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Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: On section 2 of the Bill, which deals with the rate of charge in relation to USC, this is not the way the tax package should have been introduced and I will speak to this point more generally in respect of my own amendment. There absolutely was, however, a fairer way to do that. We in Sinn Féin have put on the record that if we have the opportunity to lead the next Government, we will...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, are the amendments dealing with USC in the next section?

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Catherine Connolly: I am not sure what section they are on but on this section, there are no amendments. There are no amendments on section 2 but Deputy Doherty wanted to speak to this section, which is perfectly in order.

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Martin Browne: Workers have had it bad enough with the cost-of-living increases, rents and house prices, increased fuel costs and the LPT increases imposed by Government parties and others who choose to align themselves with the Government parties, such as Labour and some independent councillors in my own constituency. We need to see the abolition of USC for the workers whose means are not sufficient to...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: This section of the Bill amends section 531AN of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to give effect to the two changes to the universal social charge that were announced in budget 2025. First, the ceiling of the second rate of USC, that is, the 2% rate, will increase to take account of the increase in the national minimum wage. It is increasing by 80 cent per hour, that is, from €12.70...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: I thank the Tánaiste for staying at least ten minutes longer than he expected. I appreciate that wherever he was meant to be is not as important as this discussion. I remember that when the first hospital was bombed in Gaza, Israel said it would look into it because even the Israelis would never bomb a hospital. Since then, they have been deliberately targeting healthcare workers and...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: There is a question of trust here.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: I hope the Tánaiste will be honest. I congratulated him when he recognised the State of Palestine and when he spoke up on UNRWA. I have been honest and have said when I have felt the Tánaiste has been doing the right thing, so do not make smart alec remarks towards me, please.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: Warning of consequences.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: That is what The Ditch has reported.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: I know the Tánaiste is under time constraints. I believe we have highly intelligent legal people who could work on amendments. We in Sinn Féin have offered our time tomorrow and the Social Democrats the day after. This committee will sit tonight, tomorrow and early on Thursday morning to go through this and to pass the Bill because I cannot help but believe that the Government...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: There is a touch of the "Lord, make me chaste but not yet" to all of this being so last minute.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: Is the Tánaiste prepared to bring forward these amendments so that we can pass this Bill before the Dáil is dissolved? I also have a question for the witness, Senator Black. Was she under the impression a couple of weeks ago-----

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: To speak about the amendment tabled, the specific wording proposed by the Deputies would have no effect if incorporated into the Finance Bill. For this reason, I cannot accept it. The proposed amendment is to section 1, which provides for the meaning of words in Part 1. Inserting a definition here does not change the meaning of words in the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 and, as such, the...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: Can I take the Minister up on that? He has completely misled the Dáil again and I really need to ask him to stop doing that. He made the point that loans sold to vulture funds or credit servicing firms are subject to the same rights and entitlements when sold. We know that is not the case, and the FSPO is on record as saying it is not. There was a major loophole in the legislation in...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Jack Chambers: An amendment has been made regarding the FSPO, as the Deputy is aware, in the context of what he has set out. The Government previously sought to correct this. I have set out the robust framework in place to protect people dealing with issues such as mortgage arrears. The CCMA forms part of the Central Bank’s consumer protection framework and is a central part of its overall...

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)

Pearse Doherty: I need to pull up the Minister on his claim. He has not withdrawn it. Does he accept – he cannot but do so – that people who have had their loans sold to vulture funds currently do not have the same protections they would have if they had not been sold? Quite a large number of individuals do not. The Minister is in charge of the legislation that is supposed to stop this. It...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: There is a question of trust here because it seems very lastminute.com.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: That suggests that they wanted a ceasefire.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Réada Cronin: By supplying arms to Israel?