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Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Will we see a return on the money in two, three or four years time?

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: My question is on a different issue.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will agree that the manner in which we are dealing with this legislation is unsatisfactory. Although his clock is ticking down to 4 October, we should have had an opportunity to listen to and digest his contribution and that of other Members, examine the legislation and, if required, present amendments. Asking us to table amendments last week before we had even heard him on...

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister knows it is inappropriate to ask people to take Second and Committee Stages on the same day.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I read the Minister's speech to the Seanad. It was a different speech from the one he gave to the Dáil. It also contained different figures.

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister published the Bill 24 hours-----

Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: It was not the Minister's finest hour. He published the Bill 24 hours beforehand.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I strongly object to the Government's approach to the Bill, which will dip into the pockets of every insurance policyholder bar health policyholders to the tune of approximately €738 million. The figure was first announced at €600 million in April and it is increasing on a weekly basis. The Minister needs to answer serious questions regarding this legislation, particularly in regard to...

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: If the Taoiseach had listened to the debate yesterday, he would have heard our concerns about the workers.

Order of Business (28 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: On the proposed legislation to deal with the European stability mechanism, can the Taoiseach give a date for when the Bill will be presented to the House and when it will pass all Stages in both Houses? When the Bill is published, will the Taoiseach also publish the legal opinion to inform Members in their deliberations on this important legislation?

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to set up a child and family support agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26081/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised for the Exchequer during 2010 by the income levy; and the amount that would have been raised were the income levy applied only to those earning in excess of €30,000 per annum. [25654/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by reducing capital acquisition tax thresholds by 25% and increasing the CAT rate by 10%. [25655/11]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential savings to the Exchequer from limiting the capital allowances available to business at €2 million. [25951/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the secondees currently working in the National Assets Management Agency; the duration of their contracts; the amount that NAMA pays for their services; the firms the secondees come from; the amounts payable to individual firms; if he will confirm if NAMA also uses these firms for paid consultancy work; if so, the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of a company's (details supplied) remit to assist his Department on the restructuring of Irish banks, including the start date and end date of the contract; if he will confirm that this company has recently pitched for projects outside of this original remit; if he will clarify if this company was asked to re-tender for...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the proposal in the Northern Assembly to place a tax on mobile phone masts; if he will consider this proposal; and if he will provide an estimate of the revenue that could be raised. [25986/11]

Written Answers — State Banking Sector: State Banking Sector (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost to the State of the Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society promissory notes including broken down by the interest payable on the promissory notes, the interest on borrowing to service the note and the capital payments; if he will detail the payment schedule and the date when the full debt including interest will be...

Written Answers — General Government Debt: General Government Debt (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the total Government debt in monetary terms, as a percentage of GDP and as a percentage of GNP for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he will provide a breakdown of these figures in both monetary and percentage terms detailing the portion of the debt attributable to public expenditure and the portion attributable to spending on banks such as...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by re-introducing the income levy under last year's rates, but levied at those earning in excess of €40,000 per annum. [26351/11]