Results 121-140 of 583 for speaker:Tom Barry

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: Mr. Griffin cannot say four outages is ahead of expectations. Has the regulator a responsibility in this? PLI paid big money to get all these systems put in place. I am sure it was not delighted to see them collapse.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: I thank the Chair and welcome the witnesses. It is always good to discuss the future of agriculture rather than look back. I think it is noteworthy that a whole generation lost out because of the milk quota that was introduced in 1983, me being one of them. I grew up on a dairy farm where expansion was not possible. The witnesses mentioned a few things and I will rattle through them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: For a milk price of 28 cent per litre, that puts the average farmer at a 5.1 cent margin. I can tell Dr. O'Dwyer - Deputy Deering mentioned this earlier - that there is a lot of paying off for in-calf heifers of €2,500 with a net profit of 5.1 cent per litre. One could get to the fifth lactation before one would see anything. I got out of milk in 1991 - one could guess my age based...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: Fourteen per cent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: I have an additional question. I probably did not explain myself properly, but I was trying to get across a concept on which Professor Boyle had put his finger, namely, the value of a farmer running a business as a policy maker. Farmers might look at all of the facts, be they financial or based on analysis, and make a decision on them. Many farmers want to engage in the raw digging and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: How could it not include it? I would love to see the data with everything included. If we had them, we would have a true reflection of the industry. The figure in my head, 40 cent per litre, is more reflective of where we need to be. I know that we are price takers in many respects, but I would hate to feel we are encouraging people to enter the industry, expand too rapidly and take on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: My comment was not a criticism but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector and Annual Report 2013: Teagasc (10 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: That might make the figures worse.

Dairy Sector: Statements (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: Hear, hear.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Valuation (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: I have also come across the issue with wind turbines. We cannot undermine the wind industry with this Bill, which would be an unintended consequence. I have briefed the Minister of State on the matter and I ask him to bring it to the attention of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy White, because it crosses over into that area. While we all have our views...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill. It is a very emotive and serious issue. The dreadful fear and worry of being in a position where one may lose the family home is very hard to define. One almost has to be there to understand how serious it is. We must be careful, however, about any solutions we reach relating to very different times. A unique situation occurred in this...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: I am all for some of the other items listed and would even discuss the split mortgage option. I have put forward many recommendations in the past and the Keane report has spoken about it. If a person is in debt to the extent of €300,000 and can afford interest and principal on €150,000 while the balance is parked, inflation means that whoever inherits that house will have a...

Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: All I am saying is that if one wants to put something into legislation, one must be careful. I agree that there are banks which have written down while others have not. That variablility is causing frustration. I saw one bank this week which handed out an annual statement to one of its customers with the debit and credit sides but which gave no total for a full year. The person asked me a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility (3 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who is currently subject to a contract under the rural environment protection scheme transfers ownership of land to a son, whether that person will be deemed to have broken the contract, or whether the contract will continue in place with the new farmer. [8803/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (3 Mar 2015)

Tom Barry: 321. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the protocol to be followed by persons who wish to join An Garda Síochána; and the protocol and procedures they must follow to meet a full application. [8964/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Tom Barry: Mr. O'Callaghan is very welcome. I am glad to hear the number of live files is lower than what was stated. The wording is probably not ideal. Every time somebody goes to appeal with the Revenue Commissioners, it is a pre-hearing, a negotiation or an engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Tom Barry: Given that I run a business, I am well aware of the procedure. In my experience, Revenue is very fair. There should be a timeframe for the length of time one spends with Revenue before a case trips into the jurisdiction of the Office of the Appeal Commissioners. Tightening of time concentrates everybody's minds. I am completely against holding these appeals in public. Many businesses...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Tom Barry: If the person is found to be in the right, none of it should be in the public domain. If a person is found to be right, why would any impediment apply to his or her business?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Tom Barry: I buy the argument. Sole traders' accounts are not made public, while limited companies have abridged accounts. There is leeway. I encourage Mr. O'Callaghan to try to expand the list of exemptions. This is probably up for discussion. If a process is in appeal, does the four-year rule still apply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Draft Heads of Finance (Tax Appeals Commission) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Tom Barry: Is the Appeal Commissioner's determination final?