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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is taking to ensure that households get paid for the excess renewable electricity that they are supplying to the electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he plans to take to ensure that new air quality regulations will be enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when proposals in relation to the camera based enforcement of bus lanes can expect to be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (4 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 343. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise the publication of the national stroke strategy along with a fully funded implementation plan; the timeline for the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53723/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: We have a quorum and the committee is now in public session. No apologies have been received. Members 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 practice good hand hygiene and leave at least one vacant seat between them and others attending. They should also always...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I take Professor Moloney's point that the commission is at an early stage. It was not by accident that we asked to meet with it at this point because we would like to engage with the commission as much as possible throughout the process.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Professor Moloney for that response. Our next speaker is Deputy Doherty.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Deputy Doherty is welcome to come in with a couple of questions but he is well over time so I ask him to keep them short.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Professor Moloney has lots to address there. I think we will all pass by the fact that the Deputy has called us all political nerds.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That concludes the first round of questions. The floor is now open to anybody who would like to come in a second time. Members can indicate if they wish to speak by raising a hand. While they are thinking about, I have some questions for Professor Moloney. My first question is on an issue that has come up previously at this committee and at the Joint Committee on Health. We have talked...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: That sounds very encouraging. I am mindful that the commission represents a group of experts in their field. It no secret that during the negotiations there some issues that the coalition could not reach consensus on, including for the Green Party, a site value tax and a wealth tax. That is, in part, the reason the commission was established and tasked with discussion of those issues. In...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: My follow-up question is also on the process. We have had a great deal of discussion today about the content of the commission and various types of taxes. Will the commission also address the timing of taxes, the budgetary cycle and how it interacts with tax and welfare?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I take Professor Moloney's point. I do think that sometimes the budgetary cycle has an impact on the manner in which tax is implemented. I would like to put that out there. I am hopeful that in this Government cycle there will be significant progress on issues such as equality budgeting and well-being indicators. I am thinking in particular of gender and diversity issues and considering...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Professor Moloney.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Remit, Terms of Reference and Priorities: Commission on Taxation and Welfare (3 Nov 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I do not see any other hands going up. I agree that it has been a very interesting session. I commend the commission on publishing the minutes and it is great to hear that it will publish the papers as it goes along. That is something on which we would like to keep in contact with the commission and hopefully have another session at an interim stage. It is fascinating work. I can see...