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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister of State for attending the committee. He will note there is great interest in this subject. What has prompted the agreement with Dominica at this time? I ask the Minister of State to explain the background to this agreement. It is State policy to have as many double taxation arrangements as possible but I query why this agreement has been arranged now and the events...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Which state, Ireland or Dominica, was more eager to achieve this agreement?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The committee is dealing with the issue of corporation tax and countries which would have been deemed to be tax havens at one time but are no longer so because of the OECD criteria. Exchange of information is one of the aspects of efforts to avoid the definition of a tax haven. It was put to the committee that some of these areas have participated in what would be in reality cosmetic...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, we all acknowledge that automatic exchange is the best way forward and TIEAs have huge deficiencies. In the case of the latter, one must ask the right question and specify the correct information. If we are moving in the direction of automatic information exchange, as the Minister of State indicated, why then is a TIEA with Dominica being brought forward? Is it the case that we tried...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It makes sense that the State would generally seek the most extensive agreement possible. Is it the case then that an automatic exchange agreement with Dominica was sought but was not forthcoming and we have therefore entered into a TIEA, which is weaker but far better than what was there heretofore?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I am a little confused. We have established that the TIEA is the weakest rung on the ladder of the three forms of taxation information exchange, the spontaneous arrangement being in the middle and automatic exchange of information being generally the preferred option, including for this State. The question then naturally arises as to whether the Government sought in its negotiations with...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine. I recognise that this is a two-way process and a very positive step forward in regard to the exchange of information, limited as the TIEA is in its effect. I agree that in all such negotiations we should be looking for automatic exchange of information. I have two further questions. The Minister of State indicated that 69 double taxation agreements have been concluded, five...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister of State.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liomsa fosta mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta O'Brien, a chur an rún seo os comhair na Dála anocht. Ba mhaith liom díriú isteach ar cúpla ceist fíorthábhachtach. Níl dabht ar bith go bhfuil na ciorruithe atá an Rialtas ag cur i bhfeidhm ag déanamh damáiste mór don chóras oideachais agus do...

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Ceart go leor. Tá córas aistriúcháin anseo. There is a translation service to translate.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I know they are not here sometimes. The Minister's education policies have not only damaged the sector but also the Irish language. The importance of the cuts to the island allowance and the language allowance cannot be overstated. I have spoken about this matter here before. For example, Arranmore secondary school applied for a teacher but could not get somebody who would be able to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the enhanced Cabinet Committee on Mortgage Arrears and Credit Availability have met since March 2011. [39336/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 104. To ask the Taoiseach if he will list the entire membership of the enhanced Cabinet Committee on Mortgage Arrears and Credit Availability. [39337/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 107. To ask the Taoiseach the value of exports in the service sector and the total number employed in this sector for each year since 2002. [36900/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Financial Services Sector (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 140. To ask the Taoiseach the number of workers employed in the financial services sector; the number directly employed in retail banking and aircraft leasing for each year since 2005, [35951/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Responsibilities (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 145. To ask the Taoiseach if any Minister has brought a conflict of interest to his attention regarding his personal finances and his engagement with the financial sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39335/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Steering Committee on Mortgage Arrears (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times the cross-Government Mortgage Arrears Steering Group has met since March 2011. [39336/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Steering Committee on Mortgage Arrears (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the entire membership of the cross-Government mortgage arrears Steering Group; and if he will provide the attendance list of each of the meetings of that Steering Group since March 2011. [39337/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 179. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank will set demanding quarterly targets for the conclusion of sustainable solutions and for the subsequent performance of these solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39338/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if a letter threatening repossession or legal action constitutes a proposal for a sustainable solution under the mortgage arrears resolution targets. [39339/13]