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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: These lists are growing and the length of time people are on the lists is growing.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Talk to the parents.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: It is clear that nearly eight years into Fine Gael's time in office it is failing these children spectacularly. The Government will miss its own targets when it talks about child poverty, and miss its own target of lifting 100,000 children out of poverty. That is a fact. There are 37,000 children being failed by the State. I listened to him. This is just one example of many. One parent...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: In recent weeks we have heard accounts of homeless families and their children walking the streets of this city at night because they have nowhere to go. Almost 4,000 children will sleep in emergency accommodation tonight. The plight of parents and children in poverty is shockingly illustrated in the picture in today's edition of The Irish Times, which shows young mothers and their children...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost incurred by a bank (details supplied) for its corporate hospitality event at the recent Ireland versus New Zealand rugby match. [48844/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost or revenue raised by a policy of a 5% income levy on income above €140,000 for individual income based on the latest available individualised data together with the tapering of tax credits on individual income between €100,000 and €140,000 at the rate of 2.5% per €1,000. [48932/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by increasing the rate of exit tax to be introduced in the Finance Bill 2018 from 12.5% to 20%, 25%, 30% and 33% respectively. [48961/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by introducing a digital services tax of 1%, 2% and 5% respectively on digital services firms with turnover of €50 million or over here and at least €750 million globally. [48962/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Recycling Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue to be raised by introducing a 1%, 2% and 5% levy on products with packaging which does not have at least 30%, 40% and 50% recyclable material, in tabular form. [48963/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Recycling Policy (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised of introducing a latte levy of 5 cent, 10 cent and 25 cent on each single use coffee cup used or distributed in a commercial setting. [48964/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by standardising all pension tax relief at the 20% rate. [48965/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of equalising the earned income credit with the PAYE credit. [48966/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Data (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost in budgetary terms of retaining mortgage interest relief at the level it will be at from the 1 January for the next three years. [48967/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foreign Direct Investment (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that would be expected if the special assignee relief programme, SARP, scheme was abolished. [48968/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the personal tax credit for the single, married, and so on credit by €50, €100, €200, €300, €400 and €500, respectively. [49007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 13 November 2018, if the date of 1 January 2019 for removal of flat rate expenses is accurate. [49051/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue raised by increasing the national training fund levy from 0.7% to 1% and 2% and 5%, respectively. [48959/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 502. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of abolishing the surcharge on non-annual payments of motor tax. [48969/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 570. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of all social welfare entitlements arising from PRSI contributions for PAYE workers in receipt of widow’s and widower’s pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49099/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (27 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the revenue raised by increasing the rate of the vacant site levy by 1%, 2% and 5% respectively. [48960/18]