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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (16 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [7848/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Agency (15 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 260. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timeframe for the granting of an EPA licence to a person (details supplied). [7479/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (14 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 83. To ask the Taoiseach if each of the Ministers of State in his Department has appointed a programme manager and policy adviser; the date for each such appointment; and the remuneration and expenses allowance respectively for each. [6860/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (14 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 394. To ask the Minister for Health if funding allocated for an MRI scanner in a hospital (details supplied) is to replace an existing MRI scanner. [6806/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (14 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 472. To ask the Minister for Health the measures the Government is implementing to improve ambulance response times in rural areas, particularly those which have been identified as black spots for ambulance response times (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 608. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a property (details supplied) will receive an Internet connection under the national broadband plan or otherwise. [7160/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (9 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a report from his Department (details supplied). [6607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans to further expand early supported discharge services for stroke patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6297/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (8 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the Members of the Oireachtas who have made submissions to his Department on the sports policy; and the dates on which they were received. [6159/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: I ask the Deputy to allow the witness to finish giving his answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Thank you Senator Conway-Walsh. I have a few questions on the CCCTB proposal. In 2016 we had huge celebrations of our sovereignty. Does Dr. Stewart believe there is a danger that the CCCTB could water down or compromise our sovereignty and our ability to set our own tax rules?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: If Ireland were to agree to the proposal, Dr. Stewart does not believe that it would compromise the Oireachtas in terms of setting tax rules. Is that correct? I ask Dr. Stewart to give me a "Yes" or "No" answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: The second point I want to pick up on relates to Dr. Stewart's response to Deputy Michael D'Arcy. He said that it does not change the rate of tax at which companies are charged.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: In terms of a company for which this would become mandatory and the capacity of the State to charge tax on a company's passive income and investment income, the European Commission confirmed to this committee that the State could not charge a higher rate on that. Would Dr. Stewart agree with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: The CCCTB would change the rate. Is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Can we charge tax at the higher rate on investment income and passive income?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: That is a huge point which was also made by the Commission in here. Given that Dr. Stewart is advocating that we do this, is it not strange that he is not aware of that aspect of the proposal? The European Commission has given evidence to this committee and was very clear that countries will only be able to charge one rate and will not be able to charge a higher rate on certain income.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: Would it be fair to say, in terms of market share and population, that there are many areas where larger countries could benefit quite substantially in comparison with Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EU State Aid Investigations into Tax Rulings (resumed) (7 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: It seems a very uncertain road. My final point relates to the current mismatch in terms of countries outside Europe. Will the CCCTB have any influence on that or change anything in that regard?