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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Tax Appeals Commission (Revised) (28 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: If we went through the 290-page document in full detail, we would never get to the bottom of it, however, I have two questions on that. First, is that full detail available to us for our consumption? In other words, if we wanted to drill further down on anything, is there any place where we would have to request it or is it available somewhere? My second question relates to the Estimates....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: I would not be as up to speed as the Minister, but someone told me the other day that Google Maps is an AI tool, so we probably have them, are using them and do not even know it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: I want to go back to some of the comments the Minister made. We need to get away from the boom-bust cycle and become like Switzerland. This is how I would like to see the country go, whereby we constantly invest in infrastructure and build housing but at sustainable levels. This comes back to one of my questions on something the Minister mentioned earlier. I refer to five-year forecasts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: We speak about tariffs, and the line we have often spouted is that we control what we can control. Many things are outside of control. The biggest thing as regards our economy and our income is expenditure. We have a lot of control over our spending. The Minister answered my question on measures to improve cost control. They are all very worthy, but we need to do a lot more work in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: It is something we should be all over. I do not think we can ever take it for granted. We have much more work to do. I want to go back to the tariffs. We all know how dependent we are on US corporations for our corporation tax. This has been a good thing. I would not regret for one second the magnificent boon it has given to the country and the great things it has done in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Developments in the Economy in the Year to Date: Minister for Finance (28 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: Deputy Brennan mentioned infrastructure. I will not go into that. I see infrastructure as an investment. It is not like current spending. There is a return on it. For instance, the new wastewater treatment plant in Arklow cost €140 million. It can generate 36,000 population equivalents. Let us say that is 10,000 houses potentially. The VAT on those houses and the development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (22 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: 42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to CAO places given the adjustment in grades due to the class of 2025, to give the students of 2025 the same opportunity for access to their selected courses when competing against students from previous years particularly 2020-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26355/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing course fees for third level courses, for example, nursing, based on the hours of work placement being completed versus the hours spent in the college facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26356/25]

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: I will highlight a totally unfair flaw in the operation of the fair deal scheme as it relates to land transfers. This is causing great financial hardship for families. I will explain how this operates. This rule must be changed. In over 20 years in politics, I have never come across such an unfair system. I have raised this matter previously. If a family transfers land within five years...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: I thank Mr. McDonagh for coming here. His honesty is much appreciated. I had a couple of questions that are specifically NAMA-related, but given Mr. McDonagh's experience and knowledge over the last 15 years, I would like to pick his brain a little bit. Following on from what Deputy O'Callaghan asked, has Mr. McDonagh particular suggestions about how we should do things differently? He...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: It was modular.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: The other aspect is closer interaction between the local authorities and the Department. I see gaps there. Does Mr. McDonagh have a comment on that?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: That is fine. We are agreed on that. I have two points on NAMA. First, the original NAMA Act gave the agency responsibility for bank loans and the power to be a debt collector. However, the Act also envisaged a wider social responsibility and that is what I want to focus on. NAMA had control of huge swathes of development land all over the country. It had access to money and could...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: Mr. McDonagh is happy that NAMA delivered on the social housing aspect under the Act and built enough houses.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: That is fine. NAMA took over the loans of five banks, namely Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Life and Permanent, Bank of Ireland, AIB and Irish Nationwide. Can Mr. McDonagh rank the banks in order of returns to the taxpayer? He must have a feel for which of the banks performed best in this regard.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: Did NAMA ever carry out an analysis? Did Mr. McDonagh ever think that a particular bank, for example, Anglo, did better than expected? Surely he had a sense of the different banks. This is out of curiosity-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: It was never done. It was never split out on the basis of the five banks.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: I am surprised that the big-picture statistic was never developed.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Dissolution of National Asset Management Agency: Discussion (21 May 2025)

Edward Timmins: Not even with a random sample.