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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 133. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of contracts that have been entered into by his Department in relation to the accommodation of Ukrainian refugees since October 2022, on a weekly basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3527/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department has responded to an offer of accommodation from a person (details supplied); if this statement is accurate for all offers of accommodation from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3528/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of offers of accommodation on a commercial basis that have been made to house Ukrainian refugees in County Donegal; the number of these applications that have been approved by IPAS; the number of applications that are yet to be approved; the total number of Ukrainian refugees that could be housed in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian refugees that have been settled In County Donegal since October 2022 broken down on a weekly basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/23]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I agree with Mr. Coffey's analysis that the change was made by press release. There was a long tale in regard to where it was going and all the rest. People were sufficiently conditioned for the outcome of the negotiations at that level. There are two points I wish to make to tease this out. Mr. Coffey asked what this is about. I agree with his analysis that this is about tax...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: To go back to tax competition, Mr. Coffey mentioned the Cayman Islands. What have they signed up to? They will probably not apply a 15% rate.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, they do not have corporation tax. Owing to the income inclusion rule, other member states are able to get that tax off the company regardless.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That takes away the advantage for the company locating in the Caymans in the first place because it will have to pay tax.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I have questioned the Minister in particular on the implementation of pillar 2 in order to get his thinking on where we are at. We are supportive of the agreement. When I say "we", I am talking about my party. However, Mr. Coffey raises a valid point, which is that now that the principle has been ceded in terms of tax sovereignty and minimum effective tax, what will happen in five years'...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I apologise for being absent for the voting session and all that. I will be brief because I know others want to speak. I thank the witnesses for their work not only on their submissions but on the publications that we received last year. Their reports are food for thought. While not all of us agree with everything in the submissions, we recognise and value the expertise, time and effort...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I take Mr. Coffey's point regarding the opening up of those negotiations. What I mean is that it is conceding twice. It is accepting the principle of minimum taxation at OECD level but also accepting the principle that the EU can legislate for corporation tax matters in this State through the directive. That is the point. It was a bit of a Holy Grail here for many years.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: It would be the first time in the context of corporation tax.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: We always had a veto on that, however. That is the key point.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. There is much more we could discuss in respect of corporation tax but I wish to touch on two other items. I know I am running-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: On research and development tax credits, we have been arguing for a long time that they should be focused on SMEs and there should be additional supports in place in that regard. In fairness to the previous Minister, he accepted one of our proposals for a higher rate for SMEs. Even though it was legislated for, it could not be implemented because of state aid rules and complexity that was...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: For clarity in respect of individualising taxation, for a two-person household where both are working, basically, whether it is individualised or the hybrid system we currently have, the tax liability of that household would remain the same. If it is individualised and only one member of the couple is working, however, the tax liability on that household would be higher than it is under the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That would be an issue for people who are caring-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: ------for an incapacitated child, for example. It might be an issue for those who have young children at home or an elderly parent living with them. It gives rise to those kinds of issues.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. I thank Dr. Doorley.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Economic Issues: Engagement with Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (25 Jan 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Governor and his team to the committee. In a wide address, the Governor focused on interest rates. His comments will set alarm bells ringing in the houses of those who have been in contact with me as regards their personal finances, particularly his comment that the ECB will continue to increase interest rates at its meeting next week and at the March meeting. Particularly...