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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Good evening. Members and all in attendance are asked to exercise personal responsibility in protecting themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. They are strongly advised to practise good hand hygiene and to leave at least one vacant seat between themselves and others attending the meeting. They should also always maintain an appropriate level of social distance during...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Dr. Kavanagh and ask Professor Whelan to give his opening statement.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: With the kind permission of Deputy Mairéad Farrell, I will allow Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, who has strong views on this matter, to contribute at this point.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Do either of the witnesses wish to respond to those points?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that question to somebody in particular?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I am happy to take them one after the other. Is there one of our speakers who would like to offer to go first?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We will do it like that then. I call Dr. Kavanagh.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Sorry, the Deputy is out of time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We will have a second round of questions if we have time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Deputy Ryan for that. I will allow members to come back in if they would raise their hands to indicate they would like to do so. I would like to follow up with a question of my own. One of the questions I had related to the fiscal rules, which have already been raised. We discussed to some extent the expectation that inflation will be a relatively short-run thing, that it will not...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I was asking that question in the context of the review of the NDP and the new commitments to retrofitting. I lived through the 2008 and 2009 crash as an architect. There was a hollowing out of the industry and firms collapsed. It is the same kind of people who build all that stuff and do all that work so that is a concern. This is our first of three sessions on inflation. It has been...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Inflation: Discussion (10 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Professor Whelan for that response. I read both our guests' submissions with great interest. In fairness, we have covered many of the issues they raised. Could either of them outline in greater detail, as I am a layperson and not from an economics background, the relationship between Government capital spending and inflation? Obviously, I understand as inflation rises, our capital...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (9 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the controls he can put in place in relation to the marketing of crypto assets ahead of any EU directives coming into force, for example, the Markets in Crypto-assets and amending directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54117/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Avoidance (9 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans his Department has to address the apparent tax avoidance identified in research by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54116/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Policy (9 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the Port of Cork to vacate the Tivoli site in order to allow the site to be redeveloped for housing and transport needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (9 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the military coup that took place in Sudan on 25 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54043/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We will need quite a bit more additional capacity than that. While movement on it is encouraging, it will have to be rolled out nationwide. Suitable enforcement will have to be part of our transport solutions in moving towards a lower carbon strategy. It is also an issue around a rights-based strategy for those with disabilities and making the urban sphere much more accessible. For those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of red light enforcement cameras that are in operation; the number that are planned to be rolled out in the remainder of 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53632/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: How many red light enforcement cameras are in operation and how many are planned to be rolled out in the remainder of 2021 and into 2022?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Traffic Offences (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Minister of State. As she said, the NTA has a role to play in this. It relates to some of the discussion we have had in recent weeks about the possibility of a transport police force, which is an idea that has merit. We can no longer divide the issue of enforcement from the proper operation of our transport systems. I get consistent feedback from my constituents in Dublin...