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- 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.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: No. It was not already discussed.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: One Deputy has spoken.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It was not discussed.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 71: In page 153, line 39, after “Act).” to insert the following: “653AQ.Within 3 months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay a report before the Dáil into the implementation of the Vacant Homes Tax.”. My other amendments were ruled out of order, presumably because they involved a charge on the Exchequer. This...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I will consider what the Minister said. I welcome the fact he is considering those concerns and has considered them in the drafting of the legislation. Regarding the rate, is it not fairly self-evident that properties are appreciating to a degree that is multiples of what the Minister is talking about? If average property taxes are a few hundred euro and the tax is three times that, say...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Deputy Matthews made the bulk of the point. I was curious when he said there might be people on lower or middle incomes who had a vacant property who, for whatever reason, have decided to leave the property vacant. I am struggling to imagine a person on a low to middle income who can afford to leave a property vacant. I just cannot envisage many such cases. I am not saying the odd such...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Do not worry, Deputy Matthews. I will say no more.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 72: In page 153, after line 39, to insert the following: “653AQ.Within 3 months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay a report before the Dáil, on the amount of revenue that would be raised by introducing an empty home (excluding vacant homes that are vacant with a good reason) levy of €1,000 per month.”.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 77: In page 171, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Reports 85.Within 3 months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay a report before the Dáil, on the amount of revenue that would be raised by introducing a new tax on land banks of underdeveloped land at €10,000 per hectare.”.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 78: In page 171, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Reports 85. Within 3 months of the passing of this Act, the Minister shall lay a report before the Dáil, on the amount of revenue that would be raised if he were to abolish the current Local Property Tax and impose a new Non Principal Private Residence Tax on an incremental basis as...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Our concern about all of this is that very profitable companies and data centres should not benefit. That is basically it. We are worried about data centres being able to get it because we have a fundamental problem with data centres and the drain they represent on the energy of this country, which is rising exponentially. We would put a fair bit of the responsibility for the energy...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We have a different perspective. My optimum solution, and I say this in all sincerity, is that we would improve this situation even more by nationalising energy and running it on a not-for-profit basis. That would help even more. This is the scheme that the Minister is proposing and I take his point about turnover. However, if it was to be based on profitability, it would be entirely...
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Was a wealth tax introduced recently in Chile or elsewhere in South America?
- Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Okay, but when we are trying to work out what is fair and so on when choosing between taxes, does it not seem more reasonable to direct taxes on wealth or property more towards those who have excess wealth or excess property, rather than those who only have a family home?
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They are not doing it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They are looking for excuses.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Housing Provision (15 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: They are using the income thresholds as excuses not to do it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Nov 2022)
Richard Boyd Barrett: Sacrifice everything else.