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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendment No. 1.

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

Brendan Howlin: Amendment No. 1 to the Minister's amendment No. 3.

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: We are dealing with amendment No. 1 first-----

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

Brendan Howlin: Right.

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

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: -----and then amendment No. 3, and amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4 to amendment No. 3, and amendment No. 31.

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

Brendan Howlin: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.

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

Thomas Pringle: I wanted to ask a quick question of the Minister, if I can. The Damache judgment was in October 2020. We are now in July 2024. The Minister said that these Bills come up at a certain time and have to be dealt with. What actually happened between October 2020 and now, that it could not come up before this? I wonder what the situation is on that. It is obviously not rushed or urgent...

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

Brendan Howlin: As I said, this is a hotchpotch of a Bill because it deals with everything from broadcasting, to the Department of public expenditure with regard to pensions, to revocation of citizenship under the 1956 Act. Some things are proper to an end-of-term miscellaneous provisions discussion, things that we all agree should be done, and there will not be any suitable vehicle coming through. ...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Chair very much. Last year’s summer economic statement and budget 2024 was framed in the context of a cost-of-living crisis. Having peaked at over 9.5% in mid-2022, thankfully, inflation rates are returning to their historical norm, with a projected rate of 2.1% for this year. Our economy continues to perform very well, with record levels of employment projected for...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The reason is we did the summer economic statement last night. The statements were prepared today; all of the statements the Deputies have are completely consistent with the public information made available yesterday. The figures and narrative are the same. I accept that Deputies could and should get it earlier but the document prepared last night and made public and the statements are...

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

Paschal Donohoe: It is my understanding that the mica funding is included in the expenditure outlook for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I apologise to the Deputy if I had not given him the detail of it. I thought I had. This was an oversight on my behalf that will be corrected.

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

Paschal Donohoe: If that information is available to the Department of housing, which I assume it is because it would have to lay out what it believes is the expenditure profile, I will share it with the committee. I thought I had done so. I apologise to the Deputy because I know it is an issue the Deputy raised with me previously. I remember when he did that but I do believe it is accounted for in the NDP...

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

Paschal Donohoe: That would be a small amount.

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

Paschal Donohoe: There would be a small amount provided for that. The majority of EU funding and Brexit funding is in the capital line, which is laid out in the documentation.

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

Paschal Donohoe: I will deal with that. Before doing so I will very quickly complete the record to the committee as I was dealing with the questions put me by Deputy Doherty. I do have a more exact read in relation to the non-core expenditure. I will provide that information to the Deputy later on in the committee On the transport question, at the moment transport spend for the government is running...

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

Paschal Donohoe: It is reasonable that if projects are costing an awful lot more than anybody was anticipating then there will be an effect on our ability to deliver those projects. It is not an unreasonable point to make if the cost of delivering a project has significantly increased. In the past two years in particular that increase has been for reasons that are beyond the control of nearly anybody in...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I could, on the one hand, say to the Deputy that there is a strong story to tell with the increase in funding that has been made available to disability in recent years. We can point to how we have increased investment in the disability sector and in the social welfare payments which those who have a disability need. For all I could offer the Deputy in those figures, I also know he will be...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy did. The aim of all of this is to sustainably and differently fund our health services across this year and next. We are seeing, particularly in the emergency departments of our hospitals, a very significant increase that is ahead of my expectations with regard to the number of older people who are presenting to hospitals. That is combined with difficulties that continue to be...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The figures available to me for capital refer to the total capital allocation for the entire Department. Based on the decisions I made earlier on in the year, a further €280 million will be made available to the Department of housing and local government, which will bring its overall funding allocation for next year to €4.19 billion. Based on the capital allocations that have...