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Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: All right, I will not try to assist further.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Deputy Burton went on the national broadcaster yesterday and suggested that there is a Hungarian employed in the Department of Finance.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: He happens to be a Hungarian.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: He happens to be a Hungarian. He is an EU national and he is part of Commissioner Rehn's staff. He is not part of the complement of the Department of Finance.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Let me put that on the record of the House first. Commissioner Rehn must deal with 27 member states. It is natural and understandable that he has a particular official who helps him liaise with the Irish position.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Out of courtesy, he advises Deputy Burton who that official is and I hear on the national broadcaster later in the day, or in some broadcast, that this gentleman is a Hungarian who works in the Department of Finance.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have put the facts on the record of the House. This is the gentleman, who is an EU national, who assists the Commissioner, who his also an EU national, on Irish matters. There are officials who advise him on Slovenian matters, Slovakian matters, German matters and French matters. This is the official who helps him on Irish matters.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Out of courtesy, the Commissioner pointed that out to Deputy Burton.

Tax Free Betting (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have stated previously that it is my intention to widen, if possible, the tax base on which betting duty would be applied. We have a situation where bets placed through one platform, namely, betting shops, are subject to 1% betting duty but bets placed through other platforms are generally not. This is because bets placed either on-line or over the telephone are generally with out-of-State...

Tax Free Betting (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My answer makes clear that I agree with Deputy Brian Hayes that there are two very difficult issues here. One matter is the complex legal and operational matters associated with the introduction of such a duty and the other is the importance of ensuring that any such duty will not impact on jobs or employment in Ireland. The third consideration that must be taken into account is that an...

Tax Free Betting (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Yes. We have managed to advance beyond that position and we are exploring various options that would ensure that those who are resident in Ireland and place bets can be subject to the same rate of duty. On the application of the proceeds of any such duty,-----

Tax Free Betting (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Just to answer Deputy Brian Hayes's other question, that is a matter for the Government to consider in the context of its exploits.

Tax Free Betting (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Any proposal on the licensing regime would be brought by way of separate legislation and I understand heads of Bill must be brought to the Government in the first instance.

National Archives (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: At the outset, I should point out that a great deal of cultural material is already available on-line and accessible by any person through the Internet. Examples of this include the 1901 and 1911 censuses which have been made available by the National Archives at www.census.nationalarchives.ie; the digitisation of church records which have been made available by the Department of Tourism,...

National Archives (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: We are developing such a strategy. It is important to emphasise that it is not necessary to use cloud computing to make cultural material available on-line. A great deal of cultural material is available for free on the Internet already. This is a very important point. We have all seen the huge interest in the census material from the turn of the 20th century and it is perfectly...

National Archives (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Examples of this already in operation include the e-Cabinet and the e-Estimates systems, the centralised HR management system for the Civil Service, the Financial Shared Services Centre operated by the Department of Justice and Law Reform in Killarney and the centralised provision of death notifications. Considerable progress has already been made in this area. However, let us be clear...

National Archives (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Is oth liom é sin.

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is aware, in recent weeks the Government has restated its commitment to achieving a general Government deficit of 3% of GDP by 2014. More recently, it has concluded that a total consolidation of €15 billion is necessary over the next four years in order to achieve the target. A significant front-loading of this adjustment has also been signalled and a consolidation package...

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In brief, the four-year plan will be published later this month. The precise date is a matter for the Government. With regard to a template for the four-year plan, I presume Deputy Burton is referring to a general outline of the plan. The Government will have to decide on the plan and it will then be published. In regard to growth measures, of course the four-year plan will be underpinned...

Fiscal Policy (10 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In the course of every Estimates process every Government does a very detailed economic assessment of the impact of particular measures. There are political choices to be made. For example, were we to abolish entirely our overseas aid budget, it would have no effect on the Irish economy but it would be a very retrograde step, in my view. This is an example of an area of expenditure where...