Results 32,161-32,180 of 33,289 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I am not aware of that issue being raised by Dublin City Council, but I take on board the importance of the issue to which the Deputy referred. I will have to raise the funding for individual programmes with the Minister for housing, but I know what the Minister wants to do is to see more and better homes delivered through our local authorities. I know that with these kinds of issues not...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I know the cost of childcare is still very high for many, but I also meet many people who acknowledge the reduction that has happened in childcare fees under the last Government, a reduction that we want to continue to deliver in the time ahead. However, as is the case with all of these commitments, they are dealt with budget by budget. I know the Minister for children will be raising this...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising the issue of Aughrim. He has raised with me in the past the need for further investment in water in his constituency and the issues that the lack of that investment is having at the moment. I know the Irish Water plan currently sits with the regulator and it is currently being evaluated. The issues to which the Deputy referred are the reason we need to make...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy McGrath for raising this issue. While there has been an exchange here about Dublin, I absolutely appreciate that our cities such as Cork also face issues and need adequate policing to be in place. I have a note here regarding national garda levels and the recruitment ambitions that we have, but I know what the Deputy is particularly concerned about is that local issue, the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising that with me. I am not sure what influence the Department of Transport and the National Transport Authority have on the conduct and level of fees on the toll road that the Deputy referred to.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: All I can commit to doing is raising that issue with them, which I will do. I know well how important that road is and the fact that it is used more and more to get around parts of Dublin as opposed to beyond Dublin. I will make sure the Minister for Transport is aware of the issue the Deputy raised.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I think there is a world of difference between me producing a document that Deputy Farrelly's party published and a report in a newspaper. I produced a document that the Social Democrats published about economic policy and the role of jobs in our economy. Any engagement on the future of health spending and the allocation of the capital budget is taken very seriously by the HSE. It aims to...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is not frequently a voice for calmness and moderation in this House. I did not notice him being one during the week either.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: There is no doubt but that the Minister for Justice wants to engage with the Dáil on this issue. He gained Government agreement about the steps that are needed to implement the pact. He will of course come into the Dáil to answer questions on it but the aim of the pact is to reduce processing times for migration applications, which we all know in turn can help to reduce the...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Boland for raising this issue regarding the importance of special education and additional education for those who are beginning their lives in our schools and who need additional support and help. I know the Deputy is aware that we have more than 3,300 special classes available across our country but, out of all those, there are 14 specifically available for children with...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Ó Fearghaíl. That is why the work of Home Building Finance Ireland, HBFI, is important. As the Deputy does, I absolutely support the need for our banks to be safe and well regulated. During the awful time of the pandemic, I had many reasons to be reminded of the value of a financial sector in Ireland that is safe and well capitalised. The point the Deputy makes...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: All I can tell the Deputy is that I am aware the issue is being addressed. He is not the first person I have heard make the point. I know he is aware, as I am, of the need to make sure that whoever is driving a bus with our kids in it is able to do it safely. I know he agrees with that. That is not in doubt. The Road Safety Authority wants to ensure that if we do change the age at which...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: As outlined in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 5 February 2025, I am aware that Revenue uses a range of measures to tackle the smuggling, supply or sale of illicit tobacco products with a view to disrupting the supply chain, seizing the illicit product and, where possible, prosecuting those involved. Revenue’s strategy involves developing and sharing intelligence on a...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: Finance Act 2018 introduced a short-term, tapered regional uplift under the section 481 film tax credit for productions being made in areas designated under the State aid regional guidelines (among other criteria). The purpose of the regional uplift was to support the development of new, local pools of talent in areas outside the current main production hubs, to support the geographic spread...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) is a tax which applies to both gifts and inheritances. For CAT purposes, the relationship between the person giving a gift or inheritance (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives it (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum amount, known as the “Group threshold”, below which CAT does not arise. While the thresholds were reduced...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 to 276, inclusive, together. As Minister for Finance, I have policy responsibility for the development of the legal framework governing financial services regulation, including for the insurance sector. As you will appreciate, I cannot comment on individual cases or intervene in disputes that individuals may have with their bank or insurance...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: Section 462B of the Taxes Consolidation Act (“TCA”) 1997 provides for the Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit (“SPCCC”). Subject to the conditions of section 462B TCA 1997 being met, the SPCCC is available to a single person who proves that he or she has a qualifying child resident with him or her for the whole or greater part of the year of assessment. The...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, I would like to acknowledge the sensitivity of this issue. There are a number of regulatory and consumer protection requirements that lenders have to comply with when providing mortgage credit to consumers. For example, in most cases, a lender is legally required, under section 126 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995, to make sure that a mortgage applicant has mortgage protection...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: Capital acquisitions tax (CAT) is a tax which applies to both gifts and inheritances. For CAT purposes, the relationship between the person giving a gift or inheritance (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives it (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum amount, known as the “Group threshold”, below which CAT does not arise. The following changes to the CAT...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (25 Mar 2025)
Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Central Bank of Ireland that the volumes of securitised mortgage assets (across securitisations and covered bonds) on the retail bank’s balance sheets are as set out below; AIB: €7,304mn – 21% of the total mortgage portfolio; BOI: €14,176mn – 28% of the total mortgage portfolio PTSB: €5,342mn – 27% of the total...