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Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions Bill) 2021: Second Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House. We in the Labour Party are also pleased to be supporting this Bill. I thank the Minister of State for engaging with the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment and providing us with a briefing on the Bill a number of weeks ago. We have seen two very serious challenges to workers’ rights...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Graham and Mr. Rogers from Retail Excellence for attending today. I thank also Mr. Doyle, Mr. Light and Ms Quinn. It is great to see them as worked alongside them for many years. There is very much a common agenda here in that we need to ensure the survival of the retail sector. It is the largest employer in the country, and one which is in every town, village, city and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Having talked to local businesses where I am based in Dublin Central, I am aware a deal have been done with some businesses and other businesses have been refused a deal. This is a serious issue. It would be helpful for this committee and for myself if Mr. Graham's organisation could undertake a survey of its members and provide us with the specific detail of its findings. Otherwise, it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Challenges Facing the Retail Sector: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank Mr. Graham.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I thank the Minister for joining us today. Like some of the others, I had lots of non-LPT questions as well for the Minister but I will confine them to the LPT for the time being. Head 5, regarding section 11 relates to the enhanced leasing scheme and the long-term leasing scheme, I welcome that the lessor is the liable person for the LPT. Are there any circumstances or situations where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Okay. Head 10, in respect of section 133 refers to the deferral and the phasing out of the adjustment of the income for mortgage interest payments. I want to understand the basis or grounds for phasing out that allowance or adjustment of the mortgage interest payment. Who will this phasing out apply to? It seems from my read of it that anybody who will be newly paying the local property...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I appreciate the initiative taken with regard to containing the change for a large number of households on the review of the bands. As I understand it, that adjustment of income for mortgage interest was put in place to deal with households that are low income and have mortgage interest payments to make. It would be very unfortunate to withdraw that now, particularly in our current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I refer to the movement from €25,000. The thresholds are being increased to €30,000 and €42,000. There is no provision in the Bill to allow for them to be indexed or increased in future years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: General Scheme of the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: This is a comment more than a question. The issue of the necessity for a vacant site tax or vacant house tax has been articulated by others. Many of us believe there is an urgency now in terms of the collation of the data the Minister is seeking to undertake in making these houses be registered in the context of LPT. I ask for a commitment on when the Minister expects his review of that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Last week, we saw the culmination of 80 years of work in the OECD with the reaching of an historic agreement for fair tax competition across the developed and developing world. However, the Government decided to stand apart from 131 other countries by not supporting the agreement in full. There are serious questions for the Government, to which we need answers in this House. We need to...

Seanad: Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I also very much welcome the Bill.At its heart is an amendment to the principal Act to broaden the list of those who are regulated under that Act and to ensure that the category of enforcement guard will be included on that list. I very much welcome section 4, which is the amendment to section 26 of the principal Act. It is important that the PSA can take action with regard to officers of...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Is the Senator pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Amendments Nos. 82 and 83 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Amendment No. 89 has been ruled out of order because it is a potential charge on the revenue.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Amendment No. 94 has been ruled out of order because it is a potential charge on the revenue.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Amendments Nos. 96 to 98, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Amendments Nos. 96 to 98, inclusive.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: Amendments Nos. 96 to 98 are grouped and amendment No. 101 is separate.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: I have to interrupt the Minister of State. We are guillotined to conclude at 7.35 p.m. Does the Minister of State want to finish his last sentence?

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Marie Sherlock: The time permitted for this debate having expired, I am required to put the following question in accordance with the order of the Seanad of this day: "That amendment No. 96 is hereby negatived in Committee and amendment No. 142 is hereby agreed to in Committee; in respect of each of the sections undisposed of, or as appropriate, the section, as amended, is hereby agreed to in Committee; and...