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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue generated by increasing the excise duty on cigarettes by 50c each year from 2026 to 2030. [43746/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: 213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost to the State of extending the first home scheme to first time buyers of second hand properties, based on the same criteria applying to the existing scheme, the same average equity stake and on the basis that 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 and 7,000 homes per year (new and second hand) would be approved under the scheme in each...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Citizens' Attitude to Democracy and the Rule of Law: TASC (23 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Dr. Shana Cohen and Mr. Tiarnán McDonough of TASC Ireland, the think-tank for action of social change. Today's discussion will be on citizens' attitudes to democracy and the rule of law. I thank them both for joining us today in one of our final meetings as a committee. Before their opening statement, I will go through the note on privilege....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Citizens' Attitude to Democracy and the Rule of Law: TASC (23 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Dr. Cohen. I call Senator Keogan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Citizens' Attitude to Democracy and the Rule of Law: TASC (23 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. McDonough. I will move on to Deputy Harkin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Citizens' Attitude to Democracy and the Rule of Law: TASC (23 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: We have covered so much and it has been a very discursive type of meeting. There are a few areas I would like to speak about but I will not go on at great length because we all could and I am very conscious of time. There are a couple of areas which I think are important. I really have a problem with this notion that the use of the term "far right" is a throwaway thing. It is not. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Citizens' Attitude to Democracy and the Rule of Law: TASC (23 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I invite our witnesses to make a final contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Citizens' Attitude to Democracy and the Rule of Law: TASC (23 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank our witnesses for their contributions and I also thank all members who participated today. As this is our last meeting, I also want to thank all of those who have participated at meetings throughout this committee's term. I also thank the secretariat and support staff for enabling us, as elected representatives, to work very well on this committee during this Dáil. We are not...

Child Protection: Statements (15 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy is in no position to say that.

Child Protection: Statements (15 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: The Deputy is in no position to say that.

Child Protection: Statements (15 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I am sorry to say this in many ways but the Sinn Féin ethos we now see, which is so clear, is the ethos of "protect the party at all costs", even if that means child protection is put into a distant second place. That is a totally unacceptable ethos for any party. Sinn Féin has sent out its representatives including its party leader in recent days to peddle what amount, I believe,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union-United Kingdom Trade: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome our visitors, namely, Ms Margaret Hearty, Dr. Stuart Mathieson and Mr. Martin Robinson of InterTradeIreland; and Mr. Steve Harper of Invest NI. This is part of a two-stage meeting to discuss EU-UK trade and to look at how that is developing in the context of which members are aware. Before we begin with the witnesses' presentations and the more formal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union-United Kingdom Trade: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Ms Hearty. I have an indication from Deputy Howlin, but there is a second statement. I invite Mr. Harper to make his statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union-United Kingdom Trade: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: Who would like to reply to any of Deputy Howlin's questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Union-United Kingdom Trade: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: I thank Mr. Harper. We have heard a lot of positive points today which is very welcome. Ironically there have been very few times in the history of our island and the history of Northern Ireland that the unique position that Northern Ireland finds itself in has actually created a great benefit for it. At the heart of all the contributions today is the point that the ability to access two...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Parental Leave (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: This is something the party opposite regularly brings to the attention of Government. It is time-sensitive and important-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Parental Leave (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: -----and it should be addressed this week. Deputy McDonald has a track record of ignoring this House and not making statements when they are required. She has done it before. She should take the opportunity to make a statement on this because it affects the behaviour of her party.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Parental Leave (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: Could Deputy McDonald answer? She has the right to make a statement. She could do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The Windsor Framework and Related Matters: Discussion (2 Oct 2024)

Colm Brophy: On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. Paul Lynam, deputy director general, and Mr. Aidan Finnegan, director of policy and advocacy from the British Irish Chamber of Commerce. I welcome Mr. Patrick Donohoe, chief corporate affairs officer from Lakeland Dairies; and Ms Carol Lynch, partner, BDO, Customs and International Trade Services. They are all very welcome and I thank them for...