Results 41-60 of 1,153 for long speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Development Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Paschal Donohoe: ...national planning framework have made great efforts to achieve regional balance. If we were to be successful in delivering the majority of projects, which I believe we will be, we will have gone a long way to deliver the regional balance we have acknowledged to be important for so long.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (21 Sep 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has developed the Annual Taxation Report in order to provide a long-term, strategic perspective on the evolution of taxation receipts since the financial crisis. This allows for the sustainability of tax revenues to be actively monitored so as to minimise fiscal vulnerabilities. The most recent Report, published in August, demonstrates that Ireland’s tax system...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...leaves no alternative. However, notwithstanding these challenges, Ireland remains supportive of the two-pillar solution for the taxation of the digital economy reached globally at the OECD, an agreement to which we signed up along with over 130 other countries in October 2021.  The decision to join the global agreement was not taken lightly, and I firmly believe this agreement brings...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Private Partnerships (6 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: PPPs offer an alternative model for delivering infrastructure that can be effective in particular circumstances. However, the long-term nature of the financial commitments arising under PPPs require that the use of such arrangements must be carefully planned in order to ensure that they are used to address infrastructural needs in a manner that is sustainable in the long term and which...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: ...of our national interest, I would contend that this decision by the Government is the very opposite. This is a Government that is confident in a Dáil and Oireachtas that is confident about the long-term interests of our country, politically, economically and legally, and I hope we will see that in the vote later today. It is motivated not by fear or a desire to stand up on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (27 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...the common objective of encouraging enterprise by individuals. The former is operated under the auspices of the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection. It is designed to encourage long-term unemployed individuals to develop a business by allowing these individuals to retain a reducing proportion of their qualifying social welfare payment for a specified period of time....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (21 Mar 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...take unpaid leave from work to spend time looking after their children, of up to 26 weeks’ for each eligible child before their 12th birthday (or 16th birthday if their child has a disability or long-term illness). Policy in respect of the Civil Service is in line with this legislation. Civil Servants can take parental leave until the day their child turns 13, or 16 for a child with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (13 Apr 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: PPPs offer an alternative model for delivering infrastructure, that can facilitate the delivery of additional capital projects and that can be effective in particular circumstances. However, the long-term nature of the financial commitments arising under PPPs require that the use of such arrangements must be carefully planned in order to ensure that they are used to address infrastructural...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (30 Jan 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Commission is expected to announce proposed Directives on digital taxation before the end of March this year.  It is expected that the proposals will include short term and long term suggestions for how digital companies should be taxed within the EU.   When these proposals are published, they will then be debated in detail by Member States.  It is likely that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Home Loan Scheme (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan launched on 1 February 2018. Prior to its launch, an initial tranche of €200 million of long-term fixed rate finance was borrowed by the Housing Finance Agency to provide funds for the scheme to local authorities. Due to a higher than anticipated demand for the scheme, the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government requested sanction for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Apr 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...circumstances, including carbon tax revenue increases without the matching hypothecated increase in expenditure would have given an inaccurate presentation of the Exchequer position. Relatedly, any long-term forecast for carbon tax revenue would need to consider, inter alia, the shift in demand from behavioural changes related to the tax; new technologies; the global price of crude...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to investigate a complaint, including in relation to time limits, the question must be determined by the Ombudsman. The time limits set out in the Act state that a complaint that does not relate to a “long-term financial service” within the meaning of the legislation, shall be made to the Ombudsman not later than 6 years from the date of the conduct giving rise to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: ECOFIN Meeting: Minister for Finance (6 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and how high it has been in the past has, in turn, contributed to increased premia. As we put in place measures to address these issues, I want to see this play a role in reducing premia in the long run. I cannot force that to happen because neither I nor the State owns the insurance companies. If we put in place measures that address issues that the industry has, I expect to see that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (22 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland is very supportive of the two-pillar solution for the taxation of the digital economy reached globally at the OECD, an agreement to which we signed up to along with over 130 other countries in October 2021. My long-standing position is that the international tax system needs to adapt to keep pace with changes in how business is conducted internationally. This is a global issue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Aer Lingus (8 Sep 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...in Aqua Comms DAC, a company that has developed fibre optic cables linking the USA, Ireland (Killala, Mayo) and the UK. - A €35 million investment as a strategic domestic partner for DAA plc long-term bond issuance, supporting construction of a new runway at Dublin Airport. - Provision of a long term €14 million debt facility to finance a runway resurfacing project at Shannon...

Seanad: Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2009)

Paschal Donohoe: It was agreed so long ago that it might merit reconsideration. I would certainly support the Senator's request. Progress reported; Committee to sit again.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paschal Donohoe: For how long does the Minister anticipate these transitional provisions will need to be in place?

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (6 Apr 2011)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his views whether Crohn's disease should be included on the Health Service Executive's long-term illness scheme, the actions he will take to ensure this occurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7022/11]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (8 Mar 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health when he will be in a position to implement plans to provide those on the long-term illness scheme with a general practitioner visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13355/12]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It is extraordinary that last week's committee meeting had a long discussion about one flight and on foot of that discussion, we now find out there were three flights.