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

Paul Murphy: It has nothing to do with the rate.

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

Paul Murphy: Even Brazil believes Ireland is a tax haven but that is a debate we can have. Tax competition is harmful for public services and for tax revenue across the world. The only winners from the ideology of tax competition are the corporations that get away with not paying tax. If there were CCCTB, with a threshold of €750 million plus or an arrangement right across the board, would it...

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

Paul Murphy: I thank Mr. Zuijdendorp for his presentation. The Commission issued a fact sheet entitled Questions and Answers on the package of corporate tax reforms on 25 October 2016. That document argues that a common consolidated corporate tax base, CCCTB, will "reduce harmful tax competition". Does Mr. Zuijdendorp regard Ireland as one of the EU states that is engaged in harmful tax competition?

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

Paul Murphy: Regarding the limiting of the proposals to company groups with turnover in excess of €750 million, what percentage of total profits in the EU does that capture and what is the rationale for it? If the rationale is transactional costs and so forth for smaller companies that cannot avail of this kind of tax avoidance in any event, why would some opt to engage in it?

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

Paul Murphy: What has been the engagement with the Irish authorities on this so far? The witnesses said that it would send a very important signal if Ireland were to constructively engage on this file. Is there a suggestion there that Ireland has not constructively engaged on the file thus far?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Staff (6 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: 204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the roll-out of unstaffed libraries; his further views on the important role of library staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38738/16]

Prisons (Solitary Confinement) (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: I thank Deputy Daly for bringing this Bill forward. We support it and, indeed, the call to ban solitary confinement altogether. In many circumstances it is a form of torture. The Government's response is very poor. It is unfortunate that it will not agree to support the Bill, but I will comment further on its response later. I will start with a quote from a man called Anthony Graves, who...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: I am not sure whether the Tánaiste will be aware of the reports of horrific abuse of greyhounds in Macau, which does not have animal welfare laws or retirement programmes for greyhounds. As a consequence, there have been significant protests in this country and the Australian Government has banned the export of greyhounds to Macau. When does the Tánaiste expect to have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: That is fine. I endorse everything the Chairman said. I thank the witnesses for their presentation. On question 20, which asked that Ulster Bank provide in tabular form the number of employees who are on levels of remuneration of upwards of €100,000 per annum, why was this question not answered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: I understand that but Mr. Mallon chose not to answer the question. Is that a fair comment? He chose to answer a different question and provide again information that is in the public domain when we asked a specific question about the number of employees. I presume the bank has this information but it believes it is not in its interest to release it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Mallon is not suggesting that if Ulster Bank went beyond the legal requirements, it would create a legal difficulty because that is obviously not the case. Mr. Mallon would be within his rights to give us the information we seek.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: I am sure it would be easy to gather it if Ulster Bank wanted to do so. That is a matter for the witnesses to consider. In light of the discussion we had on small and medium enterprises and the treatment of people on tracker mortgages and some Ulster Bank staff who face redundancies, is it the case that Ulster Bank is embarrassed to show the extent of high pay among bank executives because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: Mr. Mallon is not embarrassed by the figures available to us which show that three executive board members received more than €2.6 million between them in 2015, which is an average of €880,000 each, that five non-executive members received €360,000, which amounts to approximately €75,000 each, or that Mr. Mallon's predecessor was reported to be the highest paid...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: I will move on to the issue of tracker mortgages. I was a little confused by the response to a question posed by Deputy Pearse Doherty. Mr. Mallon stated the media reports that approximately 2,000 accounts were affected is largely accurate. He initially stated in response to Deputy Doherty's question that he did not know how many of these mortgage holders lost their homes. He stated he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: Is Mr. Mallon saying that is the number who, in his analysis, lost their homes as a consequence of the bank's actions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: Why did Mr. Mallon initially state that the did not know the figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: If Mr. Mallon looks back at the transcript, he will find that was not the question asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: If I am one of those customers who lost their home and the analysis suggests it was as a consequence, what happens to me in the remedial scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: What is Mr. Mallon's reaction to the Central Bank's new rules on first-time buyers' deposits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector in Ireland: Ulster Bank (1 Dec 2016)

Paul Murphy: Is Mr. Mallon at all concerned that the interaction of the new rules and the help-to-buy scheme means that some first-time buyers could borrow over 95% of the value of a home?