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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Nov 2024)

Damien English: First, for my last contribution and much like Deputy Bruton, I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his great work. I thank Mr. Peter Finnegan and all the team for looking after us as Deputies and Ministers from all sides of the House and always in a very balanced way. No matter what level of service you look for in this House and no matter what angle it is, we are all treated equally which is the...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: No, I was referring to people from here.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: No, it has not. That is not factually true.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: That is not true. Check your percentages. Go back to your percentages.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: Go with your percentages.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: Sinn Féin wants to cancel the schemes. It wants to cancel the two most important schemes.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: Explain your two schemes.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: I welcome the changes to the USC and the tax bands. Contrary to the opinion that the higher rate of tax kicks in too late for some, we have to recognise, as Deputy Ó Cuív mentioned, that we are in a constant competition for talent and if our taxes on jobs are too high, we will lose jobs. I have listened to debates here inside out and upside since 2011 on the tax policy of the...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: We did not introduce it. The Deputy should check the record on that.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Damien English: We will do it eventually.

Financial Resolutions 2024 - Budget Statement 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Damien English: Sinn Féin wanted to build fewer houses. Bear that in mind.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Sep 2024)

Damien English: 321.To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the local property tax scheme; if such a review would allow for public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34197/24]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motor Insurance Insolvency Compensation Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Damien English: I want to add a general point. I welcome the Bill, which is another step in the right direction. We all agree we want premiums to come down and we also want access to insurance for businesses. That is part of the work that has been done in recent years by the Minister of State and the team in the Department, including successive Ministers before him. There has been a relentless focus on...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: I hope it will not be my last.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: So I am told. I have a couple of questions to put to the team. If they are not answerable today, I am happy to take them again. I will might come back in if there is a second round of questions. I compliment the delivery of driver's licence applications and the changes there. Mr. Waide touched on it earlier. There was a delivery of four or five days. I got mine in two days -...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: That was my point. If we can see the common trends, I presume a request has to be made for the resources to manage those and upscale the various teams. I appreciate Mr. Walsh’s reply. During Covid, a decision was made that vehicles did not need to have NCTs or CVRTs in order to be taxed. That requirement never returned. If they do not need it to be taxed, is there a link with...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: Fair enough. I am interested in the science behind the ads that are made for, and with, the RSA. Ms O’Connor spoke about the great deal of research that has been done to judge the impact of those ads. We had this conversation many years ago. Lotto ads are successful. They convince us all that we will win the lotto with “It could be you”, so we all go out and do it....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: Is that analsyed? Attitude is a major issue. We can do all we can in terms of enforcement, but there has been a serious change in attitude in many parts of our lives in recent years. I will not say why, but since that dreaded occasion, people’s attitudes have slipped backwards where road safety is concerned but not where other issues are concerned. Is there science behind this?...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: Road Safety Authority (27 Jun 2024)

Damien English: I thank Ms O’Connor. I wish to raise three issues about schools, although I would be happy to get the responses at the end of the meeting.