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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: That is absolutely fine. Once I have got this amendment out of the way, I will be flying through the rest. I will probably not even speak to most of my other amendments. On this one, however, I want to get all the relevant points across. These are serious charges. They are coming precisely from the people who are the creatives. The whole point is to support the creative industry,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I genuinely welcome the Minister's response, particularly his commitment to meet all the people to whom he referred. It is critically important that he meets not only the people who think everything is okay but also those who are raising very serious concerns and questions in order that we get a balance. Indeed, there are other people. We obviously mentioned the Irish Film Workers...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I will respond in two sentences.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay, I will be really quick.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This will be my last word on this, honestly. One of the people I was talking to this morning told me that the UK had just introduced a measure where there will be someone on film sets to address the problem of people being afraid to go to their line producer because of a fear of repercussions or going to the producers. That fear exists over there as well. In the UK, a special independent...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I do not mean loads of people.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I withdraw the amendment on the basis of what the Minister said and I may resubmit on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I made the point on budget day that we would vote against this. We understand smoking is not a good thing for public health. However, we do not think it is fair to simply financially penalise people who are cigarette-addicted. The better way to address public health issues around smoking is through education, rather than financially penalising people who are victims of an addiction. That...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I have a question going back a long way. Like Deputy Doherty, we have questioned section 110 and how it allows some of these companies to reduce their tax liability. Are there figures available for the amount of tax forgone in respect of section 110?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: If the Minister could, I would be grateful.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will we suspend the sitting now or later?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: For clarification, this is only in relation to where there was an illegal or incorrect registration. All of the stuff that Deputy Doherty has been asking about is already the case for biological and social parents. That is correct, is it not? It is already the case and all those things already apply in the case of adoptees. There is a threshold exemption up to €365,000 combined.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: And then after that they are subject to capital acquisition tax. This is extending it to those who were illegally adopted.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will the Minister elaborate somewhat on exactly what change is proposed with this section? I understand it relates to double taxation agreements and assessments on taxpayers in situations where, I presume, double taxation agreements are relevant or apply, and where claims are being made for loss relief, group relief or similar reliefs. Will the Minister explain, in layman's terms, what...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Did the Minister say the reason reliefs might be delayed is because, for example, there might be some examination of transfer pricing? Is that right? Once the examination is completed, it might delay the relief being provided to somebody because the claim was being looked at in the context of transfer pricing. Is that it?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This adds to the list of territories with which we have double taxation agreements Guernsey and the Isle of Man, both of which have something of a reputation as tax havens. What safeguards are in place to prevent agreements such as these with places that have reputations as tax havens being exploited for tax avoidance by corporations?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I thank the Minister for that clarification.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I second the proposal that Deputy Doherty take the Chair.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Amendment No. 70 is out of order.