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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Did Europe have to borrow to fund us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: The ECB has more or less refused to engage with national parliaments. Will this committee be able to call in the SSM?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Like the Article 13 proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: Several of us attend Article 13 meetings twice a year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2014: Mr. Kevin Cardiff (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank Mr. Cardiff, Mr. Fennessy and Mr. Macys for attending the committee. We are appreciative of their time and efforts to visit the committee and discuss the annual report of the European Court of Auditors.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason persons in receipt of maintenance payments are treated differently in the taxation of these payments, in that they pay more pay-related social insurance than those with the same income where that income is not from maintenance payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Credits (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection for the analysis supporting the assumption that the new €550 earned income tax credit will reduce the differential between the self-employed vis-à-vis the employed with the same income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance if the difference in taxation of maintenance payments received is in contravention of Article 40.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann, which states that all citizens are equal, with the rider that the State may have due regard to differences of capacity, physical and moral, and of social function; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45558/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons in receipt of maintenance payments are treated differently in regard to the taxation of those payments, in that they pay more income tax than those with the same income where that income is not from maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45553/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (16 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners can demand back income tax with interest, having previously made the mistake every year for a number of years of informing a citizen that the citizen had no liability for income tax; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45560/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (2 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance given that budget 2016 will allow a €550 earned income tax credit for self-employed persons and that persons receiving maintenance payments could be deemed as self-employed by the Revenue Commissioners, if he will extend this tax credit to maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43192/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: 130. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that buses which have been specifically obtained to ferry patients from St. Luke's Hospital to Beaumont Hospital are not in service; the reason for that; and when a service will be provided. [43131/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I ask everybody to turn off their mobile phones. They should not be put on silent mode because even when in that mode they can affect the broadcasting equipment. The tragic events of Friday, 13 November in Paris shocked the world. On behalf of the joint committee, I extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the ambassador. I thank him for coming before us today to talk about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the ambassador for his words. A vote was called in the Dáil about two minutes ago and, therefore, I propose that we suspend the meeting now and resume at 2.45 p.m. A number of members have indicated that they wish to ask a few questions. On our return they will contribute in the following order: Deputies Timmy Dooley, Eric Byrne, Joe O'Reilly and Seán Crowe and then...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We resume in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: It would be useful if we could have a copy of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Terror Attacks in Paris: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the ambassador for attending this meeting and outlining the various measures that are under way to deal with this terrorist threat. I hope he will leave this meeting with a sense that he has received unanimous support from this committee and from the Irish Parliament. As one of the members of the committee said, what happens to France happens to Ireland because we are all part of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We are now in public session. I am very pleased to welcome the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Phil Hogan. He is to present to the committee the European Commission's work programme for 2016. We recall that, on taking office, President Juncker promised a European Union that would be bigger and more ambitious on big things and smaller and more modest on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: We appreciate that change.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Work Programme 2016: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development (26 Nov 2015)

Dominic Hannigan: I thank the Commissioner for outlining the work programme. I will start with two questions, the first of which is on the last issue that the Commissioner raised, namely, the potential exit of the UK. A proposal in the work programme on deeper and fairer economic and monetary union, EMU, relates to the development of a European pillar of social rights. Bearing in mind that this proposal...