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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: On section 11-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: No. Unlike some of the other members, I stay for all of the sections of the Finance Bill.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: And my good cara, Bernard, who is always there.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Sometimes it is scary how much Bernard and I have in common on this committee. I may have some interest in this as I am a director of a music festival who will be applying for a licence in due course. I make that point in case there are any accusations of interests not declared. Can the Minister clarify the timing of this? The section allows for no duty of excise chargeable on the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is more than welcome to come to Gaoth Dobhair. Indeed, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, as an avid festival goer, is more than welcome as well. It is a not-for-profit music festival in Gaoth Dobhair. It has been running for the past couple of years but, obviously, Covid has impacted on it.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: No. It is a new one. It is in Gaoth Dobhair itself. We have big bands such as Gavin James, Aslan, Kíla, Hermitage Green, Sigala and King Kong Company and local acts, such as Megan Nic Ruarí, all playing over two days.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: Very good.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: The committee is more than welcome to have its July meeting in Gaoth Dobhair.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: There is an issue here in how we are dealing with our fishing sector. It is a live issue today because of what is happening and I take the opportunity to raise it with the Minister. I have also raised with the Taoiseach previously. What is happening in Killybegs is a disgrace. The Minister needs to take an interest in this sector. There are companies, that, in fairness, have been...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Minister's commitment to taking an interest in this issue. My final point on this is that it was the subject of a High Court ruling. We know that the Commission's rule is clear, in that it can be either the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, SFPA, that oversees the weighing of fish - currently, it performs spot checks on 5% of the total catch - or it can be done by a third...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I wish to inform the committee that I will table amendments to section 11 on Report Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of reducing VAT on household energy bills, that is, gas, electricity and home heating oil to 9% and 13.5% from beginning of April 2022 to the end of August 2022 and to the end of December 2022, respectively. [17685/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if he, his Department or the Government have requested a derogation with respect to VAT as it applies to domestic energy bills through energy, gas and home heating oil; if so, the date on which the request was made; the specifics in relation to same, such as the rate to which he, his Department or the Government have sought to reduce the current VAT rate;...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 425. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 426. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 430. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an urgent passport appointment can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 427. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) on time for a travel date; if the documents that were supplied are correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (5 Apr 2022)

Pearse Doherty: 429. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue on time for a school trip to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (31 Mar 2022)

Pearse Doherty: We have been in the grip of a housing crisis for several years. Prices have skyrocketed and they continue to rise. Rents have spiralled out of control and show no sign of reducing. Workers and families are struggling to secure affordable accommodation. On Tuesday, a memo was brought to the Cabinet, which the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, attended, setting out that a new pension...