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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am working with my own Department on the matter because I am aware of the concern around this issue. I will not be blurring the space between this House, the Government and the Revenue Commissioners. There are many in this House who should know the consequences if we go down that path.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We will not get any from you. Hope springs eternal.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 12 together. I was listening to what the Deputy said. I will give him a brief answer. Of course I am aware of the strain to which the Deputy is referring. The problem of rising premia in respect of motor insurance in particular was the main impetus for the establishment of the cost of insurance working group, chaired by the Minister of State,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Insurance Costs (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I will respond to the three questions that have been put to me. Deputy Brendan Smith asked where we stand on the national claims information database. The legislation for this database as enacted in December. Work is now under way to get it up and running. The legal and legislative work in this regard has now been completed. The Deputy's second question was on the dedicated Garda fraud...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 13 and 28. I dealt with this matter earlier on but I will reaffirm that I will not be changing my position or that of the Government in respect of taxation policy within the European Commission and European Union. I am at a loss to understand Sinn Féin's view of the European Union. On the one hand it acknowledges and lauds the support it offers in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fiscal Policy (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I agree with the Deputy that the equilibrium within the European Union will change as the United Kingdom departs. The Government has acknowledged this on a number of occasions. What used to be out largest and most significant ally on a number of policy matters will no longer be around the table. The Deputy is correct in that regard. We have now redoubled our efforts to secure a group of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy. It is great to hear about the initiative to which he referred. As he stated, there must be somebody who is willing to buy the products. In some instances, consumers may well be buying products without being aware of their origin. In others, this is not the case. I am interested in finding out a little bit more about the work to which the Deputy referred, if he has any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue is bringing forward the regulations necessary to support the amendments to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy met officials to discuss these matters and I can confirm that relevant Labour Court interventions raised have been considered as part of these preparations. Officials from Revenue have also been working with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have already acknowledged to the Deputy, when debating the Finance Bill, my belief that there should be a link between the State making resources available to a particular company through tax expenditure for the provision of employment and being confident that such employment is provided and that there are no repeated issues regarding the nature of the employment and its compatibility with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of how employment law is applied in various sectors is, as the Deputy might appreciate, a matter for the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and, therefore, I am not in position to answer the Deputy's question. As already stated, where we differ is that I do not believe the availability of tax relief for projects is likely to address all of the issues he has raised....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The specific commitment that I gave, as the Deputy will, I hope, remember, is that we would consider the issue quickly at the start of this year, which we are doing. As he will be aware, we are experiencing a trend at the moment where we are seeing change within independent bookmakers because of changes that have happened in consumer behaviour and because of the growth of larger companies...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We did try to find alternative ways of doing this last year. We engaged with the sector and we worked in last year's tax strategy group process but I recall the debate we had in the House about this on the Finance Bill and I said that we would look to see if an alternative and credible way was to be found of doing this. As the Deputy might appreciate, I am surrounded by sectors who are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I acknowledge the fact that the Deputy has raised this issue with me in many different debates. The threat that fuel fraud and the illicit alcohol and tobacco trades pose to legitimate business, consumers and the Exchequer is clear and I am assured by the Revenue Commissioners that combatting such criminality continues to be a priority for them. Steps taken by Revenue to combat the illegal...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I agree entirely with the Deputy. The view the Revenue Commissioners have given me, which may interest him, is that the problem of fuel fraud has been massively reduced. Revenue's current assessment is that it has made a lot of progress to almost eradicate the issue. The Deputy may well have a different view and may be aware of more recent developments in this. I will pass those concerns...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Union Lending (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This is a question that has been asked, and answered, many times. I last answered it in the Dáil last October and my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy English, also answered it during oral parliamentary questions a few weeks ago. Each time, it has clearly been stated that the Government is not and has never committed to establishing a special purpose vehicle, SPV, on behalf of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Union Lending (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's second question, it will have to meet the regulatory requirements of the Central Bank in respect of the operation of credit unions. It will have to do that. In respect of the work of the Minister of State, Deputy English, which the Deputy touched on, maybe it is the case that the Minister of State was referring to specific areas of housing policy but I would have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Union Lending (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to Deputy Eugene Murphy's question, I cannot ensure this will happen because if part of our economy, credit union or banking sector decides it wants to participate in this, we can only do so much. In response to Deputy Michael McGrath, from the point of view of the Department of Finance, we now believe that we have done all we can to facilitate the set-up of such an entity. It...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tax Code (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The increase in the betting duty rate from 1% to 2%, and the betting intermediary duty rate from 15% to 25%, came into effect on 1 January. At this point in the year it is still too early to draw any conclusions on the impact of these increases. Receipts from betting duty represented less than 1% of all excise receipts in 2017 and this is likely to be the case in 2018. In addition, there...

Ceistanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): National Treasury Management Agency Bonds (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The answer I gave a moment ago hopefully indicated to the Deputy that we are open to using the issuing of bonds such as this to fund infrastructural activity that meets the needs for either clean transport or green energy. It will not surprise the Deputy to hear that I am concerned about specifying formally that any form of borrowing or tax revenue has to be directly linked into specific...

Ceistanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): National Treasury Management Agency Bonds (14 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: It is a good thing that the Deputy is nowhere near the standards of Deputy Mattie McGrath, who decides what his answer is going to be before I give my answer. I said that the essence of a green bond is that it is directed at particular types of projects we want to go ahead with, and that these are some of the types of projects a green bond might be able to fund. We can then explain to...