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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The funds were raised for Cuisle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: Yes. The funding was raised on the premise that it would provide matching funding for the LEADER grant and the local authority grant to carry out works at the Cuisle centre in Donamon. That was the purpose and, if needs be, we can have the people who did the fundraising give evidence to the committee to verify that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: With all due respect, the view of the members is that the committee should write to the board of the IWA requesting that it would postpone this decision to allow us to put that opportunity in place. I have already put this in writing to chief executive officer but she has not responded to it. The Minister has confirmed to me on two occasions that he has put that request to the CEO. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: Absolutely, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Closure of Cuisle Accessible Holiday and Respite Care Resort: Discussion (21 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I will be in the House talking about another IWA member in a couple of minutes so I will just ask three very specific questions. I do not expect the delegates to have the figures today on the first question but they might come back to me on it. How many IWA members requiring high-level support were provided with respite nights in 2019? How many nights were provided? What is the projection...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The Minister is correct that there is a block exemption, but as he will know, it is possible for him to go to the European Commission with a proposal if he so wishes. It is not, therefore, a viable argument for not removing the age threshold, which has been done in the case of agricultural relief. The objective, particularly in an era of climate action when the focus is on trying to reduce...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I am impressed that Deputies Danny and Micheal Healy-Rae are rubbing off on the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. They regularly mention their constituency. The Minister is even mentioning his constituency in debating the Finance Bill 2019. I say, "Well done," to him.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 27: In page 109, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(5) The Minister shall, within 90 days of the passage of this Act, publish a report on options for the extension of the stamp duty relief for young trained farmers to all farmers who hold a relevant agricultural qualification.”. We discussed this amendment on Committee Stage. It is...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I will not dwell on the point I made on Committee Stage. I want to pick up on two things the Minister of State said. He said rural Ireland is not desolate. The competitive funds provided by the rural and urban regeneration schemes encourage communities to come forward with innovative ideas, and they are very positive. The difficulty is that the vast majority of people living in rural...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 17: In page 97, after line 32, to insert the following: “40.The Minister shall, prior to 1 May 2020, publish a report on reducing the impact of carbon tax on agricultural production in light of the fact that there are no viable low carbon alternatives available to farmers.”. We discussed a similar amendment in detail on Committee Stage. Its focus is...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: The reason I picked the 22 sites was that when I listed the counties on Committee Stage the Minister told me I was being far too broad. Now he is using the argument that this is too defined. In the interests of trying to progress the issue, and in light of the comments the Minister has made, I am prepared to withdraw the amendment. We will hear what the Minister has to say in the new year....

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I want to make two points. I am not looking for whole swathes of the State to be designated. We are talking about 22 specific sites in the area stretching from Tipperary in the south up to Westmeath, over to Kildare and back to east Galway. The Minister made the point that EU regional aid guidelines would not enable the Government to do that but he will be aware that this area is now...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: One cannot be in two places at once.

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 14: In page 48, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “27. The Minister for Finance shall, within 90 days of the passage of this Act, publish a report on the extension of the relief under Chapter 1 of Part 9 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to the industry which has the potential for significant job creation in Clonifeen Townland, Co. Offaly,...

Finance Bill 2019: Report Stage (Resumed) (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: Yes.

Hospital Overcrowding: Motion [Private Members] (20 Nov 2019)

Denis Naughten: I have three suggestions for the Minister in respect of the issues at accident and emergency departments across the country. First, we need to better utilise our injury units, which can provide for quick diagnosis and discharge back into the community and ensure that people do not have long stays for tests that can be provided there. Currently, people go directly to accident and emergency...