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Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting permanent offshore structures to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34683/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting bed and breakfast accommodation and guest houses to commercial rates base when there are four or more bedrooms in a dwelling house provided on an ongoing basis for overnight guest accommodation in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting self-catering apartments and holiday homes provided by tourism operators to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34685/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting third level and professional institutions to commercial rates proportionate to the percentage of their revenue generated from their own resources and commercial activity in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009....

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting community halls to commercial rates proportionate to the percentage of their revenue generated from commercial activity in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34687/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting agricultural farm buildings which are owned by a body corporate to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34688/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting all buildings or land occupied by the State to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34689/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme. [34617/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme. [34621/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme....

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: I want to-----

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Has the Government agreed a date for the budget? This question is coming close to the third mystery of Fatima. By tradition it is announced on the first Wednesday in December but the Government is refusing to confirm that, which leads me to the suspicion that it intends to announce it at the height of the Christmas party season so that the public will pay little or no attention to it.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Can the Tánaiste give us the date of the budget and can she confirm it will be on the first Wednesday in December?

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Yesterday we were told by the Taoiseach that it will definitely be announced before Christmas. The custom for many people in this country is to start celebrating Christmas between the 18th and the 20th of December. If the budget is moved back, there will be no time to debate it.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: That was my first question.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach said it would be announced prior to Christmas.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: He has also confirmed it will be in December

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: We want the date. We have to do our own planning.

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: My second question is whether information will be published on the Estimates. It has been the tradition of this House that information is published in the middle of November so that the Opposition can understand the Government's intentions. This morning we received information that €396 million of the capital Estimate for the Department of Education and Science, or almost half of the...

Order of Business (8 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: I am sure the Tánaiste recalls that in June the entire House agreed to a resolution on the Ryan commission report into child abuse. The Taoiseach moved that resolution to get the congregations to make further substantial contributions by way of reparation. A trust was to be established and arrangements on a compensation package to be introduced.