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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 81 together. The Deputy should note that my Department and I share concerns that the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, DDS, is no longer fit for purpose and believe it should be replaced with a needs-based, grant-led approach for necessary vehicular adaptations that could serve to improve the functional mobility of the individual....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister for his response. The Joint Committee on Disability Matters held an all-day meeting on 8 April. One of the main issues raised that day related to the criteria for the primary medical certificate. Some of the legislation that acts as the basis for the certificate dates from the late 1960s. Many people have said that the DDS is not fit for purpose but that the various...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I acknowledge Deputy Chambers's recent elevation to the post of Minister for Finance and I wish him well in his new role. I have been raising in the House a particular case for the guts of two years. William cares for John in Kilkee, but purely on the basis that they are not related, they have been deemed ineligible for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme. This has had...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I will answer Deputy Moynihan first. Extensive work is ongoing involving the Department with the group established by the Department of the Taoiseach. As I said to Deputy Pringle earlier, it is crucial that we try to make progress in this area. It has been going on for too long with too many reports and not enough progress for people who require the reform. Extensive work will now start...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Vehicle Registration Tax (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I will pursue a timeline on this. It is in the interests of my Department and the collective interests of people we represent in our constituencies to find a way forward on this. I assure the Deputy I will pursue that with the group established in the Department of the Taoiseach. The group will report in the autumn and we need to see progress on it in the aftermath of that. I take the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (4 Jul 2024)

Question No. 74 taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Banking Sector

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Seán Haughey: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking that the future evolution of cash infrastructure in the State will be managed in a fair, orderly, transparent, and equitable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28426/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: I ask the Minister for Finance about the actions he and his Department are taking about the future evolution of cash infrastructure in the State, both to ensure cash is legal tender and acceptable, and that it is managed in a fair, orderly, transparent and equitable manner.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Department of Finance's retail banking review published in November 2022 concluded that cash still has an important place in our economy and it recommended that the Department of Finance develop access to cash legislation to establish a framework to ensure that the future evolution of cash infrastructure in the State will be managed in a fair,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Michael Moynihan: It is hugely important that the Bill be brought in as a matter of urgency because, as the Minister stated, it is important that cash is available. It remains a critical part of our economy in so many ways. There were issues with cash being withdrawn from various banks and so forth in rural and urban communities. That has thankfully stopped, but it is important there is a sound basis in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Banking Sector (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I agree with the Deputy's points, particularly with regard to rural communities and the regions. That is why a specified percentage of the population must be no less than 5 km and no more than 10 km from an ATM. There must be a specified number of ATMs per 100,000 people and a specified percentage of the population must be within 10 km of a cash service point. These are locations where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Universal Social Charge (4 Jul 2024)

Universal Social Charge

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Universal Social Charge (4 Jul 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance whether in the forthcoming budget he will give a break to ordinary workers by abolishing the USC for those earning less than €100,000 per year, given that it was originally proposed as a temporary emergency tax in the austerity period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28565/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Universal Social Charge (4 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: This is the Minister's first set of questions as Minister for Finance. He could make himself popular if he were to announce that the Government is going to scrap what is probably the most hated tax in history, the universal social charge that was introduced as a temporary charge. Will he announce its scrapping for all income under €100,000?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Universal Social Charge (4 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The universal social charge was designed and incorporated into the Irish taxation system in 2011 to replace two other charges - the health and income levies. The primary purpose of the USC was to widen the tax base and provide steady income to the Exchequer to provide funding for public services. The USC is an individualised tax, meaning that a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Universal Social Charge (4 Jul 2024)

Paul Murphy: Does the Minister accept that the universal social charge was introduced effectively as a bank bailout tax? Always in answer to this question, it is stated that the USC combined two taxes, but in reality it was a massive increase in those taxes, generating a lot more revenue for the State. It was intended to be a temporary measure. It was an emergency measure in response to the crisis, to...

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

Jack Chambers: To give some context, the VAT rate for hospitality in Ireland compares favourably to our nearest neighbour, as Britain and Northern Ireland maintain a 20% VAT rate for the sector. Across the whole EU, Ireland is one of 14 countries with a rate at 12% or higher for hospitality. On accommodation, Ireland is one of seven member states that have a rate at 12% or higher. The Government has...

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

Verona Murphy: With due respect, clearly everything I outlined in my first contribution highlighted that those business supports are only able to counteract the rising costs. They are not actually assisting businesses, which are going bust, for the want of a better expression, simply because we do not have people with high-end jobs and residual income to be able to go out and spend on a night out due to...