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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That concludes our consideration of the Bill. I want to say "Thank you" to a few people. I thank the secretariat, all the officials who were here over the past number of days and all the people in our offices who have worked night and day on this. This is a huge piece of work that has been ongoing for a long period, so I really appreciate it. I thank the Minister and members for...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh maith agaibh. I will let the Minister speak and then maybe we will say that I am thanking everybody on behalf of us all. The best way to thank everybody is by letting people leave.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Aire.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Message to Dáil (6 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: In accordance with Standing Order 110, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach has completed its consideration of the Finance Bill 2025 and has made amendments thereto.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Business of Select Committee (6 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We have substitutes for Deputy Erin McGreehan. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere will cover the first session and Deputies Paul McAuliffe and James O'Connor the next.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (6 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: 143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the €35 million penalty paid by a company (details supplied) after it pulled out of a wind farm project; and if any of this penalty will be invested into local communities in Connemara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60456/25]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Níl aon leithscéal faighte againn. No apologies have been received. Is mian liom na riachtanais bhunreachtúla seo a leanas a mheabhrú do chomhaltaí. Agus páirt á glacadh acu i gcruinnithe poiblí, caithfidh comhaltaí a bheith i láthair go fisiciúil laistigh de theorannacha suímh Theach Laighean. Ní cheadóidh mé...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We might try to keep the discussion to this section of the Bill. I realise we are at the start of the Bill. Minister, do you want to come back in?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Amendments Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: That is noted and it is on the record. Go raibh maith agaibh, a Theachtaí.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We will seek clarification and as soon as we get it, we can bring it back to the committee. I will start with Teachta Doherty.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: I understand that some other members want to come in.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Does Teachta O'Callaghan want to come in now?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: They are all being discussed together.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: A Aire, if you want to come in first and then we will-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: We will take these thematically, because there were issues raised in relation to the groupings.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Did Deputy Nash want to come in on this? We are going to do it numerically.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Does the Aire want to come back in?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2025: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2025)

Mairéad Farrell: Okay. I call an Teachta Doherty.