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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: When was there a demand to give tax incentives to the vultures? Never.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It is precisely because of the actions of Cabot Financial Ireland that people fear their loans being sold to vultures. Does the Taoiseach stand over this practice or does he now agree with Sinn Féin that it is time to clip the wings of the vultures?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: The Government is reviewing the tax treatment because of an amendment that I tabled to last year's Finance Bill, but there should never have been a tax incentive for vulture funds, which bought portfolios worth billions of euro and have not had to pay a penny of tax on the incomes they have received or the uplift in property prices or any capital gains tax. The Taoiseach does not need the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Taoiseach lift the phone to the State-owned banks, which are about to sell more family loans to these vultures? These families will be thrown to the wolves again. Alternatively, will the Government do what it has done consistently and sit on its hands and bow down to big business, big money and the vultures and always take their side?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Over recent years, banks have been selling off loans, including family homes and buy-to-lets, to vulture funds at knock-down prices. To enable these funds to do their thing, the Government has designed a tax system that incentivises the funds to buy even more loans, which the banks are more than happy to offload despite the dire consequences for the borrowers. Many vulture funds are now...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cross-Border Co-operation (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application for reconciliation fund grant aid has been received from an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; if so, when a decision on same will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21351/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering the personal, PAYE and earned income credits by 1.43% per €1,000 on an individual income between €100,000 and €170,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €170,000, based on the latest individualised income figures available to the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE and earned income credit by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000, based on the latest individualised income figures available to the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE and earned income credit by 2% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €150,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €150,000, based on the latest individualised income figures available to the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE and earned income credit by 5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €120,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €120,000, based on the latest individualised income figures available to the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE and earned income credit by 5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €120,000 per year resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €120,000 in addition to a USC rate of 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6% and 7%, respectively, in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE and earned income credit by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €140,000 in addition to a USC rate of 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6% and 7%, respectively, in excess...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE and earned income credit by 2% per €1,000 on individual income between €100,000 and €150,000 per year resulting in no entitlement to these tax credits when income is in excess of €150,000 in addition to a USC rate of 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 6% and 7%, respectively, in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue from tapering out the personal, PAYE credit and earned income credit from income in excess of €80,000, a reduced credit by 5% per €1,000 for gross income between €80,000 and €100,000 and a 0% credit on gross income in excess of €100,000, based on the latest individualised income figures available to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised through introducing a third rate of income tax (details supplied) on all income over €100,000, based on the latest individualised income figures available to the Revenue Commissioners. [21406/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made on introducing a simplified process by which small and medium enterprises can avail of the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21534/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing the local property tax and replacing the funding with central funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21604/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue which would yield from an annual vacant property tax of €2,000, €5,000 and €10,000, respectively. [21615/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a non-principal private residence charge of €400 on properties indicated as such by owners in LPT returns and including commercial landlords but excluding local authorities and approved housing bodies. [21617/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 May 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by adding 50c of duty to a packet of 20 cigarettes with proportionate increases on other tobacco products. [21605/19]