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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Requests (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 407. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24287/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Freedom of Information Requests (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 421. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by her Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24276/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 692. To ask the Minister for Health the number of FOI requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24284/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24275/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 769. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24278/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24289/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 874. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24285/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 902. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by her Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24277/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Freedom of Information Data (21 Jul 2016)

Dara Calleary: 918. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests received by his Department to date in 2016; the number of requests fully refused; and the number of requests partially refused. [24279/16]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Analysis of Economic Forecasts: Central Bank of Ireland (6 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: Dr. Fagan places great store in consumer spending as a measure of real growth in the economy. What is his reaction to figures showing VAT returns running under profile for two months in a row? In July, VAT returns were €292 million under profile and they were a further €285 million under profile in August. Income tax returns for July were also running €99 million under...

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

Dara Calleary: We need to bring an appeal and support the motion under discussion in order to defend the integrity of our national and sovereign tax system and to defend the integrity of our tax collection agency, the Revenue Commissioners, but also to defend our overall offering as a place for investment and for foreign direct investment. The presentation of the judgment by the Commission last week gave...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: I thank the delegation from the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, for their attendance. While I wish to zero in on a couple of points, I have a follow-on question on housing. While Professor Barrett stated "do no harm", there is harm there and Dr. McQuinn has zeroed in on the current state of the private side with spiralling rents affecting competitiveness and our ability to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: I agree with the ESRI on the second lesson, namely, that all tax incentives should be reviewed periodically. To highlight specifically what the ESRI calls the tourism-related incentive, that is, the 9% VAT rate, the argument being made to retain it is that while Dublin city centre is doing particularly well, this has not spread across the regions and that to change this initiative at present...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: Finally, we are beginning a process of review of public service pay. A commission is being established. What are Professor Barrett's views on that given that it will impact slightly on next year's budget? What principles should apply, looking at the pressures on public services at the moment, in particular in certain areas?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: Not in Mayo.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: I am trying to understand where Deputy Broughan is coming from. Was he talking about specific grants or regional tax-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: A regional tax like state taxes in the US, where different regions have different VAT levels?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Economic and Fiscal Position: Economic and Social Research Institute (7 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: How would that work in a smaller economy?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of credit cards issued to Ministers and officials working in her Department; the amount spent on credit cards by her Department in 2014 and in 2015; the amount of bank interest paid on credit cards in 2014 and 2015; the controls in place to monitor the issuing of and the expenditure on these cards; the controls in place in each...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Dara Calleary: 40. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of credit cards issued to staff working in each State agency funded by her Department, in tabular form; the number of cards per funded agency; the amount spent by credit card in 2014 and 2015 by each agency; the amount of bank interest paid on credit cards in 2014 and 2015; the controls in place to monitor the issuing of and the...