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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It is more of a shifting of the tax base.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister said there were substantial changes in the financial transactions tax. Is it any closer to being acceptable to the Government? What effect would Brexit have on the Government's position in this regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Brexit would not make any difference on this specific issue. It is a policy matter.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 233. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the details of North-South co-operation between Enterprise Ireland and the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and their Northern counterparts in 2014 and 2015; the North-South co-operation that has been delivered by their foreign offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will retrospectively refund patients with multiple sclerosis for moneys spent on the drug Fampyra before 1 October 2015. [43018/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (1 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure parity of bus transportation costs to the consumer (details supplied). [42860/15]

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: When we last discussed this Bill two weeks ago I was expressing my views on the methods of financing enterprise. There is a macro-problem with the banking market, which is concentrated in too few institutions. The two pillar banks which share approximately 85% of the banking market are effectively an oligopoly. In other words, they exert extremely powerful supplier power, while the buyers...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Ba mhaith liom míle buíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta O'Reilly as ucht an t-am seo a roinnt liom. I attended a Save our Community public meeting in Trim on Tuesday night. Some 500 people gathered to discuss the difficulties they were having with regard to crime. There was a palpable sense of fear right through the room. There have been many references to fear throughout...

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: This is the same answer the Taoiseach gave yesterday.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government came into office in 2011.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Government has vandalised capacity for the past five years.

Leaders' Questions (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: We have some of the best crises in the world.

Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to improve the competitiveness of the economy. [41753/15]

Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Many local enterprise offices are shockingly understaffed at the moment and FÁS is also gobbling up most of their resources with regard to start-your-own-business courses and so on.

Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The World Economic Forum global competitiveness report has stated that economies that are more competitive do better with regard to growth and are more resilient in terms of downturns. We have a shockingly low base of indigenous enterprise firms that export and those firms are still suffering due to costs on which the Government has major influence, namely, energy costs, legal costs, etc....

Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: JobBridge.

Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The number of Irish exporting firms is dwarfed by the number of Danish or Austrian exporting firms. We have a very low base with regard to this sector of the economy. The problem I have with competitiveness is that every time I mention it in this Chamber, the Government talks labour costs and taxation. They are not the areas in which to look for competitiveness. Even the chief executive...

Other Questions: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I mentioned talent. The IMD World Talent Report 2015 shows that Ireland has dropped ten places in its ranking since 2014, the largest drop of any developed country. It states that there are problems with infrastructural development and investment, worthwhile apprenticeships and internships, and that the labour force is contracting in certain sectors. In this sector, we are 50th out of 61...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Policy (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand the Whip has already raised it at the Committee on Procedure and Privileges. I wanted to raise the issue here but will leave it at that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Economic Policy (26 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: A significant body of work has been carried out by Professor Hübner. This work has stated that there is an opportunity with regard to economic integration in the North for €35 billion in extra GDP to be created over eight years if the two economies were to integrate properly. My question simply asks if the Minister has read the report and, if so, if he will carry out the actions...