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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (21 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We are doing it and have been engaging with the Revenue Commissioners on the issue.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (21 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I would be lost without the Ministers of State, Deputies O'Donovan and D'Arcy.

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: From the Seanad (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I would not do that now, Mick, would I?

Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2019: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions this evening. I will provide some figures that did not get mentioned. I will make reference to some of the Government Departments that have been touched on. The capital allocation for the Department of Education and Skills for this year will be €941 million. Last year it was €745 million. The allocation for the Department of...

Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2019: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----that there is not integrity in the figures I have put before the House this evening. That is not a situation in which I want to put myself or the House and it is why I ask that the House support the referral of these Revised Estimates to the relevant committees.

Presentation and Circulation of Further Revised Estimates 2019: Motion (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That, notwithstanding Standing Order 182(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business or the Resolution of the Dáil of 19th December, 2018, the following Further Revised Estimate for the Public Services for the year ending 31st December, 2019, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 20th February, 2019, being a date...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have full confidence in the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, because in my tenure I have worked with him and seen at first hand his competence, integrity, extraordinary work ethic and his commitment to doing an incredibly demanding job to the best of his considerable ability every day. This leaves me in no doubt. Not only should I have confidence in him but this House should have...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We have seen continued progress in delivering health outcomes for citizens. That has happened because of the contribution and dedication of the Minister, Deputy Harris.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: When I heard Sinn Féin Members speak earlier during the opening part of the debate - we will hear more from them in a moment - I heard either scant or dreary reference to patients. All that inflames their passions is attacking Fine Gael or attacking Fianna Fáil.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: They are not interested in better health outcomes. They are only interested in the outcomes for Sinn Féin.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: They are not interested in the national interest. They are interested in their own interests.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: That is why this Government will be supporting the Minister, Deputy Harris, and that is why this motion should be rejected.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I chose the right moment to walk in.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87, 89 and 95 to 97, inclusive, together. Under the VAT Consolidation Act, the standard rate of VAT applies to all food supplements, which are not foods in the ordinary and everyday meaning of the word. However, a longstanding concession provided through Revenue guidance permitted the zero rating of certain types of food supplements (vitamins, minerals and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, in 2018 the Government announced it would cease the appointment of new public interest directors (PIDs), in the banks in which the State holds a shareholding and reform the process by which State nominees were appointed to the board of the banks. Future appointments will be made on foot of my rights as shareholder in each of the banks and not using the powers...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Remuneration (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my response of 12 February 2019 in which I provided details of NAMA staff remuneration for 2018. It is important to highlight that the total of 98 staff, who were in receipt of remuneration in excess of €100,000 per annum outlined in that response, also included staff members who were employed and left NAMA during 2018. Per my response to a PQ of a similar...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. I am advised by Revenue that cash is seized by them, in accordance with the Criminal Justice Act 1994, as amended by the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005, if it is believed to be from the proceeds of crime. Details of cash seizure for each of the years 2009-2018 for each of the locations listed is shown in the following tables. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the objective of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 -2030 is to increase on an incremental basis the use and knowledge of Irish as a community language through nine areas of action: 1. Education 2. The Gaeltacht 3. Family Transmission of the Language – Early Intervention 4. Administration, Services and Community 5. Media and Technology 6....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept. This position is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. As previously advised to the Deputy in my reply to Question 6323/19, Revenue issued a compromise settlement offer (in lieu of forfeiture) to the person on 28 January 2019 following correspondence received from him in October 2018. Revenue has confirmed that the person has now agreed to the terms of the compromise settlement and payment...