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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s corporate tax policy, and broader industrial strategy, has consistently focused on attracting real and substantive investment that brings jobs. The 12.5% headline rate of corporation tax has not changed in almost two decades and this has been a key component of the recent economic success of the country.  It should be noted that Ireland’s FDI attractiveness...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is not currently intended to appoint an additional Fiscal Attaché or an additional Budget Attaché to the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU in Brussels , beyond the Fiscal Attaché and Budget Attaché positions that currently exist there.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I will speak to the section first. This section substitutes a new section for section 33AO of the Central Bank Act 1942, which provides for the circumstances in which the Central Bank may hold an inquiry into the suspected commission of or participation in a prescribed contravention. This amendment will facilitate the breaking of the participation link whereby enforcement action can only be...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: That is a fair point. Section 53E defines the common conduct standards. Section 53(1)(a) refers to the person acting with "honesty and integrity" and "having regard to the legitimate interests of the regulated financial service provider, its staff, customers and other persons with whom it engages". The case could strongly be made that the person planning to commit a contravention is not...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am referring to section 53E of the new section. It refers to "honesty and integrity...having regard to the legitimate interests of the regulated financial service provider". Section 53E(1)(b) refers to the person acting "with due skill, care and diligence". Section 53E(1)(b)(iv) says "acting without detriment to customers, the regulated financial service provider, its related...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes. My officials have just reminded me that it is open to the Central Bank to look beyond this list of standards, if an act has been committed it believes is detrimental to the objectives of this Act. The Central Bank would have the ability to look beyond the conduct standards laid down here.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It does not because the key word is "planning". It will depend on evidence being made available to show planning has occurred. Assuming such evidence is available, I am satisfied the way the conduct standard is laid out with reference to the need to act with "regard to the legitimate interests of the regulated financial service provider ...[and its] customers" would cover off the planning...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department and I believe the answer to the Deputy's question is "yes". Of course, the caveat to that, reasonably, is that there has to be proof the planning was occurring.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: If that proof is there, I am confident the drafting of the legislation would mean such planning would constitute a breach of the common conduct standards.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 23: In page 45, to delete line 42, and in page 46, to delete line 1 and substitute the following: “(2) The notice under subsection (1) must specify the grounds on which the Bank’s suspicions are based. (3) In the notice under subsection (1) or by a separate notice or notices the Bank shall also—”. Section 45 of the Bill substitutes...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 24: In page 46, line 2, to delete “(b) specify” and substitute “(a) specify”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 25: In page 46, line 4, to delete “(c) either” and substitute “(b) either”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 26: In page 46, line 7, to delete “(3) A person” and substitute “(4) A person”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 27: In page 46, line 11, to delete “(4) The Bank” and substitute “(5) The Bank”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 28: In page 46, line 15, to delete “(5) The Bank” and substitute “(6) The Bank”.