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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the few things of which I am certain is that regardless of what the Government brings forward, it will not be enough for the Deputy.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy has already decided when the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Government agree proposals in respect of this matter, they will instantly be condemned by the Deputy as insufficient.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: What the Government------

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: What the Government is very aware of-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I reiterate that the Government knows that regardless of what it brings forward, it will be condemned by the Deputy as being insufficient. The Deputy probably already has the tweet written and ready to go. This is a countrywide issue. Because it is a countrywide issue, we recognise that the number of properties affected is serious. Of course, the Deputies on this side of the House also...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: -----with a commitment of many billions of euro. The Government absolutely appreciates the trauma and anxiety caused by so many to so many as a result of factors with which the latter had nothing to do. We will shortly bring forward a response to the task force on defects in homes. We will do our very best-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: -----to make a meaningful difference to those homeowners who have been affected by such a grave difficulty.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising the appalling incident in question. My first thoughts go to the cyclist involved. I am sure we all send our hopes and best wishes to the person who was subject to this crime. Our hope is that the person will make a speedy recovery from what looks to have been an appalling incident. The Deputy raised the issue with regard to the commitment of the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I have already answered the Deputy's question. The all-too-real scenario at the heart of the decision the Government contemplated on Tuesday morning is that where a person could be offered a job in either AIB, Bank of Ireland or PTSB, he or she could be looking after the IT systems that are vital to the functioning of our banks. That person will be offered a salary and may even be offered a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: -----and the reality I have to a acknowledge in decisions that are being made by the Government. Of course, I have a duty as to how the harm and grave difficulties of the past can be compensated for so those who were hurt and harmed can be recognised in decisions made and that have been made by the over €200 million of fines that have already been levied on our banking sector to deal...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this particularly serious matter for homeowners who are affected by these fire safety risks. I know the homes to which the Deputy refers and I can only imagine the worry and anxiety many different homeowners are facing. They have a right to be concerned about their safety and the safety of the properties that are their homes. The Government and the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Doherty for again raising this matter. His reminder that Harry, at such a young age, has already undergone a hip operation, which is such a large and significant operation for a child to go through, and the other six children in the school of course reminds me why it is so important to make the funding available to the HSE, through the work of the Minister for Health, to put...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I will begin with the latter question regarding how we propose to get to a culture that is different to the culture to which the Deputy has referred. It is by the steps this and previous Governments have taken with regard to the regulation of our banks. It is about the changes that are fundamental in nature that have happened in the regulation of the banking sector since those awful years,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Doherty for raising this important matter. Where I agree with the Deputy is on the commitment that the State must have, and certainly this Government has, to give Harry the best possible start in life, recognising the needs he has and the support he deserves for the journey in life ahead of him. The Government is committed to putting in places the therapists that are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that the service cheque scheme to which the details supplied refer, operates primarily by way of direct expenditure subsidy rather than as a tax expenditure measure (albeit that there is an element of a tax refund involved in the example cited). In addition, I believe that schemes of this nature may be directed a range of different social objectives: health care,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that there are a number of different file size limitations in place across Revenue’s many online services. These limits are in place to ensure performance and take account of technical limitations. The current limit for uploading supporting documentation for Income Tax Returns is 10MB (megabytes) per file. The Revenue receipts tracker service has a current...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance I have no direct involvement in the commercial investments considered by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), so it is not appropriate for me to comment on the specific project referenced. I can confirm that the ISIF has a very strong focus on regional development and in particular on enabling the regions to support balanced growth. ISIF and its investees...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In accordance with the EU VAT Directive farmers can elect whether or not to register for VAT in respect of their farming business. Revenue understands that this farmer is an unregistered farmer and is selling timber to a VAT registered purchaser. Farmers who...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the ‘National Public Procurement Policy Framework’ issued by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) in November 2019, sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by government departments and state bodies in accordance with EU rules and national guidelines. The public tendering process is facilitated by the national tendering platform,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The EU Payment Accounts Directive was transposed in Ireland by way of the European Union (Payment Accounts) Regulations 2016 (SI 482 of 2016) (PAR). The objective of the Payment Accounts Directive is to improve and develop the internal market for retail banking, through the removal of barriers to a fully integrated market by ensuring transparency and comparability of fees related to a payment...