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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I would like to ask a supplementary question. I thank the Minister of State for his replies. I asked my question because I thought it looked unusual that there was a saving of €28 million on one side and a funding requirement of €28 million on the other side. I suppose it is my job to ask the questions. I understand, having met representatives of the RDFRA yesterday, that...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary)
Vote 36 - Defence (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise for being late. I was in the Chamber. I very much welcome the increased expenditure on the Naval Service and clearly it is required given the other three vessels we own are approximately 30 years old, which is quite old. I have a concern about how it is to be financed. It says in the documentation that it is being offset by an underspend in two other subheads. A saving of...

Secure Rents and Tenancies Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank Deputy Casey and the Ceann Comhairle. It goes without question that Fianna Fáil supports rent certainty. We have put that fact on record on several occasions. The problem with this Bill, as we have told those in Sinn Féin time and again, is that it is too simplistic and only addresses one aspect of the problem. In fact, there are many aspects to this problem. We need to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: National Women's Council and Social Justice Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Before Dr. Healy replies, I ask that we take all the questions in one go. I have a meeting to get to that started 20 minutes ago and it is taking a lot of time for people to make a contribution. That is not specifically directed at Deputy Ryan. I just want to get my questions on the record, but I really have to run. Dr. Healy referred to the need to have an adult conversation. I put it...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: The national maternity strategy - one of the various commitments relating to improving our health service in the programme for Government - launched earlier this year. This was followed by a report on midwifery numbers which suggested that in order to implement the report, we have to move to a midwife-to-birth ratio of 1:29.5. The latter would require the appointment of an additional 450...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I apologise for being late, but I am aware of the organisation and have read the documentation that it forwarded to the committee. Like Senator Freeman, I wish to clarify the situation in which people find themselves. When people come to Ireland on work visas, are they restricted in how much they can work? The witnesses referred to €41 million lost to the State in revenue, but they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Undocumented Children: Discussion (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Is Ms McGinley suggesting automatic residency or automatic citizenship?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Support Services for Family Law Courts: One Family (30 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the witnesses for their presentation. The organisation does fantastic work. I know the difficulties families go through in these situations. In my previous life I was a lawyer and I did a lot of family law work. I have seen at first hand what children go through when they go through the courts system. Very often, unfortunately, parents tend to forget the impact their conflict,...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Neodracht) 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] - Thirty-Fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Neutrality) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Fianna Fáil opposes the Bill. I see possible issues with the proposed amendments. In respect of the amendment of Article 28, in the event of an international emergency where the UN Security Council has unanimously approved a humanitarian intervention involving military forces, it could mean that the Dáil would have to be recalled so that planes might refuel at Shannon Airport. We...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (Revised) (24 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: The Minister of State and his team are most welcome and I thank them for their presentation. I know that all of my colleagues have touched on the work of the Passport Office. It is interesting that the Department is seeking an increase of €5.001 million, with €5 million being offset by the increase in revenue from the Passport Office. That is direct evidence of the work it is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (24 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: 240. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the roll out of broadband will take place in Belcarra, County Mayo (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36636/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and for the detailed document they provided. Deputy O'Connell touched on the fact that, by international comparisons, Ireland has a low taxation base. What do the witnesses propose? I know they have touched on the USC but am I to take it that they are not in favour of any reduction coming through in the budget? The witnesses spoke about a wealth...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Is Mr. Ginnell advocating narrowing the tax bands or increasing the tax rate? What is he advocating?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: How would the wealth tax work? Who would pay it and at what level would it kick in? What would be the tax? In that context, have the witnesses considered the impact of that tax in terms of individuals moving money and other assets out of the jurisdiction to avoid paying the tax altogether?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: The witnesses are advocating an increase in the employers' PRSI.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: I do not know the views of other Deputies but the feedback I get, particularly from smaller and family-run businesses, is that they struggle. The PRSI they pay is one of many costs in running a business. It is difficult to strike a comparison between this jurisdiction and other states because perhaps their VAT rates, rental or wage costs are lower. There is an overall context regarding the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: We certainly need money.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Post-Budget Analysis: European Anti Poverty Network (22 Nov 2016)

Lisa Chambers: Our biggest sources of revenue are income tax and corporation tax. If jobs and industry are affected, we will lose ground in those two areas. If we increase employer PRSI, we could very well lose the same amount gained or even more, ending up worse off by making such moves. We must be very considerate in any suggestion we make. Any suggestion of an increased tax on business can have the...