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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Banking (6 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The schedule attached to this reply sets out the details of public bank accounts for Irish Prison Service in each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019 sanctioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform since its establishment in July 2011. As can be seen from the schedule attached to this reply and reflecting the administrative structures in place in the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (6 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no plans currently to carry out either geophysical or archaeological examinations at Kilmainham Gaol in respect of the Invincibles' burial place.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (6 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A notification was issued to all Personnel Officers/HR managers in December 2014 advising them that current applications were being put on hold and that further applications for transfer of service under the Public Service Transfer Service and the IASS were not being accepted pending further details from the IASS. A formal notification was not issued to Personnel Officers/HR Managers in June 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have set out in the following table details of the amount spent on social media advertising and online promoted content by means of sidebar, above the line and pop website ads in 2018 and to date in 2019. Amount Spent on Social Media Year Campaign Platform Cost  2018 IGEES AP Recruitment  Competition  Facebook and LinkedIn (Pop Website Ads) €553.50...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (6 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the following table.To date in 2019, there has been no such expenditure. Year Company Amount Spent 2018 Mindshare Media Ireland Ltd. for MyGovID awareness campaign €76,948.91

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (6 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: An Office of Public Works (OPW) senior Property Manager has arranged to visit the site referred to by the Deputy during the second week of March.  Once the site visit is complete a decision will be made on the application to remove the burden.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In reply to Deputy Michael McGrath's question, the Central Bank has the power to stop any insurance company from issuing new products. It is well aware of this issue and I am confident that it will deal with any insurance policies being issued that does not have full consumer protection and a legal underpinning. Deputies Michael McGrath and Pearse Doherty asked about our assessment of...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank will have to be notified by an insurance company and my expectation is that it will publish some form of index or other publication detailing the companies that have not taken sufficient action. This is why we have a run off period of three years. If the Central Bank were to form the view that there is not adequate consumer awareness of this issue then a three year run off...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Assuming this provision is enacted, there will be no issue across this period in relation to claims or the operation of policies. The whole purpose of this section is to ensure the maintenance of the status quo. However, this section is somewhat different from others in the Bill in that it contains a time limit. I will take on board what Deputy Pearse Doherty said about consumer...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are two levels to this. Current EU directives do not permit duty free shops on the land frontier. Ireland may not, therefore, operate a duty free shop on a land frontier. This is why I told the Deputy that, if this scenario developed, it would do so at ports and airports under EU law. The next question relates to what the policy framework would be if we found ourselves in a...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes, that is my current position in light of the significant passenger traffic between the UK and Ireland. That is what I will plan to do, but I wish to indicate that this section will be subject to a commencement order.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We have enough of an evidence base to know that, in the absence of this decision, there would be a significant tax base risk. It would not be appropriate for me to give an indication now, but if the UK were to decide to move into a duty free environment, the consequences for us would be so significant that my intention would then be to reciprocate. As is the case with any measure, we would...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: That would be dependent on whether any business interest or operator wanted to deal with any of those places.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: That in turn would require authorisation from the Revenue Commissioners. A process would have to be gone through whereby the Revenue Commissioners would need to form an assessment.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In that kind of scenario, the customs authorities would need to work together to form a view on the matter.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 41:In page 35, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 58 of Act of 2010 53. Section 58(2) of the Act of 2010 is amended—(a) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):“(a) the supply of a traveller’s qualifying goods, where the total value of that supply of goods, including tax, is more than...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On a point of order, most of the questions the Deputies put to me refer to amendment No. 42 to section 61, which is the following amendment, but I can answer the questions-----

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On the questions to put to me, Deputy Michael McGrath's interpretation of the amendment is correct. We will be making a decision and triggering what we are going to do when we are clear on what the United Kingdom is actually going to do. On Deputy Pearse Doherty's question, what the UK has said publicly so far is that it is not be planning to bring in a duty free scheme. The UK will have to...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I apologise to the Deputies for not being here for the start of the section but I believe I heard the points that were put. The first question was whether all of these sections seek to maintain the status quoand the answer is that they do. I believe all Deputies have been briefed on that point. I was also asked if these policies would apply indefinitely. In the event of a disorderly Brexit...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Any tax measure to which I am contemplating making a change is contained in this Bill. I am not considering any further measure beyond what has been indicated here. Deputy McGrath asked about the European Union. The vast majority, if not all, of the different measures contained in the Bill are through exercise of our national sovereignty in the tax area. The Union is aware of the...