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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The issue is options and choices. I am not suggesting they be demanded to do that but given the option to choose it. The Revenue has very successfully provided a range of options. If this option was provided, it would be up to the taxpayers whether they want to choose so or not. Is a charge incurred greater than the payment if somebody pays by credit or debit card? Is a charge paid for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I again thank Ms Feehily for the promptness with which she appeared before the committee and I appreciate the postponement of the deadline for people to file their returns. I propose that we allocate 12 minutes for the first round of questions, eight minutes for the second round and five minutes for the third round, following which we will do a wrap up. Is that agreed? Agreed. Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I understand the figure is 988,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: A further 16% paid by credit card, totalling approximately 50%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: There are seven payment options but the most popular appears to be the single lump payment by debit card or credit card.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I will return to the question of how debit cards and credit cards work. For this evening can we agree that a one-off payment by either debit or credit card is the preferred option of those paying the local property tax?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: No. 8 on the agenda is the recording of decisions taken at the Sub-Committee on European Scrutiny - Finance and Expenditure on Thursday, 7 November. This is purely technical as the joint committee wishes to record the recommendations agreed to at the meeting. The following recommendations were proposed to the joint committee. On Schedule A, it was recommended that COM (2013) 520 warranted...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: I understand this meeting is being broadcast on two cable networks. I ask members to switch off their mobile phones because they cause much interference and I will have members of the public emailing to say there is distortion of the sound. The next item on the agenda is matters relating to the payment of the local property tax for 2014. I welcome from the Revenue Commissioners Ms...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 212. To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made on an appeal for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47497/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 216. To ask the Minister for Health when a determination will be made on an application for a medical a card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47514/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the specification of the type of works and materials covered by the home renovation tax relief system; the works and materials that are excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46955/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 978. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress that has been made regarding an adoption agreement between Ireland and India; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46931/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 1238. To ask the Minister for Health if a special chair will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46963/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance how the single-person child carer tax credit will be applied where, by court order or de facto, a 50-50 split in caring is in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45363/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Excuse me, Deputies, but Deputy Spring will take the Chair in my absence.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: If Deputy Doherty can get us a better deal there than from the troika he should let us know.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 40 to 46, inclusive, and 52 are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: Amendments Nos. 48 to 51, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: The review should not only be conducted on individual sums of €2,000. If a finance company, Doherty Lynch, lends money every week and Mr. Brian Hayes is borrowing from us and if the total capacity of Mr. Hayes's borrowings from us over a year in repayments exceeds €2,000, that should be registered. That means the review examines not only the sum but the totality of the loans.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Ciarán Lynch: If the transactions are examined that way, they will be captured.