Results 14,501-14,520 of 35,891 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Fraud (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the recommendations in the Cost of Insurance Working Group plan that a publicly funded Garda anti-fraud unit to deal with insurance fraud be put in place. [48599/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure residents affected by the going into liquidation of an underwriter (details supplied) of their structural warranty are not unfairly affected. [48600/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Licensed Moneylenders (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to legislate to place a cap on the rates that can be charged by moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48598/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of indexing the standard rate cut-off point for each of the next five years; and the cumulative cost. [48715/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of indexing all tax bands and credits for each of the next five years with a breakdown of all elements; and the cumulative cost in relation to same. [48716/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Commencement of Legislation (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when Part 9 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced. [48665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Health when Part 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 will be commenced. [48665/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 118. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 23 October 2018, when a reply will issue. [48652/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (22 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Health when a patient (details supplied) will transfer from Letterkenny University Hospital to St. Vincent’s Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48687/18]

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 17:In page 111, after line 42, to insert the following:“Report on intangible assets 28. The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on restoring the 80 per cent cap on intangible assets onshored between 2015 and 2017 that can be written off against profits at the rate of 100 per...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: I raise an issue which I have raised on many occasions in the past 18 months. Eighteen months ago Letterkenny University Hospital asked for the pressure on it to be relieved when there was an average of 19 patients on trollies every day. Within yards of where patients are lying on trollies there is a ward with 20 beds. In this instance, there is no need for capital investment but rather...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Applications (21 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect a decision in relation to the school transport requirements for children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48533/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 179. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 577 of 18 September 2018, when a reply will issue. [48574/18]

Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Táim bródúil as mo chomhghleacaí gur glacadh leis an reachtaíocht anseo le cur os comhair na Dála anocht. Tá ard-mholadh tuillte ag an Teachta Martin Kenny as a saothar agus as an obair atá sé ag déanamh ar an cheist seo le blianta anuas ar son muintir na tuaithe, go háirithe in iarthar na tíre. As we have heard, this is vital...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: Section 481 is a key and central component of the film industry. There is no doubt about the benefits of this tax relief. That is recognised by the vast majority of the industry. It has been beneficial and it should remain in the future. Notwithstanding that, an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht all-party report contained 11 key recommendations on reform of...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: This scheme has been tinkered with in different ways over many years. It is clear that it has not worked in the way it was intended to work. As mentioned, there has been criticism from industry that it was poorly marketed and flawed and that even in its early stage it did not reached the level of uptake achieved by the business expansion scheme, BES, which it replaced. The Minister of...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister of State's response does not make sense. The move from approval by Revenue to self-certification will not make a difference. The reason for this move according to the Minister of State is that companies applied, there was a long delay of three months and in the end they did not meet the criteria. Whether a company self-certifies or is approved by Revenue, it will still be in...

Finance Bill 2018: Report Stage (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister will be aware of my long-time opposition to this scheme. When it was first introduced Deputy Joan Burton, who was a Minister at the time, insisted that it was linked to jobs when it was not so linked. It became evident that it was a way of introducing a lucrative tax reduction for high-income earners who were not already in the State. We should bear in mind that the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in the Finance Bill 2018 awaiting state aid approval; the measures from previous Finance Acts still awaiting state aid approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48170/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears Breaches (20 Nov 2018)

Pearse Doherty: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of infractions of the code of conduct on mortgage arrears recorded since 2013; the number of fines or other penalties which resulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48273/18]