integrate with the tax rather than the accounting-reporting area. Effectively, what we are really looking at is a mechanism...

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Greene for her opening remarks.

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: For the purposes of the broadcasting services, I draw members' attention to the necessity to switch off mobile phones or put them in safe, airplane or flight mode. It is not sufficient simply to put them in silent mode. Today the committee will consider two new EU draft legislative proposals as outlined on the agenda, one of which is listed for further consideration, COM (2016) 198. We are...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Land Transfers (8 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: 363. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the transfer of land (details supplied) to South Dublin County Council and the timeframe for the completion of this transfer. [14372/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: The reason I want to comment at this stage is because it directly links to the two previous contributions. I also listened to what Deputy Coppinger said to the Minister. There is probably almost total agreement on this point. I thank the witnesses for making their contributions. In the contributions we heard about sustainable communities and the 10%, and the word "ghetto", with which I...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: Nobody could tell us that makes sense and is credible because it is not. I would challenge the Minister if he were still here or anybody else to explain that to me. There needs to be a very major change and I hope that is what this committee will lead to. I echo the points and questions raised by Deputy Ó Broin. We both know Mr. Billy Coman very well. Well-led systems have been...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: The Chairman said that he was not critical of the process. I return to my point: I am highly critical of that process. I am really sorry. As I said, it is as though the Department and the local authorities do not seem to trust each other. If the Department seems to second-guess at every stage what I presume another arm of the Government, namely, local government, is doing, it is as though...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: Do local authorities not do that?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: Does Ms Neary believe the Department needs to double-check everything because the local authorities have no checks?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the County and City Management Association (2 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: I did not find the replies that came through today to be particularly satisfactory. As for the 18-month process, I find it particularly disappointing that in his contribution, Mr. Owen Keegan alluded to how he has, in the exact phrase used, a huge list of schemes he would like to bring forward. The huge list of schemes about which Mr. Keegan spoke would require an 18-month process and are...

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Business of Committee (1 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: We have a quorum and are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Deputies Crowe, Harty, Brendan Ryan and Rabbitte. For the purpose of the broadcasting services, I draw members' attention to the necessity to switch off mobile phones or put them in safe, aeroplane or flight mode. It is not sufficient simply to put them in silent mode. Today we will consider three new EU...

Select Committee on Standing Order 112: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Jun 2016)

Colm Brophy: There were four proposals before the committee for decision today, ranging from Schengen border controls to tax disclosure issues. I remind Deputies that any decision made today on subsidiarity aspects of these proposals will not prohibit Oireachtas committees from scrutinising any of these proposals in detail in the future. Therefore, in respect of COM (2016) 194 regarding the Schengen...