Results 5,561-5,580 of 15,657 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 3. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland's economic interest is protected during the European Commission investigation into possible breaches of state aid rules in respect of Apple's operations here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28667/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Will the Minister update the House on his Department's response to the European Commission's investigation into the questions of state aid surrounding Apple?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: What is the likely timeline of the investigation into Apple? Given the fact that there is about to be a changeover in the Commission, will the investigation continue afterwards? The Minister was correct to state that it was only into one company, but he knows that an adverse finding in this case would have implications for all of our multinationals and, most importantly, our ability to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: My contention is that the Minister did sleepwalk into it and has said there will be no knock-on effects. If this continues for three to five years, and one is in the inward investment business in, say, Singapore or Scotland, after September, of course they will be hawking around to potential clients who may be looking at Ireland or elsewhere outside the EU and spinning that this process will...

Other Questions: Banks Recapitalisation (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will submit a technical paper to the European Stability Mechanism, ESM, and the European Commission on the subject of bank debt relief for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28543/14]

Other Questions: Banks Recapitalisation (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: It has been two years since we had the so called "game changer". How is the game is going?

Other Questions: Banks Recapitalisation (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The talk of a technical paper regarding recapitalisation came from the Minister and the Government. I take it from the response that there is not, and never was, a technical paper. It is ironic that the man who dubbed this decision a game changer is about to leave the pitch before anything substantial has been achieved. We have moved very little in the two years, specifically relating to...

Other Questions: Banks Recapitalisation (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Minister has had three years to put out the fire, and while he has been talking about putting it out, he has not put any water on it. The talk about putting out the fire and these great, grand actions comes not from this side of the House but from the Minister's retiring colleagues. We were told it was a game changer and a big deal. The Minister had said a technical paper was being...

Other Questions: National Debt (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: 10. To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with the IMF and other troika parties regarding the early repayment of programme loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28542/14]

Other Questions: National Debt (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: This is with regard to paying off some of our IMF and other troika loans. The Minister spoke about this earlier. Perhaps we could take advantage of the very low bond rates at present to restructure our international obligations and allow us remove a little pressure from our domestic finances which may save having to make some very tough decisions in October.

Other Questions: National Debt (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister for his reply. Given the low bond yields and given that we are now moving into the ten-year period regarding the IMF loan, would the Minister consider some technical options that might be available for paying down the IMF loans early and then suggesting to our partners in Europe that it would be good for Ireland, our economy and Europe if we could restructure these...

Oil and Gas Fiscal System Review: Statements (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Perhaps we should attach a turbine to Deputy Durkan.

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: It is good to see the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, in the Chamber today rather than pirouetting on the plinth or giving a press conference. Yesterday, Deputy Martin raised the issue of how property tax reductions will be applied across the country. It now seems that many councils will not be in a position to pass on reductions because of a cut in their grants under the Central Government...

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: It appears that Fine Gael wants to cut the central Government grant and prevent councils from cutting the local property tax. It seems that the Labour Party wants the opposite. We will not have much of an opportunity to discuss the issue in this House, unfortunately, given that councils have to decide on it before the end of September. What is the Minister's personal belief? He joined his...

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: I accept the Minister's word that the position is as he has outlined, but the difficulty is that when the Taoiseach was challenged yesterday to state explicitly that this is the position, he declined to do so. According to a report in this morning's Irish Independent, a document that was prepared for the Economic Management Council suggests that councils in a number of local authority areas,...

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: It is speculation at Economic Management Council level. Deputy Stagg might be better off if he could control his own rebels.

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: Can the Minister give the House a guarantee that councils which want to reduce the rate of property tax in their areas by 15% will be in a position to do so? If their property tax collections are higher than anticipated, they should not be penalised by the Government implementing a massive reduction in their central Government grant.

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: The Tánaiste is not too sure about that.

Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: What about the Tánaiste?

Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Dara Calleary: This is the last Order of Business prior to the approaching regime change in the Labour Party and I wish the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, well, although judging from the bite in his responses this morning, he is doing a Luis Suárez on it. I do not know if the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, has given him a 30 match ban but we wish him well. The Minister might update us on...