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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: One wonders how many cases like this one are outstanding. The number and the amounts of money involved might be reasonably small. Retrospective legislation is not something that the Oireachtas embraces.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: However, there is a question of fairness. We could make a case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: So it has passed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: Fair enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: Reverting to the issue of UCC and Midland Construction, it was live while the legislation was being drafted and passing through the Oireachtas. As the issue has not been resolved, is it the case that the legislation does not apply retrospectively?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: Could we check?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: The issue was live while the Act was a Bill. We also asked the IDA to attend the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: To whom did we send the transcript?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: In my constituency I have come across a family in very similar circumstances so I agree.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (11 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: The other side of that, of course, is that one is landing immediately after the NAMA officials with what could be a very powerful testimony. They may actually need an opportunity to think about what they are going to say. That is sensible.
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance Application Numbers (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 114. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Waterford who have claimed the back to work enterprise allowance for the self-employed over the past four years. [48317/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Work Allowance Application Numbers (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies and persons based in County Waterford who have successfully taken up the employer job incentive scheme in the past three years. [48322/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Sector Staff (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 184. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of her Department who have been approved for inter- or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48811/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicle Grants (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the number of electricity-powered vehicles that have been registered, by county, in each of the past five years. [47978/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Seed Capital Scheme (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of County Waterford companies or persons who have availed of the seed capital scheme since the start of 2011; and the cumulative amount of income tax claimed under the scheme over that period. [48315/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Seed Capital Scheme (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of investors or companies based in County Waterford who have availed of the employment and investment incentive scheme over the past four years; and the overall amount of relief claimed during that period. [48318/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Seed Capital Scheme (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies and persons based in County Waterford that have successfully taken up the Revenue Commissioners' job assist scheme in the past three years. [48321/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of County Waterford companies or persons who have availed of the three year corporate tax exemption since the start of 2011; and the cumulative amount of tax relief for new start-ups claimed over that period. [48316/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (16 Dec 2014)
John Deasy: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies or persons based in County Waterford who have successfully applied for the accelerated capital allowance in the past four years; and the cumulative tax relief granted to County Waterford applicants for energy efficient equipment over that period. [48320/14]