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Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister for explaining to me the difference between a parliamentary question and an amendment to legislation. I understand the difference but I thank him very much for his generous explanation. This amendment is not a parliamentary question. I am not solely seeking the information the Minister outlined. I am seeking a report on the potential introduction of rate changes in...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 3, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “Report into differential rates for owners of multiple properties 3. The Minister shall within six months from the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Eireann a report on the potential introduction of differential rates of local property tax on residential properties under this Act...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (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)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is just one issue that I want to ask about which is related to Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances. Specifically, I refer to the An Post pensioners who were transferred to An Post in 1984. At that time, as I am sure the Minister is aware, under the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act, they were guaranteed that they would not have less favourable pension conditions...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation (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)
Vote 43 - Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (Revised) (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have one very quick follow-up question. Is there anything that can be done to speed up the process and to ensure their rights under the 1983 Act are upheld?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Protected Disclosures (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the formal determination of the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner (details supplied); if he agrees that his Department is a competent authority to follow up on this protected disclosure under EU Regulation 376/2014 and Directive 2019/1937; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Corporate Governance (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposed omnibus amendments to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); the safeguards that are in place to mitigate the potential negative impact of removing thousands of companies from their CSRD responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34994/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the teacher allocation in a primary school (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34757/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Taoiseach did rattle off a range of figures about inflation but did not acknowledge the real hardship people face in terms of grocery prices. I ask him to acknowledge that. Last week, his Government took the decision to lift the pay caps for senior high-paid bankers. Newspapers reported that means, for instance, the annual package of the head of AIB could go from €500,000 to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: Well, if the Taoiseach were listening, the question was whether is he going to act-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: -----to ensure all supermarket chains have to declare their profits in full detail.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I, too, welcome the Little Blue Heroes and the gardaí and commend everyone involved in that. Listening to the Taoiseach's answers I wonder does he get it at all. He was presented with the stark reality people face in terms of grocery prices and he rattled off a list of numbers and inflation rates rather than acknowledging the real difficulties people are facing when they do their...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a few questions for the Minister for Finance and a few for the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. I thank both for attending. Does the Minister for Finance have a view on why we are behind on corporation tax receipts by comparison with this time last year?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister stated that most of the money associated with the underlying deficit, minus what could be windfall corporation tax receipts, is being used for capital expenditure but some is being used for current expenditure. Could he give the level for current expenditure? Does he have concerns about what could be corporation tax receipts being used for current expenditure? Is that not poor...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: So, the majority of what we have been referring to here as an underlying deficit, or what the Parliamentary Budget Office has been referring to, is on the current side rather than the capital side. Does the Minister have a breakdown for that?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: There is a great risk because if a small number of corporations paying the tax relocated, we would have a deficit in current expenditure. Capital expenditure is investment for the future.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am asking questions here and the Minister is eating into my time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: As the Minister knows-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: As the Minister knows, we support measures to broaden the tax base. We-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have a couple of amendments, and if the Minister accepts them I can guarantee support. He is eating into my time.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cian O'Callaghan: I have tabled amendments to widen the tax base further in respect of the local property tax rules.