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Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (1 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: This is an enormous change and this debate has been worthwhile. I welcome the concessions given by the Minister in respect of bringing the scheme before the House for positive approval. I welcome his indication that he will seek to put someone on the board and that there will be proper supervision of risk assessment. Misgivings remain and there are amendments I would have liked to have...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes in tax practice that would result in tips being subject to VAT; the reason for this tax on a gift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32719/08]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (1 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an industry based proposal in the jewellery and watches sector to meet the obligations under the recycling regulations has not been approved; the perceived defects in the proposal by the industry; his estimate of the extra compliance costs that would be...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: This year's budget, announced last December, provided for an Exchequer deficit of €5 billion. By July, the Government was talking about a deficit of €8 billion. In early September, it revised that Estimate to €10 billion. According to the most recent briefings, the deficit might reach €12 billion. The Exchequer returns to be published today are the last returns we will get before...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: We have to look after our own money as well.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: From the Seanad (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the amendment. The Minister of State who attended much of the debate yesterday will be in no doubt as to what the Dáil expects in terms of the scheme and the appliance of new rules to the behaviour of financial institutions as a result of the taxpayer taking on this guarantee. Yesterday, we gave the Minister an arsenal of armoury which he can use to police this scheme. The...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of raising the threshold on the health levy by €100 per week and by €200 per week in 2009. [33187/08]

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that Departments and agencies who are seeking to make savings on their wage bill do not compromise the family friendly working options that have been developed in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33006/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of raising tax credits and the tax cut off points by 4.5% in the 2009 income tax code. [33174/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by applying medical relief only at the standard rate of 20% in 2009. [33175/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by reducing the maximum allowable amount of tax relief on pension contributions by €50,000, by €100,000 and by €150,000 respectively in 2009. [33176/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by reducing the combined value of tax reliefs that an individual can claim in 2009 under the rules for capping, by €50,000, by €100,000 and by €150,000 respectively in 2009. [33177/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised by reducing all remaining tax reliefs, other than for pension contributions, in the tax code to be only claimable at the standard rate of tax in 2009. [33178/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue from a carbon tax of €20 and €25 per tonne of CO2 respectively applied to all energy related sources of CO2, excluding those participating in the emission trading scheme; and his estimate of the absolute and percentage increase in the retail price of energy sources used by families and businesses. [33179/08]

Written Answers — National Partnership Agreement: National Partnership Agreement (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the extra cost in 2009 of paying the latest agreement on pay increase, of pay drift due to increments and grade movement, of the carryover of the last pay round, and of increased public service numbers taken on during the past year. [33191/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid part of their income at the top rate of income tax in 2007, in 2008 and in 2009; and the percentage they constitute of all income tax payers. [33192/08]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the aggregate tax revenue raised in 2007 and in 2008 from the construction sector, from the motoring sector and from alcoholic drinks. [33193/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the value of and the basis of assessment for domiciliary care allowance and associated respite grant; and if conditions apply restricting the right of parents to work outside the home. [33204/08]

Written Answers — Health Levy: Health Levy (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the revenue expected to be raised from the health levy in 2007, 2008 and 2009. [33188/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (2 Oct 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the improvements she is making in the nursing home subvention to which extra money was allocated in July 2008; the value of the maximum standard weekly subvention; the general income eligibility threshold which applies; the maximum value of enhanced subvention; the income eligibility thresholds for receiving enhanced subvention which...