Ireland signed up to a global tax deal some years ago, back in 2021. It provided for a framework of base erosion and profit shifting. There are now reports that an agreement was reached at the G7, with G7 countries agreeing to exclude US multinationals from certain aspects of the pillar 2 global minimum tax rules. That obviously includes France, Germany and Italy. What are the implications for our existing tax codes …
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Pearse Doherty
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1,436
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| April 2025 | 59 | 72 |
| May 2025 | 117 | 111 |
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| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
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| August 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 39 | 90 |
| October 2026 | 20 | 56 |
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- constituency Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
The G7 is far from democratic but the decisions that are made there can have a serious impact in Ireland. Pillar 2 was dealt with by way of an EU directive. Surely if there are carve-outs as a result, that will require a new EU directive in relation to how France, Germany and Italy will be able to implement this agreement. I have raised the issue with the undertaxed profit rule and how it was envisaged. It was envisa…
The Minister is not only finance Minister but he also has an important position in Europe as chair of the Eurogroup. Is it his view that France, Germany and Italy are abiding by the OECD agreement? Whatever the G7 does is separate. A global agreement has been reached and Europe is part of it. Have those countries now stepped outside that as a result of the agreement they entered into in the G7 or not? What is the Min…
I am sure the Leas-Cheann Comhairle will not mind if I take this opportunity to wish Katie Taylor, our undisputed world champion, all the very best as she steps into the ring in Madison Square Garden tonight. We are right there in heart and spirit with her. Go n-éirí léi.
Tá sé 20 mí anois tar éis don Rialtas maoiniú éigeandála a gheallúint don chéad uair chun cúram riachtanach a chur ar fáil do leanaí le riachtanai…
The Tánaiste will forgive me for saying that is not good enough, because we have been here. He promised he would make sure it was being provided - not just sanctioned and released but provided. None of these groups have got it. The Tánaiste is absolutely right that they have been in contact this week. I have the letter here. Does he know what it says? The groups need to reapply for short-listing. The Tánaiste's Minis…
Many people have described the denial of visas for those 33 children from Palestine as "cruel". That is a fitting word. These are children who have been learning to play GAA for the past year. They have been looking forward to this trip, this escape from Israeli occupation and oppression. The organisation said it has done everything it can. It provided more documentation than ever before. It provided it in ample time…
Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo ó na Social Democrats. Sinn Féin will be supporting this motion. By any measure the Government has failed to get to grips with the cost-of-living crisis. It is either doing nothing or making things worse. If we name any of the issues, we can see that we are paying more. The price of everything has gone absolutely through the roof, from energy bills to rent, insurance and childcare. It i…
I commend the motion to the House. The Minister and the Government are all over the place when it comes to student fees. The Minister went on the national broadcaster and scared the bejeysus out of every student and parent across the State when he told them in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis that student fees were going to go up. It came like a bolt out of the blue for every parent listening to that. For those …
It is a policy decision.
Not having a cost-of-living package is a policy decision.
We would love a bit of clarity in the Minister's next two minutes. Nobody has got any clarity.
I was just excited because I thought the Minister was going to give us clarity.
No, we did not.
That is because two thirds of the year were gone.
The Government promised this during the election and in the programme for Government. What is the Minister talking about? It is written in his own programme for Government.
Now it is "We will do our best."
By household.
There are only two of us raising this matter. Deputy Gallagher sends his apologies. He got called away yesterday.
As the Minister of State, Deputy Moynihan, knows, the surgical hub is a key issue in Donegal. The hub has to be delivered in Letterkenny. It is not just a case of trying to ensure we have the resources in the county. We have heard from an unprecedented number of doctors, surgeons and consultants in Lette…
I thank the Minister of State for his response. He says no decision has been made yet. Will he give clarity in his response? It is not just Deputy Harkin who has gone on local radio to say this; the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae has also gone on and said she has secured this. We now have two Ministers of State who make up the formation of the Government saying it. Does one hand know what the other is do…
Investment in rail infrastructure in the north west is crucial if we are in any way serious about balanced regional development. Donegal is one of the few counties on the island of Ireland that does not have a rail network. That is simply unacceptable. The rail review has proposed linking Derry and Letterkenny, which is crucial for the north-west city region, as well as connectivity with Belfast and a spur to Dublin.…
Tá cinneadh an Rialtais chun táillí coláiste a ardú €1,000 craiceáilte. Is feall scannalach é ar mhic léinn agus ar a muintir. Cuirfidh sé brú sa bhreis orthu fad agus atá siad ag streachailt leis an ghéarchéim chostas maireachtála. For months we have listened to the Government telling us how it has students' backs. It has a very funny way of showing it. First the Government decided to hit students and their families…
I asked the Minister for clarity. Does anybody have clarity in respect of the question I asked?
Families are asking if the fees are going to cost €2,000 or €3,000 come September. The Minister went on to say that this was the way things were done but the Minister, Deputy Lawless, has made it very clear that fees will go up by €1,000. He said that if he did not have a cost-of-living package, he could not take the kinds of measure that were taken last year.
There is no point blaming Donald Trump's tariffs for wha…
The reason this is happening is because the Government has turned its face against a cost-of-living package-----
-----because it thinks the cost-of-living crisis is over. We need a cost-of-living package and fees need to be reduced, not increased.