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Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: What always seems to be missing every time this issue is raised is the fact that, as part of the proposal being put to the Government, those who are interested in making what is proposed happen require a significant degree of capital to do it. This is at the heart of why the Department of Finance has to consider this matter very carefully. It is not stuck; it is being reviewed and analysed,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding of what will happen is laid out in the text of the public service stability agreement. It states the Public Service Pay Commission has given an undertaking to issue a report on recruitment and retention issues, focusing initially on the health service, as the Deputy said. The Department of Health and I have made a submission to the commission, as has the INMO. I expect the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I know this is a very important matter but I am not in a position to give a full answer to the Deputy on it today. Perhaps if he tables a topical issue, with the consent of the Ceann Comhairle, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine can deal with the matter.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is well aware of the legal framework and precedent in respect of discussions which take place at Cabinet. This Cabinet had conducted many discussions on many matters over the last two years that have not reached the public arena and not been the subject of inquiry and debate. The Taoiseach has, on a number of occasions, outlined the responsibilities of Cabinet members in respect...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016, if that is what the Deputy is referring to, is on Committee Stage currently. I understand a number of amendments are being prepared and that work is under way on those amendments currently.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There is no evidence currently available to us that there is any difference in how different laboratories are performing in respect of the analysis and reviewing of these tests.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On the question Deputy Smith has put to me, if the HSE made that commitment to the Deputy or to an Oireachtas committee it should supply that information. After these questions I will contact the HSE to see where it stands. On the broader charge the Deputy has put to us in respect of how we mind our citizens and how we mind the health of women today, I have already outlined to a number of...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is correct that I met the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, some weeks ago while I was in Bulgaria at a meeting of European finance ministers. The Tánaiste is in the UK today and will also meet the Chancellor and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington, to review where negotiations stand and once again articulate the Irish national interest in the...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Many of the issues at the epicentre - to use the Deputy's phrase - of how the United Kingdom will leave the European Union are crystalised in the very issues with which the Government and Dáil are dealing. Many of the issues that are at the heart of Britain's future relationship with the European Union in respect of customs policy, access to the Single Market and the role of the European...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy made the point that he found it difficult, or even impossible, to imagine what it would be like to walk the journey Emma is walking this morning and how we would deal with and what we would say to those whom we love and to our own families. We often come across tragic situations, but our ability to understand them or to walk in the shoes of those affected is so constrained because...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I will respond to one of the points the Deputy put to me, which, of course, is prompted by the tragedy that we are all aware of this morning, about what our obligations are to mind our citizens. In the midst of all of us responding in the way we are attempting to, we need to be aware that while we are looking at great private tragedy and anguish today, the programmes that have been in place...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am pointing to actions that have been taken and that are under way in recognition of the grief, tragedy and great uncertainty that too many women and citizens face at present. They were let down and we need to understand how this happened and what support can be given. I have outlined the actions the Government has taken. I pointed to an independent inquiry which is already under way and...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: When I heard the interview this morning, my world began to slow down and then stop at the scale of the anguish and tragedy that Emma and her young family are dealing with today and have been dealing with for the past number of days. The feelings Deputies O'Reilly and Calleary have articulated are the same feelings I had this morning. They are the same feelings my colleagues in the...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I believe Mr. O'Brien should continue in his post. The reason, to address the question the Deputy posed, is the concept of confidence. The greatest duty we have at present is to restore confidence in programmes that have saved lives and helped the health of women. As a result, I am of the view that Mr. O'Brien should continue his work over the next number of weeks. He has appeared before...

Leaders' Questions (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I heard the interview this morning to which the Deputy refers. It was a bright morning and I heard Emma speak about her family, her community and how she feels about all of the normal things in life one sometimes takes for granted until they are taken away. The tragedy, anguish, anger and fear of which she spoke regarding her life, the consultation she has to have tomorrow and what that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department's most recent macroeconomic forecasts were published with the Stability Programme Update 2018 in April, and cover the period up until 2021. The following table sets out the total employment projections from these forecasts. Overall, it is forecast that approximately 135,000 net additional jobs will be created over the period from 2018 to 2021. For this year, employment growth...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together. I am advised by Revenue that net receipts for Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) and Life Assurance Exit Tax (LAET) in 2017 are published in Table 2 of Revenue’s Annual Report for 2017, available at . My Department has forecast DIRT receipts for 2018 to be in the region of €117 million. Revenue have advised that LAET is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 to 77, inclusive, together. In regard to Question 20541/18, Revenue has advised me that 328 Bookmakers Licences were issued for the 2015 to 2017 licensing period, which ended on 30 November 2017. The total Excise Licence Duty payable for these licences was €164,000 (€500 x 328).  If the Excise Licence Duty fee had been €635 for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is extremely difficult to estimate the potential revenue generated for the Exchequer from the sugar-sweetened drinks tax due to continued industry reformulation resulting in reduced sugar levels in relevant products. However, it is estimated that the tax will yield in the region of €27m in 2018 and €40m in a full year. It is hoped that the tax will help...