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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Barnes spoke about insulating people from inflation, and not just the inflation we are expecting next year. There is no figure for that in the summer economic statement. Where does IFAC expect inflation to be next year? Will it be in the range of 4% to 5%? Social welfare increases will need to insulate people from last year's increases. As the Government has done nothing this year,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Barnes mentioned that the summer economic statement has revised up the Government's taxation package from €500 million to slightly over €1 billion. He said that the upward revision of the tax package would help to prevent the tax burden from rising substantially. I wish to tease that out. Last month, Dr. Barra Roantree from the ESRI noted that the benefits from changes to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Obviously, that depends on wage growth rather than inflation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I hear what Mr. Barnes said to the effect that lower indexation would lead to more expenditure. The summer economic statement has set out a net taxation package of €1.05 billion. This means that, regardless of the increased taxes, the cut will be €1.1 billion. Obviously, one of the big concerns we have all had for years is the issue of corporation tax. In the context of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome members of IFAC. Its presentations are always valuable and maybe I will start off with that. We know the council is mandated to do an assessment and endorse the macroeconomic forecast provided in the stability programme update, SPU. IFAC does not have the mandate with regard to the summer economic statement, however. Therefore, it does not produce any report after the summer...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Summer Economic Statement: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: So people receive wages and the value of those wages must be maintained. The point has been made, and rightly so, that the budget will come down to choices and targeted measures. The Government has increased the taxation package up to €1 billion. After one subtracts the public pay agreement, there will be less than €2 billion in discretionary expenditure. Once social welfare...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It is Government time. This is its motion.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Even the Ceann Comhairle is telling the Government its time is up.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Faoin Rialtas seo, tá an ghéarchéim tithíochta tar éis éirí ina tubaiste sóisialta. Tá na liostaí feithimh ospidéil ag éirí níos faide ná mar a bhí riamh agus tá an caighdeán maireachtála ag titim. Is é ceann de na fáthanna go mbeidh mise ag vótáil mímhuiníne sa...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: How could it be uncosted if the Minister of State has given the figures? This is just ridiculous.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Pupils there get free meals.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We will be here all day.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 106. To ask the Minister for Health if he will attend a meeting with an organisation (details supplied), the Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital and the CEO of the Saolta University Health Care Group to hear their concerns regarding the lack of diabetes care services at the hospital and the pressing need for additional services to be provided. [37590/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to alleviate the concerns that have been raised as a result of the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services that cardiac care services are being eroded at Letterkenny University Hospital; and the correspondence that his Department has had with health authorities in the North of Ireland regarding strengthening cross-Border cardiac care...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 314. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from legislated increases in the carbon tax on 12 October 2022, 1 May 2023 and 12 October 2023, disaggregated by revenue in 2022 and 2023; and if this revenue is factored into the base for the purposes of budget 2023. [37241/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 315. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditures and reliefs currently in place which are and are not factored into the base for the purposes of Budget 2023, itemised by name. [37242/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the reduced rate of VAT for the hospitality and tourism sectors from 1 January 2023 to 28 February 2023; and if this revenue is factored into the base for the purposes of Budget 2023. [37243/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Summer Economic Statement (12 Jul 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 317. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected GDP, GNI and deficit ranges for 2022 and 2023 as outlined in the Summer Economic Statement in nominal terms. [37245/22]