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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: How many people would be affected?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: I am conscious of time. I want to ask about Alzheimer's disease. We are told that hips, knees, etc., can be replaced but that the brain will be the problem area of the future, with the exception of livers and hearts. Do the delegates believe society is not doing enough on health? The World Health Organization released a statistic in the past ten days to the effect that physical activity...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: I wish to share time with Senator Hayden. I agree that as a finance committee, we normally hear proposals about how people want to extract money from us. Some people are giving us proposals on how to put money into the coffers while others are telling us how they would like it to be spent as well so the format this morning is unusual. I welcome the proposals. Alcohol and tobacco are two...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: What about gambling, in particular?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Gambling problems are of epidemic proportions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Is there any guidance on how to deal with it? I have some proposals, including the use of technology for credit cards, with the Government deal with the issue. Will Ms Murphy elaborate on the proposed collar of 6% on corporation tax? The IFSC claims the effective rate of tax paid by its companies is over 20%, largely due to stamp duty and capital gains tax. Is there a more detailed analysis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Has Irish Rural Link looked at the idea of a rebalancing fund from agencies such as IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland owing to the fact that most of their spend circulates around Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick but not in areas with the highest unemployment levels?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Irish Rural Link might look at it in the future. I have proposed to the Departments of Social Protection and Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation that they examine platforms whereby people could upload their CVs and jobs skills in rural areas. My next question is for Ms O’Sullivan. I nearly called her Deputy O’Sullivan, but perhaps she would like to be a Deputy someday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Leave Fine Gael alone, for God’s sake.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: On the idea of a different budgetary process, how does Ms O’Sullivan believe it would play out if the committees played a more vital role? Does she see it like the German model where the finance committee plays a more pivotal role in agreeing to the overarching figures with committees then voting on them? How long would the process be?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: As a Government backbencher, I find that aspect of the process frustrating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Could Ms Murphy slow down a little please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Deputy Doherty can have some of my time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: I am convinced that Deputy Doherty was looking at my questions because he has raised everything I wanted to. I will put up a barrier in future.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: I thank Ms Murphy for elaborating on tax credits as there is no international best practice on this. Could tax credits be adapted in the Department of Finance or Revenue without difficulty?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: It would affect 113,000 people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: At the moment 1.85 million people work, 1.25 million people pay taxes and roughly 600,000 people do not pay tax. Do the measures outlined affect these people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: I understand that but Ms Murphy is missing an essential cohort of people who work but do not pay any taxes. They must meet the criterion relating to working 40 weeks in a year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: Is there a minimum as to the number of hours per week worked?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)
Arthur Spring: To me that seems an attractive proposal. If we find there is a surplus this could put much needed money in pockets. Ms Fahy spoke of the transition from unemployment to employment and the need for further assistance. We have examined the youth guarantee, Tús and JobBridge but what is required, further financial supplements or education?