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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I understand the Minister's points about the simplicity of the scheme at the minute, bikes being stolen, Garda reports and so on. I do not want to focus on that point; I want to focus on the second amendment from Deputy Nash in respect of school and college, particularly the latter part. The school part would be challenging because every child could avail of it in that case and it would be...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Pearse Doherty: ...accurate estimates for the scheme. Revenue is not collating the numbers; the Department is just estimating them. Is that correct? The Minister is saying we do not have any definitive numbers as to how many people are applying for it. Given the value of the scheme now with electric cargo bikes and being able to avail of €3,000, is there any intention to have actual verifiable...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for his response. There are two things I would mention. I know we are coming to section 8, which I agree with. I have no issues with section 7 either, for the record. Under section 8 things like the voucher scheme will be a reportable benefit. That was €500 and has now gone up to €1,000. This is up to €3,000. There is no reason this would not...

Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Táim buíoch as an deis labhairt ar an Bhille Airgeadais anseo inniu. Tá Bille cuimsitheach foilsithe ag an Roinn. Deputy Cowen criticised Sinn Féin's position on Brexit. He is never one to try and stick the boot in although it is acknowledged by the Government that Sinn Féin is being proactive and supportive in this regard. I remember he was one of the Fianna...