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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 88: In page 97, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: "Report on CO2limits on VRT relief for hybrid cars 51. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on CO2limits placed on vehicle registration tax relief for hybrid cars and the potential for pushing the date in which the restrictions...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: The Minister referred to the "options" he considered. What options were on the table? I will come back in after he has dealt with this question.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: The Minister said Revenue has encountered abuse of the treatment of these products from a VAT perspective. Will the Minister provide more detail on this? It seems from looking at the background to this that it is open to Revenue to continue to apply a zero rate to food supplements. Even if I look at the wrap up speech by the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, on Second Stage of the Finance...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: What has changed from the Revenue's perspective since the document came out? I think it came out through the freedom of information process. It was published in the Revenue's internal database in September 2006. The document states that Revenue's practice has been to treat certain food supplements as zero-rated for VAT. This was on the understanding that such supplements in themselves...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: It is not for me to say whether that Revenue Commissioners' internal paper represents a legal basis, but it sets out what the practice of the Revenue Commissioners was. That has not been denied. It goes on to say that food supplements will generally continue to be zero rated. The position of the Revenue Commissioners has changed and that should be acknowledged. Perhaps the Revenue...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: They were effectively already discussed.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 91: In page 99, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following: “Report on treatment of food supplements in terms of VAT 55.The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on the treatment of food supplements in terms of VAT and whether they can be zero rated.”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 108: In page 100, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “Report on feasibility of ‘grandfathering’ provision in respect of section 60 60. The Minister shall, within 3 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on the feasibility of introducing a ‘grandfathering’ provision in respect...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: I wish to flag that I may table amendments on Report Stage regarding the residential development stamp duty refund scheme, betting duty and issues associated with the sale of properties with tenantsin situ.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Garda Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 79. To ask the Taoiseach if the CSO has a record of the population served by existing Garda divisions nationally. [45125/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance when legislation will be brought forward to ring-fence the extra funds taken in from the increase in carbon tax; if it will be inserted into the Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44653/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the meetings he has attended since his appointment in relation to the national children’s hospital; the date of each meeting; the persons in attendance; the subject matter of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45102/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of meetings he has attended since his appointment in relation to the national broadband plan; the date of each meeting; the persons in attendance; the subject matter of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the situation in which many school secretaries receive no holiday pay, sick pay, occupational pension provision and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44530/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the sections of the Judicial Council Act 2019 in relation to the establishment of a judicial council and a personal injuries committee will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44976/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 352. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the date of 1 January 2015 in section 115A(18)(b)(i) of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012, as inserted by the Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2015, in view of the fact that many borrowers have since come off long-term interest-only solutions and only entered into arrears since; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2018; the number of cases that payments relate to in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44813/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims ongoing by the State Claims Agency in relation to late diagnosis and missed diagnosis in relation to failings in the CervicalCheck screening programme; the number of cases settled; the amount paid out in claims to date; and the legal costs of the cases to date. [44814/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: State Claims Agency Data (5 Nov 2019)

Michael McGrath: 411. To ask the Minister for Health the amount paid out by the State Claims Agency in respect of medical negligence claims for the first nine months of 2019; and the amount the agency has paid out in legal costs in respect of the pay-outs. [44815/19]