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Seanad: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: The Senator must have been asleep. We have been congratulating him all week.

Seanad: Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister of Health, Deputy Harris, to the House.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Is a copy of the speech available?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister. Many speakers are indicating. Group spokespersons have 12 minutes each and everybody else has eight minutes and members may share time. Senator Ardagh is sharing with Senators Clifford-Lee and Ned O'Sullivan.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Senator Norris and Senator Devine through the Chair, please.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I am sure he may say the same. We will have a nice respectful debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Threshold's annual report was launched this morning in the presence of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, and the chairperson of the agency, the former Senator, Aideen Hayden. The report highlights a significant increase in the number of tenants being unfairly evicted and there has been an 18% rise in calls from renters who have been told their...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: He might not get up again.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: There is no holiness left in Fine Gael.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Is Senator Higgins being represented by Senator Nash or Senator Conway-Walsh or both?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: It is a concern to me though. I am asking the Chair.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I move recommendation No. 10:In page 125, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“Report on independent bookmakers sector 36. The Minister shall within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report assessing the economic impact of the 2 per cent turnover tax on the independent bookmaker sector.”. We know there is currently a...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. We are not that far apart in what we are saying. There is a concern and the Minister for Finance and the Minister of State have acknowledged that they are cognisant of the issue. They are keeping an eye on the matter and carrying out a review, which is important. We do not want to have a small number of very large bookmaker chains...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I acknowledge the Minister of State's response and will withdraw the recommendation. I reserve the right to resubmit it but I doubt I will do so. I take what the Minister said at face value and I urge him to keep it under review because it is important that there be no unintended consequences to the measure. I have no difficulty with the bookmaking sector, and the gambling industry...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I move recommendation No. 11:11. In page 134, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “Report on impact of ending VAT rebate on VRT 42. The Minister shall within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report assessing the economic impact of ending the VAT rebate on VRT in section 38 on the car rental sector.”. People who are...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: Could the Minister of State return on Report Stage with a recommendation to delay this for even three or six months? We can discuss it on Report Stage but I am talking about giving the industry some time to adapt. It was a shock to those in the industry; I do not believe they were expecting it. They might have expected it to be a temporary measure in 1994 or 1995 but after 25 years they...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I will withdraw it but reserve the right to resubmit on Report Stage.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I move recommendation No. 15:In page 135, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: "Report on VAT on food supplements 46. The Minister shall within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on the different rates of VAT charged on food supplements and on whether certain categories of food supplements should be retained in the zero rate...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (5 Dec 2018)

Gerry Horkan: I do not propose to read out everything that was said by Deputies Michael McGrath, Pearse Doherty, Howlin, Mattie McGrath and others but issues arise in terms of food supplements and it would be helpful if we had a report because they are causing much confusion. There are some items that people consider should be in the zero rate VAT category are not and vice versa. I ask the Minister of...