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- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (11 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 215: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of rented properties which have been registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board in Dublin City. [45920/08]
- Written Answers — Special Protection Areas: Special Protection Areas (11 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 216: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the objections which have been lodged to his proposed special protection order for Dublin Bay; if the advisory body has assessed these objections; if he has set a date by which the advice must be furnished to him; and when he plans to make a decision. [45921/08]
- Written Answers — Dublin Bay Task Force: Dublin Bay Task Force (11 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 217: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will ensure that the master plan being developed for Dublin Bay by Dublin City Council and by the task force which he has appointed are ultimately given legal effect. [45922/08]
- Public Service Reform. (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if the group examining the OECD report of public service reform has reported to Government; if the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31471/08]
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I have read persistent rumours that the Government is planning additional tax proposals, notably in respect of research and development. We are proposing to debate the Finance Bill today and tomorrow. Will those proposals be introduced as part of it or are we to expect a second Bill in the new year, at which time they will be debated?
- Order of Business (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: It can be. The amendment may be tabled.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I accept the Minister has improved the appalling proposal he announced in the budget by providing for some exemption limits and a more tiered structure. That is a step forward. I would accept the current proposal as not a bad outcome if there was a sunset clause on it, in other words, if we knew it was a temporary measure and would be withdrawn. Unfortunately, the history with regard to...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I have nothing to add to what I already said. I remind the Minister that in the existing exemption thresholds, also at â¬40,000 and â¬20,000, there is marginal relief. This is not rocket science. We are not asking the Minister to invent something that has not been thought of before. It is already there in codes where an intermediary rate applies and there is an exemption threshold. It...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 8: In page 11, line 19, after "emoluments." to insert the following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing, capital allowances on investments undertaken in order to comply with government requirements would be allowed as a deduction according to the standard rules which apply for such an investment.". I resubmit this amendment because on Committee Stage the Minister did not have...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 10: In page 13, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "(d) in the case of persons whose income only exceeds the threshold set out in paragraphs (a) and (c) by â¬10,000, only half of the levy calculated under Part 18A will be payable.".
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I wish briefly to discuss amendment No. 16, which I tabled, which pertains to people who are over 70. The Minister fails to appreciate the quadruple whammy this budget has administered to people in this category. If one is a retired person aged 70 or over and has an income that is just over the average industrial age, one will be obliged to pay the 2% health levy for the first time, as well...
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: I beg the Acting Chairman's pardon.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: This is one of the Minister's U-turns.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: It is a U-turn.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Only 3% of elderly people are in nursing homes.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: The bulk of elderly people are not in nursing homes.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: They face medical expenses in their own home.
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Report and Final Stages (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: The Minister stated that only 5% would lose their medical cards.
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 142: To ask the Taoiseach the number of rented properties identified in Dublin city and in each electoral district within the city in the last census; and the number of these rented properties which were bedsits. [45955/08]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (16 Dec 2008)
Richard Bruton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the difficulties created for people who are on high mortgages at fixed rates and who are receiving no relief from falling rates; if he has raised their plight in his discussions with the banks; and if initiatives for easing their problems have been put forward. [45953/08]