Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-03-09
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I take Deputy MacSharry's point. It is a matter of the instruments that are available to us. There is an issue with VAT. If we bring it down significantly on a temporary basis, we could end up with a much higher rate once the temporary situation is over. We have concentrated on the measures we can do within the various frameworks and legal situations. That is a cut of 20 cent and 15 cent per litre on petrol and diesel, respectively, and 2 cent per litre on marked diesel. This is on top of the last measure. About €800 million has been allocated in five weeks. It is a very serious issue for people, there is no doubt about that.
I take Deputy Crowe's point. He has experience in the field as a primary school teacher before he was elected to the House. I will talk to the Minister for Education about the points he has raised. Language should never be a burden or something people hate, particularly those who have challenging issues or learning difficulties already.
In response to Deputy Andrews, it is envisaged we would have 40% representation on sports bodies' boards of governance by the end of 2023, and measures will be considered in respect of incentivising or indeed penalising failure to reach those targets.

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Sitting date: 2022-03-09