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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025 including a breakdown central funds, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of projected non-voted current expenditure for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23402/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of capital resources outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the details on non-tax revenue as outlined in the stability programme update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23404/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the methodology for calculating tax revenue projections in the Stability Programme Update, making particular reference to whether tax revenue projections are carried out on a no-policy change basis, or if it is assuming adjustments to credits and bands in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23424/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: 164. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of expenditure receipts and balances as outlined on page 27 of the Stability Programme Update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23405/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the witnesses for being here today. It is very important that they are. I thank them for coming back, because we are trying to finalise the report we are producing on an all-Ireland economy. I thank them for giving of their time today. I recognise what happened yesterday and commend the Government, after ten years, for the recognition of the state of Palestine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Exactly. There has been an agreement across these Houses. I recognise how important it is, as is the Good Friday agreement. I am sure Senator Black will refer to it. I welcome Senator O'Hara, our new member. I read the witnesses' statements with interest. I want to begin by asking an overall question on the IIEA report. We heard from its authors that reunification could cost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: When I talked about the tax situation and PRSI, the authors of the report said it would be neutralised, or that it was insignificant. Could Professor Doyle tease that out a little?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: With regard to pensions, there are 110,000 British people living here at present, and there are Irish people here who are entitled to pensions from the UK. You come across the latter all the time. Obviously, it is a continuous liability on the British state, regardless of any constitutional change. Would that not automatically mean that, in respect of those who paid contributory pensions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Would Britain not have to do the same thing for expatriates in Spain, France and other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Obviously, we welcome all discussions on this but we want them to be based on a reality. To carry out an assessment on a static situation is really not helpful to the conversation, as Professor McGuinness pointed out. I have a question for Professor McGuinness or Dr. Bergin. German reunification has been cited continuously in support of the €20 billion estimate. What are the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: That would be crazy. That has never happened in any economy, or has it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Of course, excess capacity could be used for human capital on an all-island basis as well, which would benefit the South in a huge way. To be clear, our taxation policy on PAYE is such that it will be the portion above €140,000 that we will ask people to pay as a solidarity tax, and that will bring in €386 million that can be spent on all the issues we are talking about here....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Yes, but obviously, in terms of investment in housing, health and everything else, CEOs need to be able to make the decisions relating to location-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (23 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I just wanted to put on record that it will relate to just the portion above €140,000, for better distribution.

Dentistry Services: Motion (22 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I thank the Social Democrats for bringing forward this very important motion. As was said, and the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach knows this, for the past number of years we have been highlighting and giving examples of the collapse of the dental care system for medical card holders in Mayo. I am currently dealing with an 80-year-old woman. Two years ago her dentist told her they were no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (22 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: If the Leas-Chathaoirleach does not mind, I will speak because I have a group from Mayo in the complex that I want to meet. I thank the witnesses very much for being here today. It is important that they are here. I thank them for their statements and for sharing their knowledge with us. I have a number of questions. The first relates to the witnesses expanding on their views on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (22 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: I refer to the legality of it.