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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (4 Jul 2024)

Fuel Prices

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (4 Jul 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reverse plans to raise the price of petrol and diesel through increases in excise duty, scheduled for 1 August; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28771/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (4 Jul 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Perhaps this will be the trend from the new Minister for Finance. It is a simple question. Did he engage with Revenue or not? It is a yes or answer. What is he trying to hide? He and his Department either did or did not engage with Revenue. He said they are exploring all options. He did engage with Revenue. Why did he not just say that? What is he trying to hide? There are, I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I will not go back to the previous question but I referenced that we are exploring all options for a funding model. That is the position. I will engage with Government colleagues on that. The Government is conscious of the implications of fuel costs for all sectors of society. This is reflected in the fact that in 2022, in light of the acute impact rising prices were having on...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Road Tolls (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: To respond to Deputy Moynihan, I am in a difficult position because this is not decided. There is no final design. No decision has been made on either design or tolling arrangements so any discussion is speculative. From our Department's perspective, there is no final conclusion on either the design or the tolling arrangements. Any proper discussion of this would require further work and...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Road Tolls (4 Jul 2024)

Aindrias Moynihan: I welcome the news that no decision has been made on this and that this is still up for discussion. Will the Minister outline what will inform the decision? What are the key metrics or points that would inform a decision? We want to make sure that this road will not be tolled. At what point will a decision have to be made on the road. It is proposed that it will move on towards planning...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Road Tolls (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: Safety has to be the first concern because what Deputy Gould said is true. There are real safety issues on the current road. The second key issue relates to the towns of Buttevant and Charleville. Going back to what I was saying about other road schemes, we have to make sure that we get our towns cleared of through traffic. Those are the sort of considerations that we would have to take...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Television Licence Fee

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will rule out the introduction of a new household charge to be collected by the Revenue Commissioners, instead funding public service broadcasting through direct Exchequer funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28770/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is planning to abolish the regressive TV licence model; if he will instead consider taxing large multimedia corporations to fund public service broadcasters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28772/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Pearse Doherty: It is almost two years since the Future of Media Commission published its report recommending the abolition of the television, TV, licence and having a system based entirely on Exchequer funding for public service media and content. The Government has dragged its heels on this issue for far too long. In the meantime, RTÉ has lurched from crisis to crisis and public confidence has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 70 together. As has been stated on numerous occasions, the Government is committed to the reform of the TV licence. A long-term funding model is needed to deliver effective reform and ensure that a secure, sustainable model of funding is put in place for our public service media. The Government is committed to the introduction of a new sustainable...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I am sure the Minister will acknowledge that public trust in the national broadcaster has been shattered following crisis after crisis and scandal after scandal. We can see that reflected in the licence fee. Of those who are eligible to pay the licence fee, approximately one in three do not pay. That is how much of a drop-off we have, mostly brought on by the RTÉ scandal. The Future...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: This is a regressive tax no matter how it is looked at. The poorest eligible household in the country pays €160 and the richest household in the country pays €160. It is a regressive, unjust tax that hundreds of thousands of people are refusing to pay, a number that has increased in the context of the outrage at what was happening at the very top of RTÉ, with massive pay...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Television Licence Fee (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. As I and the Minister, Deputy Martin, have stated, we will make a decision on this in the coming weeks. As a Government, we appreciate and understand the importance of public service media for a well-functioning democracy. It is also essential for cultural development, social cohesion and well-being. As such, it requires a funding model that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I do not disagree with the Deputy. We have to have really good quality public transport bus stations and Parnell Place bus station clearly does not meet that criterion. That is recognised by the fact that a detailed design and assessment has been done, an estimate of the cost and a due scheduled investment so that the works start the year after next. I would prefer them to start next year....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Thomas Gould: I just want to make it clear: the Minister agrees with me that Parnell Place bus station is in a shocking condition at the moment and then in the same tone, he said that funding might be there in two years' time. We need funding now. We need a proper bus station now. We need proper bus, toilet and changing facilities. The Minister outlined everything that is being done but another...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Eamon Ryan: We provide the funding and Bus Éireann has to manage its resources under the whole schedule of different works. There is a major problem in Cork - the Deputy knows this - with regard to the need for new mechanics and bus drivers. We need to invest in a whole variety of ways in our public transport system. Bus Éireann is stating that is the schedule and these are the types of...

Teachtaireacht ó Roghchoiste - Message from Select Committee (4 Jul 2024)