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Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: It is a point of order.

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister can accuse me of whatever he wants and can say what my policies or those of my party may or may not do. But look at the Minister's track record. We do not have to look into a crystal ball to see what may happen. The Minister has been in Cabinet for well over a decade and has been Minister of Finance for a period of time. He has huge sympathy for all these poor...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 9: In page 20, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Report on income tax relief 16.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on an income tax relief equivalent in value to 8.3 per cent of annual rent to all private rental tenants not already in receipt of any State subsidy,...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 8: In page 20, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Report on income levy on high incomes 16.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction of a high-income levy on high incomes in excess of €140,000.”.

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Tapering out tax credits does not increase the marginal rates. They will remain the same. The impact would be on the effective rate. I mentioned to the Minister that this, combined with the other measure, would bring the effective rate below where it was in 2014. Tapering out the tax credits, therefore, would not impact on the marginal rate of taxation, which brings in €232...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I do not know if it was an error on the part of the Minister but the amendment speaks to tapering out the tax credits on incomes between €100,000 and €140,000 at a rate of 2.5% for each €1,000. The Minister, in giving his figures, mentioned 5%. Anyway, that is not the biggest issue. I am not surprised that the Minister has decided to vote against this amendment....

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 7: In page 20, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Report on tapering out of income tax credits 16.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on tapering out income tax credits for incomes between €100,000 and €140,000 at a rate of 2.5 per cent for each...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome Revenue's pragmatic approach on the extension of this waiver allowing those individuals to avail of this relief during the time of public health restrictions, which may go into next year. That was what I sought to achieve by raising this on Committee Stage. On the wider issue of the amendment, I have always said we need to look at this from an all-island point of view and in...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I acknowledge the Minister has met the groups and I appreciate his comments that he will continue to monitor the matter. However, this is a very important issue, and not just for the workers. It is challenging for somebody who works from home even three, four or five days in a year because the relief is not available. The Minister referred to the principle that somebody who is resident...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I do not have an issue with amendments Nos. 3 to 5, inclusive. This is about ensuring that students are exempt from tax in terms of the PPG. This measure is directed at student nurses. Where is the front-line workers' bonus? Where is a bonus for all of the other nurses? The Taoiseach committed in June of this year to bring forward a bonus without delay. The Minister for Public...

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister referred to a speedy decision. The Taoiseach said six months ago that a decision would be made. One thing the Government cannot be accused of is speed, especially when it comes to rewarding those on the front line. We stood in the Chamber months or years ago and gave nurses a round of applause. They are, unfortunately, back on the front line dealing with high levels of Covid....

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I hate to shock the Minister, but it is agreed.

Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 6: In page 20, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: “Report on Trans-Border Workers’ Relief in the context of Cross-Border Workers 16.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a comprehensive report on the Trans-Border Workers’ Relief in the context of people who...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Today the Government is cutting the rate of payment available to employers under the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS. It will be cut by a quarter for workers whose weekly wage is below €203 and by 40% for other workers. This is a one size fits all cut. We know that the recent public health restrictions are affecting certain sectors more than others. The public guidance is to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 12 o’clock A Thaoisigh, glac cúpla nóiméad agus éist leis na focail labhair Nancy Healy agus Susan Ní Bhriain ar Nuacht TG4 aréir. Bhí cumhacht millteanach leis na focail, úinéirí tithe i dTír Chonaill. Labhair siad ar son mórchuid na ndaoine atá thíos leis agus atá cráite ag an scannal mica...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2021)

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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: ----does the Taoiseach not understand this? Is every single homeowner who has rejected the scheme wrong? They know their own lived experience because they need the house that is crumbling around them fixed. They are facing another Christmas where they do not know where they will be next Christmas. These houses are in a terrible state and they need a proper scheme. We came in here on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that that non-Irish citizens living in the State that were vaccinated in the North are excluded from applying for an EU Digital Covid Certificate when they do not hold an Irish passport; his plans to change this anomaly;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59141/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if he received a submission for a specialist centre for intestinal failure; if he plans to deliver a specialist centre at St James’s Hospital;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 192. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a funding mechanism for healthcare assistants currently employed by the HSE for emergency medical technician courses run by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59294/21]