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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Has there been an economic assessment of the change? Clearly, many of the representations made raise concerns about its potentially negative impact on the tourism sector and certain commercial sectors which have an involvement in car leasing. There has been a large amount of advertising of the notion of fly drive holidays in Ireland, particularly in the west in the context of the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Would the Minister agree to carry out an assessment and share it with us? I am conscious from my experience of the tourism industry that it is very price sensitive. We have a number of sensitivities that are particularly acute at the moment. One is the likely impact of Brexit, the immediate significance of which, as the Minister knows, relates to currency fluctuations. We are talking...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 148:In page 130, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 78A of Finance Act 2003 (relief for small breweries) 40.Section 78A of the Finance Act 2003 is amended in subsection (1)(a) by substituting “60,000 hectolitres” for “40,000 hectolitres with effect from 1 January 2019”.”. I commend the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: There is a problem for businesses in Ireland. Pearse Lyons, who sadly died this year, was doing great work in the microbrewing and microdistilling sector ten or 15 years ago when he came back to Ireland. He got people to think about brewing and distilling. Many developments have taken place since then. It is particularly noticeable that areas which have not enjoyed the kind of foreign...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: On the 31 March deadline, has the Minister prepared transitional, roll-over legislation to cover the interim period when there may be a transition? I know we all hope that will last as long as possible but many agreements between Ireland and the United Kingdom will clearly be fundamentally changed when the United Kingdom formally and fully exits the European Union as they have suggested they...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I understand that but given the context of this discussion, would it be helpful if we discussed it in more detail because for instance, there are many people such as hauliers in Ireland who transit to and from the UK? Have there been discussions about what such people will be required to do because there will definitely be changes in legal status and potentially in taxation status also? ...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I ask the Minister about his approach to BEPS and the current situation with the Commission's investigations and inquiries into Irish compliance. Would the Minister share with us any additional inquiries by the Commission that may be under way concerning companies operating in or out of Ireland that are similar to the Apple case? My understanding is that the Commission might pursue a number...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: On amendment No.157, I acknowledge that this time last year, I raised the issue of the Minister and his officials meeting Christian Aid. I acknowledge that those meetings did take place and that Christian Aid was happy to be involved in such discussions. In this very complex area, it is worthwhile talking to organisations like Christian Aid that are trying to pursue an approach to global...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 158:In page 142, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "Report on proposals for digital tax 60.The Minister shall within one month from the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the merits of a digital tax regime as proposed by a number of European Union Member States, indicating how such a tax might operate, the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: That was a fairly extensive commentary and one of the first that the Minister has made on this issue. It is useful that he has opened a conversation about digital tax. There is a need for a fresh report because since the previous report was issued there has been an enormous change in the landscape and in attitudes. The Minister is correct that certain countries have identified...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: We are not dealing with amendment No. 159. Is that correct?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Yes. The last statement made by the Minister is deeply regrettable. This is the national Parliament. Notwithstanding the fact that the Minister is involved in negotiations, that he is unwilling to place an informed, updated report before the Parliament of the people is deeply regrettable. It is the wrong position for a Minister to adopt.

Apprenticeships: Motion [Private Members] (7 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I am glad this motion is before the House. The issue of the redevelopment and expansion of the apprenticeship system is vital to our future economic success. When I became part of the last Government in 2011 the apprenticeship system had collapsed. In fact, much of my time was spent trying to help people whose apprenticeships had collapsed. The idea was to help them through various...

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Yesterday afternoon at the Joint Committee on Education and Skills, the Minister agreed that he would have an inquiry and I suggested to him that such an inquiry would need to have somebody very experienced and competent in building and technical issues, for example, a structural engineer and-or architect. Furthermore, a reputable senior counsel would also be needed because, as the Minister...

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: To clarify-----

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: Is it the case that each spokesperson has three minutes, while the Minister has three of the six minutes? If there is time remaining before the debate concludes, will time be allowed for another round?

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: That is fine.

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: It should be noted that we have just come through a presidential election in which one candidate made wild and wrong allegations about, for instance, the Traveller community as a whole. It says something about data in Ireland that many people believed much of the negative trolling on social media and the different stories that had currency. It was a terrible period for people from the...

Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: I urge caution. When I was in the Department, I had a number of discussions with civil servants when I found out about these cases to see whether we could establish within the Department a data board consisting for the most part of people external to the Department in order that there could be a constant vigilance as to how protective the Department was. As we all know, there are a number...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2018)

Joan Burton: The CEO of AIB, Bernard Byrne, will be leaving the bank to join the Davy Group. There is, as the Taoiseach knows, a cap on pay, bonuses, remuneration and benefits of €500,000 per annum for senior staff in State-owned banks. I understand external consultants from consultancy firm Korn Ferry are being paid over €140,000 to compile a report on whether the cap should be lifted....