Results 4,861-4,880 of 26,433 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Apologies have been received from Deputy Pearse Doherty and he will be substituted by Deputy Martin Kenny later on. At today's meeting of the committee we will consider five Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2019, which were referred to this committee by order of Dáil Éireann on 19 and 20 November last. I refer to Votes 6, 7, 9, 12 and 17. I welcome the Minister...
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Yes.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Having considered the Supplementary Estimate and the Minister of State's remarks, the committee accepts the supplementary evidence. We will send a message to the Clerk of the Dáil.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: At the beginning of the meeting I called out the wrong Vote because the Minister of State spoke first. I just want to clarify that the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, will be taking Votes 7, 9, 12 and 17.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Will the Minister give us some more information on the €20 million for Vote 7?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: What went wrong?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Was the air travel tax collected and this figure represents that money being returned or was it never collected and this is a setlement?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Between 2009 and when?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Is this €24 million for legal fees?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: I do not want to delay the Minister but I want to get my head around this settlement. The Government introduced an air travel tax and from 2009 to 2014 it collected €316 million. I presume it was collected from the travelling public.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: It was from the airlines. Where did it originate?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Okay. With regard to the case itself, there was a €24 million settlement. Why did the State have to settle? Was the process found to be poorly administered?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Was it because they had to pay it?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: Why?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: How did it continue after 2014?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: If I paid the tax then, could I reclaim it because of this settlement?
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Supplementary)
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Supplementary)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Supplementary)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Supplementary) (10 Dec 2019) John McGuinness: If it was unfair for the airlines, it must have been unfair that I was asked to pay it.
- Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (10 Dec 2019)
John McGuinness: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2019: Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor; Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance;...
- Housing Solutions: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
John McGuinness: I have said many times in this House that the first obligation on any Government is to keep its people safe, and this Government has failed miserably to achieve that across many sectors. If I wanted to sum up the Government's attitude and explain it to someone, I would give the example of the Government's support for the banks when they evict people and for the vulture funds when they treat...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)
John McGuinness: I welcome the new Governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Gabriel Makhlouf, and wish him well in his new role. I thank his officials for joining him. We look forward to the engagement on various banking matters. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If they are directed by the...