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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: Is it 15% of the non-fee paying requests?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: I will revert to Deputy Sean Fleming's point on school transport and the Minister's concession that some of that material will now be subject to FOI legislation. That is welcome, as the more extensive the scope of the legislation, the better. Some of the issues about commercial semi-State bodies that we are discussing are interesting. On a future date it is likely that we will acknowledge...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Sub-Committee (12 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: I go back to my original observation. There is an issue at stake in respect of the fees and the Minister has outlined his position. It is not impossible for us to do two things simultaneously, one of which is to proceed with the consideration of Committee Stage because we are unlikely to reach the relevant section today anyway.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Sub-Committee (12 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: I have seen the observations made by the National Union of Journalists, NUJ, and others. They are vague and all encompassing, but they do not substantiate their concerns in any great detail. It is not impossible for us at the same time to assimilate the views, and to have it circulated to members and consider it, by the time we reach the Committee Stage dealing with amendments to section...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Sub-Committee (12 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: Yes.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Select Sub-Committee (12 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: It takes some neck that the last speaker, who effectively emasculated the 1997 legislation in 2003, would come in to lecture us about the effectiveness or otherwise of what is proposed. Having said that, I think members have been put in somewhat of an invidious position because of the late changes announced by the Minister in his amendments in recent days. It does, to some extent, make it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (12 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: 498. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the eligibility criteria for a couple over 70 years for a medical card is no longer double that of the single applicant over 70 as was previous custom and practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48369/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: I welcome Mr. Carrigan and his colleagues. I have two questions. In the context of the recent crisis in Cyprus we saw a hit on deposit holders. Where does the establishment of the single resolution mechansim-resolution fund leave the issue of the deposit guarantee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: That extends to all deposit holders regardless of whether they EU citizens or form outside the EU.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: My second question relates to the accountability of this board to the Commission, the Parliament and domestic parliaments. Has that been considered?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: This is one of the problems of asking questions in an omnibus fashion. I will take the Chairman's advice in future. I made reference to the 35% who had made all of their bank details available and to the reference in the legislation to the tax being due on or before 1 January. This appears to be the stick being used to beat those who have not given all their bank details. How can the law...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: If I have a question for you, Chairman, I will ask it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: It should be in Cork.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: That is one of the options.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: I will try to be as concise as possible. I thank Ms Feehily and her colleagues for being here and they may recall that I wrote to the Revenue Commissioners on 6 September on this issue, as I anticipated the problem that would be caused when seeking compliance for 1 January. I asked that the date be moved to 31 March. Will the witness comment on the fact that we are dealing with compliance...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: As we see the troika members booking their flights leaving Ireland, which is welcome, and we regain our economic sovereignty, we will continue to be in a delicate position for many years to come as we struggle to generate wealth and distribute wealth in a fair and equitable way. I agree with Deputy McHugh. The opportunity is now to plan for a balanced, regionally sustainable recovery. That...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: The Minister needs to do so. The single parent tax credit is the issue on which I have received most representations. We must acknowledge that while some parents may wish to abscond from their parental duties, the majority of people take their parenting responsibilities exceptionally seriously even if their marital circumstances have broken down.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: It is unfortunate that the Government falls into the response of assuming that most men walk away from parental duties; they do not. The Minister has sent a signal that he will deal with this in some way by apportioning the tax credit to one party or the other where either party may not have a taxable income. Where there is a court agreed apportionment of custody in light of financial...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: We have some Opposition Members in the Chamber.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Creed: The dismal science.