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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Global Taxation Architecture: Discussion with Director of the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (23 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: How much control does the OECD have over those, which clearly are tax havens? What can be done to stop money moving to those tax havens over time? Mr. Saint-Amans pointed out that this problem is massive in that the OECD countries have lost approximately €3,000 billion as a result of tax avoidance measures by multinationals. Will he give us some more information on how that figure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Policy is a legislative issue, but does Mr. O'Connor know what the justification is for giving it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Is Mr. O'Connor in regular contact with, say, the Department of Finance, the Central Bank and the banks? The Minister, Deputy Noonan, stated in the Dáil Chamber that he is very anxious to make sure this process works appropriately and quickly for people and that, if necessary, he will make the necessary changes to make it happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I have seen the terms of settlement the banks have made with some creditors at a local level and they have been fair and generous to some people. I would like to see that become the norm rather than people being pushed around the place, so to speak, and subject to receiving telephone calls 15 times over a weekend. It is in the interests of the banks to make sure their creditors are looked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: It is the NSA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Do not contact the embassy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Insolvency Service of Ireland: Discussion (17 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I am sorry I was not present for the entire presentation. If I repeat anything that has been said, someone should draw it to my attention and I will check the Official Report. The Chairman was also absent. In the course of the past two years, when the banks came before the committee, they were, to say the least, very bolshy. They said they did not do debt write-downs and that they would...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Debt (16 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: 915. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has made representation to, or has any contact with, any UK authorities agencies in connection with Irish citizens availing of the UK insolvency regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35095/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Terminations in every other jurisdiction for our patients are based on the 100% destruction of the foetus whereas in the limited cases that this legislation will apply there is a completely different ethos. That should be the basis of how we discuss this legislation during the course of the night. This is the only contribution I will make on this. The ethos of the Bill is about the early...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Even though my ethos is pro-life, we need to focus ourselves a little more for the rest of the course of this debate on what we are doing. The Members are wandering all over the place in this debate. I was wondering if there were 120 general practitioners up in the Visitors Gallery, would they be able to work out what we are legislating for here tonight. We need to be far more clear on the...

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: The Minister has five minutes to reply.

Estimates for Public Services 2013: Motion (11 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of this day: "That the Estimates for Public Services, Votes 1 to 10, inclusive, and Votes 20 to 40, inclusive, for the year ending 31 December 2013 be agreed to."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Would Mr. Flannery like to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I thank Mr. Flannery and all the witnesses for attending today. The meeting was very informative. We are exhausted trying to take it all in and in terms of what needs to be done. As evident from the tone of the members, we are positively disposed to what the representatives are doing and we should try to work together in the future to see if we can move it on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: That will have to be the end of the Deputy's contribution. Before Mr. Flannery responds, I wish to say a few words. All the delegates might like to make a few comments before we conclude. There should be as much as possible positive reasons for giving and there are many positive reasons for doing so. We are talking about incentives for giving but when we reflect on how the Irish people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I will ask Mr. Flannery to respond to some of the questions that have been asked and the delegates to give their concluding remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I remind members and delegates that we have run over time on this slot. Before calling Mr. Flannery to respond, I understand Mr. O'Hara wishes to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: I would like the other witnesses to make brief remarks on what has been said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: We have run over time somewhat, but I will call on Deputy Humphreys to make his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Liam Twomey: Before the witnesses respond, Ms Mortell mentioned that One Foundation expected other organisations would come on board and take over the role it played, but even in the good times this did not happen. She sees it increasingly unlikely it will happen in poorer times. From the collective experience of all the witnesses of how philanthropy works, what is it about Ireland that makes it more...