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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Okay, one minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Deputy Pearse Doherty can come back in as soon as other members have had a chance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: We are coming close to 7 p.m. and I am drawing the meeting to a conclusion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Credit Union Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I will make three very brief comments. We have to acknowledge that there has been a significant slimming down of the financial offering, particularly that available to people on low incomes, since the financial crisis. A number of good points have been made about what is expected of the credit union movement, about the uniqueness of the movement and what it has to offer, which is something...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am sure the Leader will deal with the issue Senator MacSharry has raised regarding the health service. However, I heard the same interview as the Senator and took a completely different impression from it. In fact, it was gratifying to hear in particular about the fall in the number of people in need of medical cards because they have been able to return to work. This was the most...

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I broadly welcome the Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015. As a member of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, I was involved in the pre-legislative scrutiny of the legislation. I am pleased, therefore, that a number of the issues about which members of the joint committee raised concerns have been addressed in the drafting of the Bill. The pre-legislative scrutiny...

Seanad: Finance (Tax Appeals) Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I am aware of that. The engagement between all stakeholders was good and demonstrated the positive impact of pre-legislative scrutiny. This process could be useful in many more areas of legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Over the weekend, I was watching the ongoing reports on what was happening at the Paris climate change conference. The moment the green hammer came down - I think it was at 6.07 p.m. - to say that 196 of the world's nations had reached an agreement on how to regulate climate change was incredible. It has been hailed as one of the greatest diplomatic successes of this century and, indeed,...

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2015: Second and Subsequent Stages (15 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The usual practice before 2013 was that the Appropriation Bill went through without debate. I do not think there is any harm in giving us a couple of minutes to debate this Bill. While the Seanad is limited in terms of its domain over financial matters, there is nothing wrong with taking a look occasionally at some of the financial issues that come before Government. I agree with my...

Seanad: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I support the Bill. In the context of any discussion on the DDDA, it is important to draw attention to the history of the docklands and its importance in the context of the evolution of the city. When the DDDA was established, the inner city of Dublin was practically a war zone. In 1983, Mr. Frank McDonald, the environment correspondent for The Irish Timesorganised the Dublin Crisis...

Seanad: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: The amendment has been ruled out of order but I support the sentiments expressed by Senator Cullinane. One of the challenges we face in Dublin's inner city is the considerable extent of gentrification and the fact that original populations have not shared in the benefits of the wealth that is created through regeneration. It is important to ensure that when regeneration takes place, local...

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Well done.

Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: That is brilliant.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I welcome the Minister of State and I also welcome the legislation before us. If I were Senator Norris, I would not be that confident in Sinn Féin. I have a sneaking suspicion that if those in Sinn Féin saw the size of the Senator's house, they might decide it was being under-utilised and take it from him, far from giving him-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Come the revolution. Come the revolution, indeed. As the Minister of State has already said, there are three aspects of the Bill that are welcome. It is important to state that incomes will not rise in accordance with property values between November 2016 and November 2019, particularly in the Dublin region. It is important to acknowledge that if we did not adjust property valuations, we...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I thank Senator Darragh O'Brien for that point of information. As somebody who lives in Dublin, who is very well aware of the costs involved and who deals with housing-related matters all the time, I am of the view that our tax must be fair. When amenity value is not subjected to tax, then it is not a fair system. There is a need to have an appraisal of this tax. I believe it must be...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: Who made the first cut?

Seanad: Charities and Voluntary Organisations: Statements (8 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: I thank our colleagues in Fianna Fáil for raising this matter. As someone who comes from the voluntary sector, I believe it is a very important issue. Charitable organisations have a number of aspects. We must acknowledge the role charitable organisations - a term I do not particularly like because it is probably more correct to call them voluntary organisations - play in the public...

Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)

Aideen Hayden: As the Minister of State has said, we would have sympathy with what is being proposed in this amendment. I very much take the comments on board. However, we need to be very careful about the distinction between a right to work and an obligation to work. I am very conscious that in some jurisdictions, migrants' rights to security, unemployment benefits and other benefits such as health,...