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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 6. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to establishing another review on the sustainability of corporation tax receipts along the lines of the Coffey review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7370/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: This question is very similar to a previous priority question so I do not intend to press the issue. However, I would like to take the opportunity to raise a related point. The Minister, in his earlier answer, said that there were evolving issues that could result in downward pressure on corporation tax receipts and other issues that could result in receipts getting even stronger. What...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: Can the Minister provide a comment on recent reports that the OECD is moving ahead, perhaps faster than expected, with its own proposals around taxing the digital economy? I am aware that Pascal Saint-Amans has made some remarks, and it has certainly been reported that OECD plans are more advanced than we had understood them to be. Can the Minister confirm whether his Department and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Union Lending (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: This question concerns the Irish League of Credit Unions, ILCU, which has put in place a mechanism which would enable funds held by the ILCU to be put to good use for social housing through approved housing bodies. Can the Minister provide an update on that to the House?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: It is important to look at what exactly Mr. Coffey said in his report in mid-2017, namely that “although it is impossible to be definitive, and the volatility in receipts will remain, the level-shift increase in Corporation Tax receipts seen in 2015 can be expected to be sustainable over the medium term to 2020.” In 2015 we collected €6.9 billion in corporation tax...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: I reiterate that receipts in 2018 were 50% higher than in 2015, which was the period examined, which underlines the need for this review. What I hear from the Minister is that he accepts the principle of a review of the sustainability of the corporation tax receipts. I welcome that. It is progress. Fianna Fáil is very happy to engage with the Minister on this issue. The review...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 3. To ask the Minister for Finance if an independent assessment will be commissioned on the sustainability of Ireland's corporation tax receipts for the period 2020 to 2030, inclusive, in view of the rapid growth in corporation tax receipts and the concentration of those receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7512/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: This question asks the Minister to commission a new independent assessment of the sustainability of Ireland's corporation tax receipts. As he well knows, we have had a boom in corporation tax receipts in recent years, but there are very serious questions about the sustainability of those receipts as part of the public finances at this time. I will come back in a moment and speak about the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 1. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of preparedness for all Brexit scenarios from a customs perspective; the steps being taken by his Department and the agencies under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7511/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: My question relates to Brexit and our preparedness for Brexit for all possible scenarios, particularly from a customs perspective. We had an update from the Minister at the Committee on Budgetary Oversight and from the chairman of the Revenue Commissioners at the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach within the past three weeks. We are now just six weeks...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: I thank the Minister for his reply. Will he confirm the number of additional staff Revenue has in place right now? He said that by the end of March, 400 staff are expected to be in place but six weeks out from Brexit can he confirm how many of them are in place? There will be a training requirement taking several weeks. It remains a major concern that so many SMEs are not prepared for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: I am aware of the correspondence that Revenue has sent to SMEs setting out the issues involved for them. This is a good opportunity for the Minister to give his perspective as to where things currently stand overall with Brexit. What is his sense of the likelihood of a no-deal scenario? We have discussed our preparedness as a country for that terrible scenario but, as the overall guardian...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Data (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 17. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the analysis carried out regarding the treatment of policyholders in the aftermath of Storms Emma and Ophelia; the number of policyholders impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7368/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Data (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 33. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the failure of a company (details supplied); the number of households that have been impacted by the withdrawal of latent defect insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7367/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance the key recommendations of the cost of insurance working group, including the report on employer and public liability, he plans to implement in the next six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7369/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of Ireland’s preparedness for all Brexit scenarios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7371/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Children's Hospital (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when his officials were first informed of the contents of the memo to the Minister for Health dated 27 August 2018 regarding the new children’s hospital construction project cost update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7530/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 165. To ask the Minister for Health the date the European Investment Bank was informed of the increased cost of the national children’s hospital project; if the cost estimate presents a difficulty in terms of the EIB loan for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7487/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (14 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the possible inflationary pressures that may result in the final build cost of the national children’s hospital rising further taking the current gross maximum price of €1.433 billion as the base; the details of the contract terms relating to the treatment of costs associated with sectoral employment orders and hyperinflation as defined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2019)

Michael McGrath: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a planned new primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; the patronage for the school; when he expects it to open; the location in which the permanent school building will be located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7160/19]