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Credit Unions: Motion [Private Members] (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo ó Fhianna Fáil. Is eagraíochtaí den scoth iad na comhair creidmheasa sa tír seo. Tá siad lonnaithe i mbeagnach gach baile agus sráidbhaile sna 32 contae. Is fíor-eagraíochtaí Éireannaigh iad. Is sampla iontach iad den phobal ag obair ar son an phobail agus iad ag tabhairt aird ar maitheas an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Investigations (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that there was a six-fold spike in Siteserv share trading prior to the sale of the company; that the Siteserv share register does not identify the persons who bought these shares; and if he will confirm if the Commission of Investigation into the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will investigate these matters. [24534/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance as the principal shareholder in Allied Irish Banks, if he will confirm that existing contractual pension arrangements for current staff in the bank’s informational technology division's application and development management teams, whose jobs are to be outsourced to a third party, are provided for under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Support Services (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 352. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the asylum migration and integration fund; and if Ireland will be in a position to make a call for applications under the fund in the coming weeks. [24494/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a chur i láthair. I welcome the process in which we are involved because the issue before us is an extremely important one which must be dealt with. I welcome this new innovation of cross-committee investigation of matters of this nature. There is no doubt that international trade is good, but the TTIP is a very invasive treaty when it comes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: All government spending on goods would come under public procurement. My understanding of the definition of public services is a service where there is no commercial element to it. However, when one sees public services delivered in this State, be it health, education or all the other public services, obviously there is a commercial element to it. It is the narrowness of the definition...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes, if that is possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: It relates to some points the Minister brought up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister referred to the EU-Canada Trade Agreement, CETA. He mentioned the fact that there has not been criticism of the investor-state dispute settlement. There is an example whereby the European Union created a mechanism to reduce carbon within oil and oil-type products. The mechanism was used in an effort to improve the environmental opportunities for European countries. Yet, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The European Union was going to focus on regulating the offspring of cloned animals, but the issue was taken off the table because of the Americans' dissatisfaction.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: This is an opportunity to discuss that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (23 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: The Minister is correct in saying that is the direct reason, but it is the political pressure of the TTIP negotiations that causes those things to happen.

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: Tacaíonn Sinn Féin leis an smaoineamh taobh thiar de An Coimisiún um Pá Íseal. Mar is eol do chách, tá géarchéim sa tír maidir le pá íseal agus daoine atá ag iarraidh a bheith ag obair go lán-aimseartha sa gheilleagar. Tá an géarchéim seo ag dul in olcas agus táimid ag bun an dréimire i...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by introducing a new employers’ rate of Pay Related Social Insurance of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 per annum. [25265/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Living Wage (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 per hour in her Department and the bodies under her aegis. [25359/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost to the Exchequer of introducing capital gains tax tapering relief for new companies who hold assets for eight years, to 15%. [25302/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing the rate of capital gains tax from 33% to 40%. [25266/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by abolishing capital gains tax exemptions for private principal residences sold in excess of €1 million. [25267/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of allowing entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprise start-ups a three-year capital gains tax window for selling on their ideas and or businesses. [25286/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Jun 2015)

Peadar Tóibín: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of dividing the capital gains tax categories into passive and active, and applying a 40% rate to the passive tax activity, for example, buying shares and the existing rate to active engagement, for example, selling on a business. [25287/15]