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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Procurement Service Framework Agreements (12 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: The National Procurement Service (NPS) is fully committed to encouraging the participation of SMEs in their nationwide competitions and has taken a number of steps to make this possible. In NPS competitions, the tender documents explicitly seek to encourage the participation of SMEs. A prime example of this is when the NPS decided to divide the office supplies contract into three individual...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Procurement Service Framework Agreements (12 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Managed Print Services (MPS) is a unique office print solution, where a supplier provides an all-inclusive service charged on a per click basis, that includes the provision of print/imaging devices at no capital cost to the public sector body. The supplier, in effect, provides the full infrastructure required for all day-to-day office printing. Research carried out by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Procurement Service Framework Agreements (12 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Government has taken several steps to encourage the participation of SMEs in their tender competitions. National Procurement Service (NPS) tender documents explicitly seek to encourage the participation of SMEs. They encourage SMEs who believe that the scope of a particular competition is beyond their technical or business capacity to explore the possibilities of forming relationships...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (12 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: The Office of Public Works allocated funding to Cork County Council of €350,000 under the Minor Flood Works and Coastal Protection Scheme in 2010 for channel capacity improvements for Clonakilty, of which €202,456 was drawn down by the end of 2012. OPW did not allocate any further funding for Clonakilty in 2012. Clonakilty was identified through the national Preliminary Flood...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Where do they stand?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: My understanding is that the protections we are including in section 100 are backdated.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Once a member states his intention to do it-----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Obviously not.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I am reliably informed that when the Minister, Deputy Noonan, was here he gave an assurance that he would examine some issues raised by Deputies. I am informed that he will do that and that he will inform Deputies in advance of Report Stage if he has decided to move on those. We will enter into bilateral discussions with the Deputies who have asked us to examine certain things again. There...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 104: In page 170, paragraph 1, lines 17 to 20, to delete subparagraphs (f) and (g) and substitute the following:“(f) in section 487(1)(a), in the definition of “group base tax”, by substituting “subparagraphs (IV)” for “subparagraph (IV)” (g) in section 766A(3A)(a)(i) by substituting “this section” for...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 105: In page 171, paragraph 2, line 1, to delete “and” and substitute the following:“(c) in section 82B by deleting paragraph (b) of subsection (3), (d) in section 127(2) by substituting “as the case may be, for the duty, including any surcharge incurred under section 14A(3), and interest” for “as the case may be” in the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 106: In page 172, lines 45 and 46, to delete paragraph 5 and substitute the following:“5. (a) Subject to subparagraphs (b) and (c), paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 have effect on and from the passing of this Act. (b) Subparagraph (h) of paragraph 1 has effect on and from 1 January 2013. (c) Subparagraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph 2 are deemed to have come into force and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I wish to go on the record as well. I was watching some of the debate in my office yesterday on commercial transactions. It was a good debate and I know the Minister, Deputy Noonan, appreciates the forthright way in which members of the committee, spokespeople, the Chairman and everyone else participated on Committee Stage. It is an important part of the Finance Bill. I thank all our...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I am not sure if the Deputy was here for the debate on section 40. I understand a very detailed discussion took place at that point which dealt with the issue of partnerships. This is consequent on the changes made to section 40. Furthermore, in the previous section, we dealt with the question of double taxation, one of Deputy Boyd Barret's old chestnuts. The principle of ensuring that...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Yes. It follows from section 40.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: Yes. This was discussed in detail yesterday, as I understand it.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I think Deputy Mathews is doing a great job.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 102: In page 145, subsection (1), lines 49 and 50, to delete paragraph (x) and substitute the following:“and”.This is a technical amendment which deletes paragraph (x) of subsection (1). Paragraph (x) was making a change to section 529 in order to insert a reference to section 960H, being the section in the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 that deals with the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: My understanding is that we are requiring more information, which I presume the Deputy will be happy about and we are providing that the information can be submitted electronically.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Brian Hayes: I move amendment No. 103: In page 153, subsection (4)(c), line 12, after “date” to insert “of the”. This amendment relates to section 97 and addresses a drafting issue in that section. It is simply correcting a drafting error.