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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PORs appointed for every year since the 1992, for each post-primary KWETB school in tabular form. [23987/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 697. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that when his Department consented to award an extended five-year contract to a chief executive officer of a commercial State body, who has served for 14 years with that body, the chairman of the board concerned had reportedly not sought the views of the board when he consulted the Department of Agriculture, Food and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the board of Horse Racing Ireland, HRI, has reported that it was not aware of a business case which was supplied to his Department by the chairman of HRI or that the approval of the board was not sought by the chairman on advice that he received from officials in the Department; and if he will make a statement...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Tánaiste for her reply. I am very glad to see the Government is taking this seriously. We could be looking at missed taxes to the Irish State to the tune of €1 billion to €2 billion a year, or even more. If it is €1 billion a year, that equates to some €20 million a week in missed taxes. The section 110 structures were set up for a legitimate...

Leaders' Questions (14 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Last week I outlined how a US vulture fund structured its Irish subsidiary, Mars Capital, to avoid paying taxes in Ireland on its Irish profits. I believe these vulture funds are about to pull off the largest avoidance of tax on Irish profits in the history of the State. The scale is likely to be in the tens of billions of euro in missed taxes. These are taxes being avoided by Irish...

Regulation of Charities: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I am proud to co-sponsor the motion. The charity sector, as I am sure we all agree, plays a crucial role in Irish society and we, as legislators, must ensure that it is well governed and regulated. We owe that to those who use the services which charities provide, to those who work for charities and, indeed, to those who donate to charities, be it their time, expertise or money. For the...

Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: With respect, my question was not about the crash mats the Government is putting in place for people it has pushed off the wall. My question is about tax. Tax avoidance is not an issue for the Revenue Commissioners because it is legal. It would appear that this Government is guilty of facilitating wholesale tax avoidance by international investment firms making windfall profits in Ireland...

Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Thank you, Ceann Comhairle. Let me ask the following questions. Was the Department of Finance, directly or indirectly, shown the tax avoidance structures that these firms, like Mars Capital, were going to use? Why was it not made part of any sale that all profits and capital gains accruing to these firms would be-----

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Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2016)

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Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: To reiterate the question, will the Minister consider an investigation and report back to the House on the extent of the tax avoidance we are seeing here?

Leaders' Questions (7 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: Sarah and Dominic live in Kilkenny with their two kids and they bought their home in 2007. The shop in which Sarah worked in Kilkenny closed and the couple were unable to service their mortgage fully, although they are getting back on their feet. Two years ago, the Minister's Government sold Sarah and Dominic's mortgage to a US investment firm, which is now evicting Sarah, Dominic and their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (7 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 66. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she supports a request (details supplied) for the urgent recruitment of two community gardaí in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20133/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Agencies (7 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his oversight of the tree felling and land clearance Irish Rail conducts in maintaining rail lines and infrastructure; the chemical agents it uses in this process; the potential environmental impact of this felling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20316/16]

Private Members' Business - Broadband Service Provision: Motion [Private Members] (6 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: The motion before the House is welcome. High quality, affordable broadband is critical for households, schools and businesses across rural and urban Ireland. Let us not forget that there are many parts of urban Ireland that have terrible connectivity as well. The national broadband plan is flawed in a number of very important ways, but it is nonetheless an ambitious plan and will put...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she supports the request by Greystones municipal district for an immediate increase in Garda resources in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20025/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (6 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: 77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she supports the request by Wicklow Chamber of Commerce for an immediate increase in Garda resources in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20084/16]

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: I have two questions. The statement by the European Council states: "The European Council today adopted an agenda calling for swift and determined progress: ... to create the right conditions for stimulating new business opportunities by: ... ensuring very high-capacity fixed and wireless broadband connectivity across Europe, which is a precondition for future competitiveness." The Cabinet...

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Jul 2016)

Stephen Donnelly: When we spoke on Brexit in the Chamber last week, I stated that the decision by the people of the UK to leave the EU is bad for the UK, Ireland and the EU. We see that the UK economy is already showing signs of some damage. We have also seen warnings from the UK Government that it will look to reduce spending on public services so it is already beginning to see some economic turbulence....