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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the new flexibility introduced by the European Union regarding the application of VAT in member states, he will consider proposals from the national newspapers of Ireland to reduce the 13.5% VAT rate to a lower rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41131/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (12 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance the loss of tax revenue from abolishing the Air Travel Tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41169/09]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (12 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce measures which will require all traffic fines to be sent out by registered post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41132/09]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (12 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of revenue that would be collected from the removal of the employee's PRSI threshold of €127 per week; the amount of revenue that would be collected from the removal of the employee's PRSI ceiling; the amount of revenue that would be collected from a 1% increase in the 10.75% rate of employer's PRSI; the amount of...

Leaders' Questions (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: It was the Taoiseach's Ministers who said that these were the people who led the country into this situation.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss why the Minister for Finance has agreed to breach his own guidelines in respect of the pay of bank chief executives in the case of AIB; why an outside chief executive has not been required by the Government, and the extent to which the board appointing the chief executive has been changed since the guarantee was introduced.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The anger among Deputies in this House reflects the anger in the broader public. We are in a position where the economy has lost 200,000 jobs in the past 12 months, where many young people's futures are blighted, where one third of our young people under the age of 25 are now unemployed, and where 100,000 - 60% - of the job losses have hit young people under the age of 25. We face the...

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: ----in a Government that is not offering any vision for the future. There is not an ounce of vision in this, and that is what we must confront in this debate. The bigger question that underlies this is whether the Government has the capacity to lead the transformation. Does it have the vision, the courage, the determination or even the authority?

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The truth is that the Government has been at the heart of the many problems we must now confront, such as the low performance in public service. The Minister has been at the heart of decisions such as that on decentralisation, the establishment of the Health Service Executive without reforming the structures, the decision to pay out benchmarking awards without getting reform, and the...

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Did the Minister by any chance write that before the debate began?

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister is a year late with that great insight.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: The Minister has not made a single suggestion since he began his contribution. He is outlining all of the problems but none of the solutions.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: However, the Minister wants the answers from us now. This is Dáil scrutiny.

Pre-budget Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: This is the modern way of developing choices.

Written Answers — Innovation Fund Ireland: Innovation Fund Ireland (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date in establishing innovation fund Ireland; the timeframe in place for funds to be made available for research and development; the criteria which will be used to determine eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/09]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has established a baseline for the compliance costs which businesses are bearing against which she can set a detailed plan to reduce the administrative burden by 25% in accordance with her commitment; if she has identified the changes that will be made in 2010 and the percentage reduction in...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in reducing the administrative burden placed on business, particularly administrative burdens which arise from taxation, environmental, health and safety legislation, and obligations arising from employment law and company law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41693/09]

Written Answers — Trade Development: Trade Development (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date on the development of an action plan for improving trade, investment and tourism links with new fast developing markets by the end of 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41686/09]

Written Answers — Green Enterprise: Green Enterprise (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the high level action group on green enterprise; when the group will make recommendations and publish a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41689/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (17 Nov 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish her response to recommendations contained within the report of the Competition Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41692/09]