Results 5,601-5,620 of 7,975 for speaker:Joe Higgins
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (4 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: 632. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for home care in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [41227/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (4 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: 633. To ask the Minister for Health the research the State is funding and-or collaborating with other states into Gaucher's disease; and if he will report on research the State funds into other rare genetic conditions. [41228/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases (4 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: 634. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to enable screening of Gaucher's disease and other rare genetic conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41229/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care for Children (4 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: 635. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make funds available to increase the number of palliative care units for children; if he will report on the assistance the State gives to Laura Lynn hospice in Leopardstown, Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41230/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (4 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: 1026. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Irish Water application packs that were returned to sender; if Irish Water has identified the number due to incorrect names, addresses or other information; if Irish Water has destroyed returned post that was marked return to sender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41555/14]
- Business of Dáil (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: Providing a quorum is the Government's responsibility.
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: 8. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will benefit from the changes to the special assignee relief programme, including the scrapping of the ceiling of €500,000, the reduction in the amount of time for which a person must have been employed by a company, and the withdrawal of the requirement not to be tax-resident in another country; and the cost to the...
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: My question relates to the special assignee relief programme, SARP. What effect, in terms of massive benefits, will the further generous concessions the Minister provides in the Finance Bill have for highly paid individuals?
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: The SARP was a massive tax break provided by the Government to the highest-paid executives who qualified for it. A qualifying chief executive on €500,000 a year would increase his or her take-home pay by a breathtaking €52,275 per year. The Minister had instituted a cap of €500,000, but now he is removing that cap, so that somebody on €750,000 will get not just...
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: This is just further proof and an illustration of the huge anomalies created by weak Irish capitalism over the past 30 or 40 years, which has completely made itself over-dependent on multinational investment instead of developing indigenous industries and more organic investment locally. SARP is a typical result of this. Who lobbied the Minister for this? Who are the stakeholders who...
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: A total of 150,000 people made a submission to the Government on Saturday. Will it listen to them?
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: On a point of order, I had to come in to ensure there was a quorum. The Government is supposed to provide a quorum.
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: The Ceann Comhairle said at the outset that while, on the one hand, Question Time would run to 10.45 a.m., on the other, 75 minutes were to be allocated.
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: It is extremely unfair on a Deputy who has to make special child care arrangements to be here to ask the question.
- Other Questions: Tax Code (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: It is outrageous.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: Has the Government sacked the regulator?
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: The regulator says €483 is the figure.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: Has the regulator been kidnapped?
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: That information has been already given to the regulator - the regulator has decided. Has the Taoiseach kicked out the regulator?
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Joe Higgins: It is ridiculous that the Taoiseach can come before the House and meander around the issue like this.