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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: The representatives come in here and make allegations against the legal profession to the effect that legal expenses are out of control. How does the person paying the premium know that unless they are notified of the claims made against them and the legal expenses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: That would not be broken down on a legal basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: If a claim is made against me or my property, would I get a full breakdown of that after the case is open?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: Can Mr. McGrath not give a simple answer as to whether I would get a breakdown of the costs in the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: That is not good enough from the industry. I would like to know the exact amount of the claim made against me, the amount of the legal costs and legal expenses to both sides, and if it was paid to both sides.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: The representatives have said that the legal costs are out of hand. A person who has had a claim made against them needs to know the breakdown of that claim and the amount of the legal costs. As public representatives, people who have had claims made against them have contacted us about getting that information but we cannot get it for them. We are in the dark here as to the claims the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2019)

Paddy Burke: It may well help to lower the costs.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2019)

Paddy Burke: The Senator is in favour of the judges every week.

Seanad: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2019)

Paddy Burke: The Senator was privileged.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2019)

Paddy Burke: I, too, congratulate Senator Grace O'Sullivan, who follows current and former Members of the Houses who have been elected to the European Parliament over the years, such as Deputies Fitzgerald and Kelleher, as well as Mr. Jim Higgins, Ms Deirdre Clune, Ms Avril Doyle and Mr. Joe McCartin, all of whom were once Deputies and Senators. I assume there are other cases of former Members who were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: I welcome Ms Donaghy. I have one or two questions about the proposed legislation. Does Ms Donaghy's remit involve the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, which has a financial aspect to it that is perhaps within the Department of Finance? Does that come under the Department of Finance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: On the social protection aspect, employers must pay two weeks' redundancy pay for each year of service to staff they make redundant. I do not know when exactly the measure was brought in but during the downturn, when companies and sole traders got into difficulties, there was a clawback on the two weeks' pay per year from the Department. The Government or the Department of Finance or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: The Tax Appeals Commission has a very narrow remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: People are very tax compliant, yet the commission seems to be receiving a large number of appeals and is expanding and in need of more staff. How does Ms Donaghy account for this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: How far back do the longest appeals go? Do they go back to 2010 or-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: That is the point I am making. Some of them go way back and no decision has been made on them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: Why would it take more than three years to deal with an appeal that goes back to 2010, 2011 or 2012?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: Are the legacy cases left on the back foot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: When will the legacy appeals be completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Tax Appeals) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (30 May 2019)

Paddy Burke: Has the commission received any appeals relating to the property tax?