Results 821-840 of 23,109 for speaker:Paddy Burke
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: The main two areas this might impact are the credit and debit cards that might be rolled out and on small loans that are paid back quickly. There needs to be flexibility to increase the interest rate there to cover the cost of a small loan? Those small loans that are paid back quickly could be more expensive. Is that what the witnesses are saying?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: Many dealerships operate personal contract plans, PCPs, and the credit unions have an operation whereby they charge a percentage. In some places, it seems there are problems with PCPs or it can be envisaged that there could be problems down the road, such as that a car may not realise how much is owed on it at the finish. How do the credit unions compare to the programmes put in place by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Credit Union Advisory Committee: Discussion (31 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: Is the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission turning a blind eye to some of this?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: Is Senator Norris still burning turf?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: I must get a bag of turf for Senator Norris.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: There have been occasions recently where drones have been tracking lorry drivers and oil delivery trucks in the Kerry region. I ask the Leader to, at some stage, bring the relevant Minister before the House, whether that is the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport or someone with responsibility for aviation or whatever. We need to discuss controlling drones. Drones were tracking those...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: I welcome Mr. Cody and his colleagues. It has been a very informative meeting thus far. Members are learning greatly from the exchanges. I have no doubt that the committee will have further work to do on this issue. Reference was made to the VAT guarantee and deferred payment at the point of entry. Mr. Cody mentioned that a change of legislation would be required in the case of a hard...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: If necessary, can the rules be relaxed until such time as any proposed legislation is in force?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: All members have received a considerable volume of correspondence from businesspeople who are worried that the shutters will come down on 29 March and they will have to go to their banks to come up with money to pay for imports on the spot, which may put many out of business.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: When Commissioner Dombrovskis, who has responsibility for financial stability, financial services and capital markets, appeared before the committee, he stated that the setting up of customs posts, clearance areas or similar is a matter for the member state and that the member state would keep a portion of the money it collects to offset the costs. Mr. Cody expressed a similar opinion...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: I understand that. What about goods from the UK coming into Ireland at a point such as Rosslare and then continuing to their destination in France?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: The French could collect the tariffs or whatever, if there were tariffs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: We would miss out on the costs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: Revenue been in touch with authorities in other jurisdictions such as France or Spain. How will the authorities in such jurisdictions operate on the------
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: A member of the public told me he drove from Spain to Ireland in a Spanish car. He drove into the Port of Cork and on the way in he was told that he had something like 30 days to leave again or to register the car in Ireland. Will that still be the same?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: By and large, people are obliged to register.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: What will happen with people from Northern Ireland working in the South and using their car on a daily basis?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: The Government said that it is making arrangements for east-west transportation of goods between the UK, Rosslare and Dublin. If somebody is exporting from here through Dublin Port to the UK, I presume that will change if there is a hard Brexit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: What if one is sending the goods to the UK and then he or she decides afterwards to change route and send them to mainland Britain through Belfast?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Brexit Preparedness and Related Matters: Revenue Commissioners (24 Jan 2019)
Paddy Burke: It will be up to the UK to put the customs in place at the crossing point in Northern Ireland or at the port in England.