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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: A charge has been made. It is important to allow the-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: It is important to allow that to be clarified in the context of the charge that was made.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: The information can be provided to the committee, privately.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I think it will be in the interests of the committee, Chair, that the chief economist is able to set out the factual position.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: As the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, has said we have a major demographic challenge in our country. Our population pyramid over previous years was defined as being very much a young and wide base, but this is now ageing quickly and we are seeing our population ageing comparatively in a very accelerated way compared with European countries that have a higher age demographic. This is why the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for his kind words at the start. I appreciate it. Turning to address the points made by the Deputy, significant work is ongoing across government on the Housing for All plan. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, is working on it. Action has been taken specifically concerning landlords. The Deputy will be aware that in the Finance Act 2023 a measure was introduced...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: What are the policy measures to deliver that? The Deputy is saying that a tax credit would be one.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: I have given the Deputy the information of when it will be provided.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: We have a package of €1.4 billion and we still have to decide how that will be-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: On corporation tax, that demonstrates the volatility of the ten companies and why we are putting the money aside in the context of the future Ireland fund and the infrastructure, climate and nature fund. Depending on their profitability in a particular year, that will have an impact on the concentration. What we do know is that that concentration risk is continuing or becoming even greater...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (10 Jul 2024)

Jack Chambers: A full list of all tax expenditure will be provided on budget day.

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: I did not intend to speak on this amendment but I will do so because a very interesting debate has commenced since I came into the Chamber. I came in here intending to speak on amendments Nos. 7 to 12, inclusive, which seek to give effect to another High Court decision - in the case of A & B v. the International Protection Office and the Minister - which was delivered in March of...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Brendan Howlin: It was October 2022.

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: We are three years on from the Damache case, in which the Supreme Court declared sections 19(2) and 19(3) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to be unconstitutional. We sat on it for quite some time. The Supreme Court provided some form of instruction to this House in terms of what to do. The Supreme Court decision said and recognised that the decision as to whether...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Brendan Howlin: Not by the Oireachtas.

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: It is ultimately a matter for the Oireachtas to determine-----

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Brendan Howlin: We can only deal with-----

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: There has been considerable delay in giving effect to the decision in the Damache case. The circumstances of Demache made quite a significant case. Another matter that needs to be emphasised is that it certainly must be the case that the Government - the Executive - must be entitled to decide whether revocation of naturalisation is permitted. I listened to the points that Deputy Howlin...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputies for all of their contributions across a variety of issues. At the outset, I have some issues to address. We discussed this last week in terms of the miscellaneous Bill. Throughout the year we have all collectively across the House worked on different Bills and pieces of legislation. Naturally, the way a miscellaneous Bill comes together is that, even with all of the...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2024)

Pa Daly: This is a liquorice allsorts type of Bill. Some of it is very straightforward but it covers the broadcasting Bill and legislation on personal injuries, firearms and international protection. It proposes reducing the years of experience required to be a member of the tribunal from five years to two. Having been someone who was two years out from being a qualified solicitor, I have concerns...