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Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: No, I am happy to accept the Minister of State's response.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Is it the one in respect of VAT?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Is this the one about betting duties?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I move recommendation No. 12:In page 93, after line 35, to insert the following: “Value-Added Tax in respect of charities 46.The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the introduction in 2017 of a capped Value-Added Tax compensation scheme for charities with reimbursement to commence in 2018.”....

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I move recommendation No. 15:In page 110, after line 17, to insert the following: "Betting duty and remote licence for racecourse bookmakers 60. The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on the treatment of racecourse bookmakers under the Betting Acts and the application of remote licences and the betting duty on...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2016: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: No. I am happy to accept the Minister of State's response.

Seanad: Public Bodies Review Agency Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I welcome the Minister to the House. As I said to the Tánaiste previously, it is nice to have former Senators back here and to see them doing so well. I welcome Senator Ó Céidigh's Bill. I admire him for much of what he has done over his career. Unfortunately, I am unable to support his Bill on this occasion. I welcome the fact that he has brought it forward for discussion....

Seanad: Public Bodies Review Agency Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Procedurally, I must put the question because I cannot let the Senator withdraw the Bill at this point.

Seanad: Public Bodies Review Agency Bill 2016: Second Stage (7 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I was a councillor for 12 and a half years. My understanding is that class K was always there, but it was there at 0%. Class K existed, but one paid nothing and got nothing. I raised this back in 2011 at a Local Authorities Members Association, LAMA, conference when Deputy Joan Burton was the then Minister for Social Protection. The issue is that people are paying into a scheme that is...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Committee Stage (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: That is okay for Senator Norris. The only people in the entire public service who do not get some form of cover for their PRSI payment are these officeholders, local authority members, members of the Judiciary, Deputies and Senators. I raise this issue on behalf of the councillors. What is the idea of one paying 4% of one's entire salary into a PRSI fund with no single benefit for a class...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: It was mentioned at the beginning of the meeting that this is a technical briefing rather than a political debate. I would like members to be aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: I have a couple of issues to raise. Many of the points have been covered. We are referring to a corporate tax base and there were references to income tax. It has nothing to do with income tax at all. May I make a point that follows on from that of Deputy Paul Murphy? What is proposed will not necessarily eliminate or reduce tax avoidance, which is also known by some people as tax...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Mr. Hession and Deputy Michael McGrath stated the base we have is relatively wide by international or EU standards. It is almost a mathematical equation in that if the base is narrowed and the rate is not changed – we do not want to change the rate – we will effectively be collecting less, even if the other rules were left before going near the sales location, or the location...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: The Department is relying on older analysis and doing its own analysis. When is the latter likely to be published or available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: With regard to the new CCCTB assessment, transfer pricing is effectively gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Does the €750 million refer to global turnover as opposed to just EU turnover or turnover out of a unit that operates out of Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Can you identify at this stage how many companies based in Ireland and paying corporation tax in Ireland meet the €750 million threshold? Are they all multinational companies? Are there any indigenous companies that meet that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: You have said it is a work in progress. Since this has been going on for 15 years, I imagine it will take a while longer. It requires unanimity. Do we have an idea of the position of other countries? Obviously, some countries stand to benefit from it more than others. Several countries will be subject to a negative rather than a positive impact. Do we have an idea as to which countries...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (6 Dec 2016)

Gerry Horkan: Some maintain this would decimate our revenue in respect of the corporation tax take of €7 billion or €7.5 billion. If one considers the sales element for the aforementioned 50 companies, it is obvious that most of the sales are not being made in Ireland. Significantly, the multinational companies are in Ireland to be part of the EU. In some cases they are selling outside the...