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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: As this session is to run to 9.20 p.m.,we might pick this issue up at 9.10 p.m. and see how much progress we are making or does the Deputy wish to discuss this suggestion now?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: I am in the hands of the members but the Minister is indicating.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: No other members are indicating. As the clerk has not indicated an issue, I propose that this session will suspend at 9.20 p.m. and resume tomorrow morning at 9 a.m., as timetabled. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: No other Deputies are indicating. Does the Minister wish to come back in?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Does the Minister wish to come back in?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Amendments Nos. 140 and 172 are to be discussed together. Is Deputy Pringle moving amendment No. 140?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Amendment No. 142 has been ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: As indicated, others were present for quite a lengthy debate on this. Does the Minister want to say a few words or has he said it all already?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Amendments Nos. 143 to 145, inclusive are related and will be discussed together by agreement.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: We are required to allow a change in the officials present to advise the Minister. Will we suspend the meeting for a few minutes?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Amendments Nos. 146 and 148 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: I remind members about privilege when naming individuals or entities.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: We will go straight into section 11 as the ministerial team advising on section 10 has just changed out. I therefore propose that further consideration of section 10 and the amendments thereto be postponed until section 24 has been disposed of.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: We were discussing section 10. We have not finished discussing that section, and the ministerial time advising on the section has now been changed out. We have a new ministerial advisory team before the committee due to the timetable for the committee room, as we discussed at Friday's preparatory meeting. We will come back to further consideration of section 10 and put the questions on the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: We will come back to conclude the discussion and then put the amendments.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: It is 100% clear.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: That will happen after sections 1 to 10, inclusive, are dealt with. We will propose that after section 24. We will come back to amendment No. 129. Nothing has been parked, guillotined or moved on. We are simply pausing section 10 in order to allow for a change of officials. We agreed on Friday that this may be required. Is that agreed? I am hearing no interruption, so that is agreed. ...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2020)

Neale Richmond: Amendments Nos. 9 to 20, inclusive, 22 to 35, inclusive, 37, 38, 40 to 43, inclusive, 45 to 95, inclusive, and 97 to 100, inclusive, are related and will now be discussed together. Amendment No. 9 is in the Minister's name, as are amendments Nos. 10 to 12, inclusive. The question is that amendment No. 9 be made.