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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I also want to address the fact that the home caring scheme does not allow for any additional credits. This is unfair as a mother often gives up work in order to care for her children and is given no increased credits for this time. Can this be revisited as it penalises a parent who makes the decision to give up work, a decision which actually saves the State money?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Insurance Industry (25 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: 22. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet with the insurance industry to find ways of incentivising those companies to pass on the significant claims reductions savings to the consumers. [50766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Industry (25 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the means to simplify the process for registration of persons properties for short-term letting, which are a vital part of the rural economy. [50765/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the capital element of the means test for the non-contributory pension, which has not been updated in many years and unduly penalises people with savings or a small parcel of land. [50761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rights of People with Disabilities (25 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: 305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures being taken to increase the participation rate of people with disability in the labour market. [50803/25]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank Deputy Fleming for covering two of my questions. I also thank the Ministers. I understand what a difficult job they have to do. I have some quick-fire questions for the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, first. I encourage him to maximise what can be put away in the rainy day fund. How much is it planned to put away in 2026?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I also encourage the Minister to index the income tax bands and the tax credits. I appreciate that he cannot give me an answer on this today. It is simply to protect pay increases and would result in no loss to the Exchequer because inflation eats away at pay increases. If someone gets a 5% pay increase with 5% inflation, without an increase in the tax bands, they will actually be worse...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I understand that.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I understand that. My point is that it is not a cost to the Exchequer because it is just indexing. In regard to inheritance tax, I hope that one option is that the principal private residence would be exempt. That is just something to consider. Can we look at doing more detailed long-term budgeting? I acknowledge we have five-year programmes but can we do more detailed long-term...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I have two more quick-fire questions, although the clock is against me.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2026 Engagement (Resumed) (24 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I understand that. The Central Bank said yesterday that an underlying deficit of €13.7 billion is projected for 2027. We should look at mitigating that now. Second, in regard to capital expenditure, does the Minister, Deputy Chambers, believe more outputs-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: Dr. Kelly has no particular suggestion. That is fine. I am interested in where he came up with the €13.9 billion underlying deficit for 2027. I have previously seen the €6 billion for 2026, taking out the windfall corporation tax. How did he come up with the figure of €13.9 billion? Does he have indications of 2027 expenditure? Does the Central Bank look that far...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: What particular supports is Dr. Kelly talking about that firms are receiving?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: Given the high amount on deposit in Ireland - €160 billion or whatever it is - held by people in banks and earning little or no interest, what kind of savings scheme would the witnesses suggest? It was alluded to in the opening statement. I ask them to be more particular on any ideas they might have or that we could replicate? Other countries have such schemes. The Swedish model...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: There is nothing in the pipeline at present.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank Dr. Kelly for the presentation. I have four or five questions. Dr. Kelly mentioned broadening the tax base but where would he suggest we raise extra tax?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: Dr. Kelly referred to countercyclical policies. We all understand the concept that when things go bad, you spend from your savings fund, and when things are booming, you cut back on your expenditure. In reality, as he knows, it is never that simple. Your instinct when things are going bad is to cut spending. We experienced a crash in 2008 and 2009 and our income dropped dramatically....

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: The written submission provided refers to untargeted and widespread fiscal support not being necessary. What exactly is being referred to there? Is it a reference to the one-off energy credits that were given last year, the double children's allowance, Christmas bonuses and social welfare, or is it a reference to other fiscal supports?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: Is there anything the witnesses have in mind in particular, something like the SSIA that was there 20 years ago? Are there any particular schemes that could be put in place here in Ireland?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement (Resumed) (23 Sep 2025)

Edward Timmins: Does the Central Bank see a role for targeted taxation measures or incentives to deliver housing or, allied to that, a reintroduction of the development levy, the waiver scheme, that came in two years ago and was dropped a year ago? Is there any scope for that? Would a very targeted tax measure be beneficial?