Results 1,081-1,100 of 1,045,618 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Damien English OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Johnny Mythen OR speaker:Chris Andrews OR speaker:Pat Buckley)
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: They do not have the same protection.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Jack Chambers: -----and what we have said is that the legislation is waiting for a date from the committee.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: No, the Minister said they had the same protection and he should withdraw that comment.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Jack Chambers: I have set out the context on the CCMA, which is factually correct.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: It is not.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Jack Chambers: On the CCMA, it is correct.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister made a point and I am telling him now that those who have gone to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman have not done so for the good of their health. These are people who are in financial distress. He has stood there and said they have the same protection. He knows fine well they do not have the same protection because there is a major flaw with the legislation that...
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Jack Chambers: I referenced the FSPO in the context of the appeal procedure and the fact they must inform borrowers of their right to refer the matter to them. That is the context in which I set out my remarks relating to the code of conduct and mortgage arrears. I have also set out that we agreed with the committee on the need to have an amendment and that was subject to legal advice. There was...
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: That is not the comment. That was not his comment.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Jack Chambers: That was my reference-----
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: His comments were that the protections travelled with them. They are the comments that gave the green light to the vulture funds to sweep in and buy up these loans.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Jack Chambers: For reference, I can set out what I stated, which related to the CCMA and the appeals procedure relating to it when it comes to borrowers referring the matter to them. We are on the record as saying what is required in the context of the amendment before the committee, where there is cross-party support for that.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister is also on the record as misleading the Dáil.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Catherine Connolly: The amendment has been formally moved. Is there anybody here to press that amendment? No, so the amendment falls.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Section 1 agreed to.
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
SECTION 2
- Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Nov 2024)
Question proposed: "That section 2 stand part of the Bill."
- 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?