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Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 37: In page 163, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report on wealth tax 103. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the potential revenue raised from, and distributional impact of, a wealth tax of 1 per cent on all households with assets of over 10 million...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 40: In page 163, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report on re-introduction of trade union tax relief 103. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the re-introduction of the trade union tax relief.”. Recommendation No. 40 relates to a key...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Questions remain concerning the assumptions behind the rationale the Minister of State outlined. He implied there is no policy case although we have a direct public policy imperative to move from 22%. The analyses he referred to are previous to the transposition of the directive. Obviously, it was not regarded as the case that there was a public policy imperative to increase union...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I have been very clear. I just want to object-----

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I object to points being characterised as emotive considering that I have been raising them very clearly on a public policy basis.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I would like to take the Minister of State up on his offer of correspondence on all the relevant reports.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 41: In page 163, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "Report on aviation fuel tax relief 103. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the phasing out of tax relief for aviation fuel.".

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 42: In page 163, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "Report on Knowledge Development Box 103. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the links between the research and development activities supported by tax relief arising from the Knowledge Development...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 43: In page 163, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report on tax relief policy 103. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on measures to improve the gender and equality impact of policies in respect of tax relief, including comparative analysis...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move recommendation No. 44: In page 163, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report on weight-based taxation of motor vehicles 103. The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on measures to introduce differential motor vehicle taxation rates based on the vehicle’s...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Rights (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. What plans and measures are in place, including legislative measures, to implement the EU directive on adequate minimum wages, which I understand was published in October 2022 and must be transposed into Irish law by 15 November 2024?I am concerned that we have not seen legislative measures and legislation coming through the Houses. I am not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Rights (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: While there have been all these meetings, we are now entering into an election. The transposition will be concluded by November. I am concerned that we would have a minimalist approach to the transposition. I hope the Minister of State can reassure me. She mentioned the action plan. What steps will be taken to ensure that legislative measures are considered within the action plan in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Employment Rights (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister of State. I lastly suggest that 80% would be a good target.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP29: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It is not a subjective view, although the term “fast-tracking” perhaps is. Let us be clear that applications for liquefied natural gas infrastructure would previously have had to go through a local authority and then An Bord Pleanála, whereas they can now go directly to An Bord Pleanála. That is a shorter planning application process than was previously the case....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP29: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It speeds up the process of planning applications for this infrastructure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP29: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: What the Chairman has described is what I have described. We obviously see that differently.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP29: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: It has been a very positive innovation to always have an annual hearing before COP. I commend the Chair on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP29: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: There is still a concern about liquefied natural gas infrastructure, so it seems there is a need for a very strong signal in the other direction, possibly at COP or elsewhere. This sends a signal that seems to be contradictory to someone who is looking at it as an anti-fossil fuel proliferation activist internationally and who may also campaigning locally against fracked gas in their area,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: COP29: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Alice-Mary Higgins: This COP is primarily focused on finance as opposed to mitigation. Is there scope for progress on the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance at the COP? Will Ireland's credibility be somewhat undermined because we went in with very strong fossil fuel divestment legislation? It is interesting that the fact this may need to be strengthened was mentioned. There is a discussion now about the fact that...