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Other Questions: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (14 Jan 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The problem I have is that voluntary repossessions are often recorded as solutions. I have worked with more than 100 people in mortgage distress. Voluntary repossession is often a euphemism for, "There's no choice left for you but to go". I would like to focus at this point on the mortgage-to-rent scheme. According to the Labour Party, 3,500 people will avail of this scheme. Since...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Ireland Annual Report 2014: Discussion (15 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas mar gheall ar an cur i lathair iontach. First, I congratulate the witnesses on the level of job creation in which they have been involved. From our perspective, we sometimes like to see what types of things can be fixed within a process to make it even better for the country, and the IDA can be coy about discussing those because it does not wish to send out a negative...

Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (11 Dec 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Incredibly, some 140 companies pay 70% of all corporation tax. The focus on this narrow sector of society reminds me of the focus on another narrow sector of society - the construction industry - some years ago. The Government has created an unbalanced economy, with 90% of exports coming from the foreign direct investment sector. Countries like Denmark and Austria provide approximately 40%...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2015: Committee Stage (17 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 16:In page 12, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following:"14. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on options on introducing a third rate of tax payable at 47 per cent on income over €100,000.". This amendment fits into the general thrust of Sinn Féin's amendments, in...

Single Resolution Fund: Motion (10 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas as ucht an deis labhairt ar an rún seo. Since the crash, we have heard many times that the Government seeks to break the link between the sovereign and the bank and that link needs to be separated fully. Here we are, almost in 2016, and the final pieces of this process are coming together, but what we have is something that is watered down beyond recognition....

Finance Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Before we adjourned this debate to take Leaders' Questions, I was speaking about outputs of the health service and the budget and how the health service, as a key public service, was being seriously negatively impacted by Government policy. Since 2008, approximately €3.3 billion worth of funding has been gouged out of the health service, a large chunk of it by this Government. 1...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Latest Eurozone Developments and Future Implications for Euro Currency: Discussion (15 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The euro has been a disaster for half the length of its existence. One of the great political taboos is to question the euro in any way. Obviously, we have lost exchange rate and interest rate tools. As Professor Barry has mentioned, we have probably returned to a fixed exchange rate system that could come under speculative pressures. Is there a body of economists who are looking at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. I am delighted that the witnesses are present. I am the rapporteur for the very important report on the all-Ireland economy. It is very interesting to hear the information from the witnesses. The background to this issue, which people do not necessarily realise, is the level of economic deprivation, displacement and emigration that exists in rural and urban communities...

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: ...chuir ar an troika nó ar Fhianna Fáil anois agus, mar a dúirt mé cheana, ní féidir a rá nach bhfuil airgead le fáil. Tá airgead ag an Rialtas agus tá rogha aige rud eile a dhéanamh. Tá an cháin seo ag déanamh ionsaí ar fhíordhaoine. Ní staitisticí atá i gceist. Is ar...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 13:In page 17, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:“(6) The Minister may authorise other persons, including designated union officials, to carry out inspections and monitoring of Registered Employment Agreements, Registered Employment Orders and Employment Regulation Orders. (7) The Minister may make regulations providing access, for union officials,...

Credit Unions: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: ...easpa teagmhálacha leis na heagraíochtaí seo. Feictear é seo arís agus arís eile, go háirithe maidir leis an IBRC. Níl na polasaithe atá ag an Rialtas soiléir ar chor ar bith. Níl polasaí sonrach ann maidir leis na comhair creidmheasa. Níl uaillmhian ar bith ag an Rialtas seo ó thaobh a dtodhchaí. In...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Med. The language the EU is now using is about ship "disposal" rather than "destroying" ships. However EUNAVFOR Med is still without UN or Libyan approval. Many believe that when it comes to destroying smugglers' boats the smugglers will simply put migrants on them, even when they are at anchor, to act as human shields. Even the UN-recognised authorities based in the eastern part of...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (18 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 13:In page 16, line 25, after "not" to insert "blacklist,". The Minister of State will be aware of blacklisting, which reared its ugly head in Great Britain recently. This practice involves a systematic surveillance of trade unionists who are simply active within the legal parameters of that country. They have been targeted and victimised by employers and companies...

Central Bank (Mortgage Interest Rates) Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Tá teip uafásach déanta mar gheall ar fhiachas na daoine agus fiachas gnóthaí thar timpeall na tíre. Tá sé sin i gcodarsnacht mhór leis an slí ina bhfuil an Rialtas ag plé le IBRC agus na gcomhlachtaí móra saibhre freisin. When I first came into this Chamber, I said that if the Government continued on the path on which...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: ...sé mall, dar leis an CIF go mbeidh conraitheoirí agus oibrithe fós faoi bhrú agus nach mbeidh aon tairbhe ann dóibh siúd as go dtí go mbeidh struchtúr ceart i bhfeidhm agus páirc cothrom iomaíochta os a gcomhair. It is worth noting the challenges facing workers within the construction sector, although the challenges are not limited to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: All-Island Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas freisin leis an Aire as ucht an cur i láthair atá tugtha aige. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this issue with the Minister. Views may differ but they are part of a constructive discussion to improve the project and feed into the committee's report. We have had a great opportunity to discuss this...

Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions: Motion [Private Members] (28 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: ...an rún seo agus ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil don Grúpa Teicniúil as é a fhoilsiú. It is mind-boggling that despite four years in government, Fine Gael and the Labour Party continue to fail struggling families. As of last month, there were some 7,100 civil bills for repossessions throughout this State, some 564 of which were lodged in my county...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Customs Bill 2014: Committee Stage (28 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome the efforts that have been undertaken by both the Executive in the North and the Government in the South to stamp out this activity, which is a disaster for the economies on either side of the Border. These activities gut the local economies within a radius of 30, 40 or 50 miles of the Border. Unfortunately, the swings we see on a regular basis mean at some stages that the town on...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (16 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: People looking in on this debate will have listened to the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin's rosy picture of how the economy is functioning at the moment. The reality is that these people will be well aware of the continuing unemployment crisis. They will be aware that people who are unemployed and over 65 are not even counted as unemployed, and that the tens of...

Fair Pay, Secure Jobs and Trade Union Recognition: Motion [Private Members] (15 Apr 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: I move:That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges the establishment of the Low Pay Commission and the Government’s decision to fund research by the University of Limerick into the prevalence and impact of zero-hour and low-hour contracts across both the private and public sectors; and to assess if vulnerable workers have sufficient protection under the law; notes that: —...