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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the progress that has been made on his work to introduce a public health obesity act, including examining restrictions on promotion and advertising aimed at children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56998/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents in the Owenacurra Centre, Midleton on 1 January 2021; the facilities that each of those residents from that date onwards have moved to since, including the number of residents who may have moved to the same facility; the number of residents who have moved to single rooms; the number of residents who have moved to shared rooms in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Mairéad Farrell. All those present in the room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of Covid-19. In the first session today, we are dealing with the Commission on Taxation and Welfare report. I welcome Ms Sarah Perret and Dr. Bert Brys from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Ms Perret. I now open the floor to members, starting with Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Perret but we will need to suspend for a short period. There is a vote in the Dáil and Deputies Canney and Boyd Barrett will need to be in attendance for that. I apologise for interrupting the session.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the witnesses for holding on for that suspension. We do not have a huge amount of time left, I am afraid. Deputy Canney is probably on his way back from the Chamber so if it okay, I might ask a few questions of my own. One of the things that came up in the chapters we are dealing with today was capital acquisitions tax. In our session last week we talked a great deal about...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Dr. Brys. I am mindful that we do not have much time left. Does Deputy Ryan wish to ask a question?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: We must conclude. We have reached the end of the time allocated for this first session. I thank the witnesses for attending and for taking the time to look at the report, which, I believe, is quite an important one for us. It will be instructive in the next few years in terms of developing the tax and welfare policies in this country. I propose that we suspend proceedings in order to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome Ms Anne Gunnell and Mr. Brian Brennan from the Irish Tax Institute. I thank them for waiting for the division to conclude. It is appreciated. Before we begin I must explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: That is fine.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. I will open the floor to questions. Deputy Boyd Barrett is up first.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to return to the issue of VAT. In their statement the witnesses spoke about VAT and stated that new VAT rules also provide for the phasing out of preferential treatment for environmentally harmful goods. In the past the committee has spoken about the greening of VAT and how it might be possible. I would like to hear more about this. The witnesses also spoke about a review of the...