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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the revaluation of rates on commercial and industrial properties to be completed in respect of a business (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25278/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 304. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has received a copy of the OECD Regional Development Working Paper 2013/20 The Case of Ireland - Northern Ireland - Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders; the actions that will be taken to implement the reports recommendations; and if he will table the report for discussion at the next North South...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the family income support section are only carrying out full yearly reviews on applicants when requested from the applicant in writing to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25907/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 428. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make regulations under section 20(6) of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 and if so, when he will publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a redress scheme for the many homeowners in County Donegal who have had structural faults confirmed on their homes due to faulty building blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25701/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 610. To ask the Minister for Health if the same person holds the role of chief operations office and facilities director at University Hospital Limerick; if so, the total remuneration this person receives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25237/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 611. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to prevent a hospital-Health Service Exective employee from awarding contracts where they may have a conflict of interest; if any such allegations are being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25238/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 613. To ask the Minister for Health the reason nine months after its due transposition date the EU Commission says Ireland has not yet notified it of any transposition measures for Directive 2011/24/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25254/14]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Ms O'Brien spoke about transparency in the tax system. We had an announcement last week, after a year of investigations by the European Commission, that it had launched a formal investigation into one of the largest multinational companies incorporated in the State, based on a confidential tax ruling given by the Revenue Commissioners. Was Ms O'Brien surprised by this? I ask her to give...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Obviously the Revenue Commissioners give out advance opinions, and about 120 of them are given out each year. I have no issue with advance opinions. As Ms O'Brien states every citizen can ask for an advance opinion from the arm of the State, the Revenue Commissioners. What is at issue is whether there is a cosier relationship or an open door for certain companies, while technically any...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: This is all on the public record.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I will not mention any official. The State would ask a company to sell their products. That type of relationship does not exist for the person who has to pay his household charge or water tax. Nobody would contact a bricklayer to advise him to contact the Department and sell the product to them. There is a different type of relationship with multinational companies. I wish to put some...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Under the tax law, the effective tax rate is 2.2%. If we are trying to find out the effective tax rate of the multinational companies, then we could not say that it is 2.2% because legally they are not obliged to pay tax on some of those profits. Would it be correct to say that?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: It does. Are the companies paying tax on some of those profits in a different jurisdiction?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: That is the point I want to tease out. Professor Stewart has provided in his own assessment report of 2004, that when we are looking at net income in Ireland, that these US companies had a net income of 143 billion----

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: -----and the tax was 2.2%.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Is Professor Stewart saying that of the $143 billion in income, that the US companies did not pay tax on that income in any other jurisdiction?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Okay.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: That is basically when he looks at the effective tax rate. When we look at US companies in terms of net income, above $1 in every $10 is resident here and they are paying 2.2% tax.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Will Professor Stewart explain to the committee how the effective tax rate could be so low, if no taxes are paid in any other jurisdiction? I think the line of questioning earlier on was that Professor Stewart was including companies that are paying tax in another jurisdiction, however, he has now clarified that this is the only jurisdiction in which they paid tax. How were the companies...