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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (4 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 291. To ask the Minister for Health when an assessment for support services will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29546/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Provision (4 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will agree to a request made in a letter sent by a group (details supplied) in County Donegal to meet with him, the relevant Ministers and local Houses of the Oireachtas Members to discuss a section of the proposed Ten-T priority route project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29631/18]

Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: All they need is the tent.

Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an mBille seo agus tréaslaím leis an Teachta Wallace as an Bhille a chur os comhair na Tí anocht. The greatest challenge and, indeed, risk to our economy is the housing issue, in particular the supply of housing and house price and rent inflation. House price inflation has been at its highest rate in the last number of years, running at...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Irish Road Haulage Association is probably not so concerned with the equalisation of excise duty but that if it happens, it wants its members to get rebates.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: If we park the idea that a rebate would happen for the haulage sector, does the Irish Road Haulage Association believe that equalisation of diesel and petrol is a good idea?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I understand that, based on the figures the Irish Road Haulage Association has provided. Ms Murphy mentioned that the baseline was €1; is that correct?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: That is set down in legislation through a Finance Act a number of years ago.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: What does that mean? If road hauliers are charged more than €1-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Is there an upper limit on that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: As Ms Murphy has mentioned the benefit is minimal.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Currently the sector is able to benefit from the rebate but the benefit is very small. As Ms Murphy said, it is less than 1 cent per litre. If there was equalisation, the cost of diesel would increase. That would mean the benefit to the sector would increase also.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I was about to make that point. There would be no requirement to reduce the baseline. All that would be needed would be to increase the limit to which the sector could benefit.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Parking that to one side, if there was no upper limit of 7.5 cent and if equalisation was introduced, the association's members would not be adversely affected because they would simply get a larger rebate. Would that be the case?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Explain that to me.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I am not sure if the association provided us with that detail. It would be helpful if we had it.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Has the association done calculations on the basis of a base rate for the rebate being set at 85 cent per litre given that it is the level that would neutralise any impact of equalisation or would that create an additional incentive?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I am well aware of that. I have extended family members involved in the sector and I am well aware of the challenges.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Environmental Impact of Fiscal Instruments: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Jul 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The €22 million cost is based on having the lower base for the rebate and increasing the rebate rate to 15 cent. That is not taking on board the benefits that could accrue to the State from hauliers purchasing their fuel-----