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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Funding (24 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 124. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the capital, current and total funding allocated to Enterprise Ireland, IDA Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and country enterprise boards for each year since 2009; and the capital and current budget allocated for 2014. [45393/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Capital Programme Expenditure (24 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the capital spend by his Department for each year since 2009; and the capital allocation to his Department in budget 2014. [45394/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a committee (details supplied) will receive the balance of funding sought in view of the fact that additional information was supplied and approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45390/13]

Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Two years ago, the Government promised to use €6.3 billion of the National Pensions Reserve Fund to stimulate the economy. The legislation to provide for this has still not been presented to the House. When will the relevant Bill be introduced and enacted? When will the Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013 be enacted? I commend the Government on its job creation strategy, particularly...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have asked on numerous occasions about a commitment given by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, to publish the 1926 census. The Government made an announcement to this effect on taking office and legislation was supposed to be introduced to allow for the publication of the census. As the Taoiseach is aware, census information is subject to a 100-year...

Protection of Minimum Wage Earners Bill 2013: First Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Finance Act of 2011 by raising the current income thresholds of persons liable for payment of the universal social charge.That is the Long Title of the Bill, whereas the Short Title is the Protection of Minimum Wage Earners 2013 Bill. As the Taoiseach will be well aware, the universal social charge, which was...

Protection of Minimum Wage Earners Bill 2013: First Stage (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Sector Staff Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 74. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff reductions there will be following the recent budget announcements across the justice sector. [45965/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality where the €70 million cut to the justice budget will take effect. [45964/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a measure to provide exemption for vehicle registration for personal security reasons for those living on border areas who may need to retain their northern registration plate while travelling across the border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons formerly eligible for one parent family tax credit that are ineligible for the single person child carer tax credit; and the number of this group that are male and the number that are female. [45653/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that will be made from the replacement of the one parent family tax credit with the single person child carer tax credit. [45654/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered linking qualification to the single person child carer tax credit for a separated, non-principal carer who would have formerly qualified for the one parent family tax credit, to the payment of child maintenance. [45655/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards that are in place to prevent the National Asset Management Agency from selling property to defaulting debtors, and in particular, to third parties who may have been provided with funds by the defaulting debtor in order to buy the property and place the property in the third party's name, but ultimately for the benefit of the defaulting...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the total unsecured creditors at 30 June 2012 of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [45887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Yield (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been received by county councils to date from the property tax on a county basis. [46106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive announced in budget 2014 will include VAT relief for the installation of water treatment units necessary to improve drinking water standards. [46234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to debtors within the National Asset Management Agency applying pressure to commercial tenants with upward-only rent leases; and if NAMA has any policy which encourages debtors to engage with tenants on rents, rather than pursue them through expensive court battles and potentially close tenant businesses down. [46340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the application for EU state aid approval of the living city initiative tax measures. [46916/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is acceptable that the National Asset Management Agency will make available the names of developers not in NAMA, but will not state who is in NAMA, for the purposes of tenants wishing to establish if their landlords are in NAMA and therefore if they may be eligible for NAMA's assistance in rental contract negotiations. [46896/13]