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Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 9 o’clock I move amendment No. 2: In schedule 2, inserted by paragraph (1), in the cell located at the intersection of the row dated 1 May 2022 and the column headed “Heavy Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres – Used as a propellant” to substitute “€330.00” for “€405.38”. This amendment reduces diesel by 9 cent per litre....

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Did the Ceann Comhairle hear Deputy Creed's comments?

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 1: In schedule 2, inserted by paragraph (1), in the cell located at the intersection of the row dated 1 May 2022 and the column headed “Light Oil: Rates per 1,000 litres – Petrol” to substitute “€359.00” for “€465.98”. This amendment seeks to reduce the cost of petrol by 13 cent per litre.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 2: To delete section 1(b) and substitute the following: “(b) by the substitution in paragraph (c) of “subject to paragraphs (ca), (caa), (caaa) and (cb)” for “subject to paragraphs (ca) and (cb), and”.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following after section 1(c): “(d) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (caa): “(caaa) during the period from 1 May 2022, or the earliest date thereafter, pending clarification from the European Commission that the enactment of the provisions specified in this subsection would not prevent the prior rate of 13.5 per...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: -----which is absolutely misleading. I will finish with this. All taxes go to the Central Fund, not towards specific measures or programmes. This can be done. There is a choice here tonight-----

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: -----to increase the price of home heating oil, or actually reduce it. Take the side of workers and families or take the side of the Government.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Mineral Oils Tax (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 1: To delete section 1(a) and substitute the following: “(a) by the substitution in paragraph (a) of “at any of the rates specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (ca), (caa), (caaa), (cb) and (d)” for “at any of the rates specified in paragraphs (b), (c), (ca) and (d),”. The Minister of State never lets us down; he is talking through...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I thank Mr. Fraser and I appreciate his attendance before this committee. As the Chairman and the previous speaker has said, it is really important that the work of these committees is not impeded or frustrated. It is disappointing that for the first time in as long as I am member of this committee, at well over a decade, we have had to seek compellability because another Secretary General...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: That was a meeting. It was a formal meeting at that stage-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It was a formal meeting. Was it a meeting that was recorded?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: It was an arranged meeting as opposed to meeting somebody in the corridor and having a chat-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Was the purpose of the meeting to discuss Dr. Holohan's intentions for the future or what was the purpose of the meeting? Why did you arrange it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Were there any records, notes, minutes or any-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Proposed Appointment to University Research Post: Department of the Taoiseach (27 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: No notes?