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Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for responding. I could not quite catch everything he said but, as I understand it, he is suggesting that there be a broad impact assessment report that would be made available to the Dáil at the end of September.

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: In that case, I certainly accept it. I agree strongly with the points Deputy Donnelly has made. We have similar constituencies in the sense that they have tens of thousands of new homes, many of which were purchased in the period 2000 to 2008. Many of the purchasers are in good jobs and some of the families have two people with jobs. They purchased when prices were at their highest....

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 20:In page 21, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:"9. The Minister shall, within one year of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the impact of section 477C "Help to Buy" on prices for new houses in the property market inclusive of an econometric analysis of the scheme.". The purpose of the amendment is to enable...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I accept the comments by Deputy Pearse Doherty. One of the problems is lack of information. Since the development of the Department of Social Protection's arrangements with the credit unions to provide for small scale loans, the credit unions have advertised them, but I am not aware of the local authorities having done so. There has been a strong and solid uptake of that scheme, which is a...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I thank the Minister for accepting the amendment. I also thank other Deputies for supporting it. This is a potentially important amendment and innovation in the Finance Bill for people who are tenants in local authority houses throughout the country. As Members are aware, local authorities have ceased to do a huge amount of maintenance in local authority properties and it does not look as...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 113:In page 105, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Report on Panama Papers 57.The Minister shall within one month of the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the use of offshore accounts to avoid tax, with particular reference to analyses carried out by members of the International Consortium of...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I want to press the amendment. I am not satisfied Revenue has sufficient resources to actually go after the disclosures relating to Ireland that I am quite sure are within the Panama papers. Ireland is not an offshore tax haven, although there are many in this House who would claim it is. We have tax law which is enforced in this country and that is critically important, particularly given...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I disagree with the Minister. The Finance Bill was published some weeks ago and there is still have more than a month to go before 1 January. If someone who is an offshore tax defaulter has gone to such trouble, then it is almost certain that the moneys and assets - and the trade, if any - involved may well be significant. The Minister will be aware of that. I welcome that Revenue is...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 106:In page 99, line 35, to delete "1 May 2017" and substitute "1 January 2017".

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 108:In page 100, line 9, to delete "1 May 2017" and substitute "1 January 2017".

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 110:In page 100, line 19, to delete "1 May 2017" and substitute "1 January 2017".

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 104:In page 99, line 19, to delete "1 May 2017" and substitute "1 January 2017". This amendment relates to section 54, which I strongly welcome. Essentially, I am proposing to change the arrangements that are proposed in the Bill in respect of certain people with offshore activities who are seeking to mitigate or avoid tax. I welcome the moves by the Minister and the...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: The following amendment in my name, which was ruled out of order, was to propose the removal of section 86 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act so I thank the Minister for the amendments he brought forward in section 51 of this Bill to remove this abuse and loophole that had developed. Frankly, it is a very simple and clear example of how people involved with tax avoidance comb...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I understand the Minister has proposed that the information would be given to the budgetary oversight and finance committee in some form of published report.

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: That is very satisfactory.

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: It is important for law-abiding taxpayers, the vast majority of people in the country, to hear that the Revenue Commissioners can and will close tax loopholes as they arise. It is a very important public issue. I am delighted the Minister has closed the loophole. 2 o’clock I look forward to getting the report. In these circumstances, I will not pursue the amendment.

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 101:In page 93, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following:“Tax exemption for dwelling house 51. The Minister shall within one month of the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the operation of section 86 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 (which provides that gifts or inheritances of a dwelling...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (23 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: 35. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further discussions he has had with his counterparts in respect of the humanitarian crisis in Syria. [33529/16]

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (22 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: I was a strong supporter of the previous Government's move to extend the PAYE income tax credit to the self-employed. I do not particularly know why there was a move from the implied but perhaps unstated policy of providing for equal relief in each of the three years. I suspect it might have had a lot to do with some of the arithmetic for the budget and the need to make savings, or...

Finance Bill 2016: Report Stage (22 Nov 2016)

Joan Burton: Does the Minister have a likely costing for this measure in the first three years? That might clarify some of the issues involved.