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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 246. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax take to GDP according to the last calculable year; the European average; and if there is a shortfall the way he proposes the State move towards the average. [31266/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance the current cash holdings in the National Treasury Management Agency; the current national debt and the amount that will be spent on serving the interest associated with this debt in 2015; and if a portion of the cash in the NTMA was used to buy back debt with a higher interest rate, what would be saved in interested spending in 2015. [31267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 250. To ask the Minister for Finance Ireland's contribution to the EU budget for 2014 and for 2015. [31304/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers exempted from the payment of capital gains tax as a result of the sale of EU entitlements; and the average amount of tax saved per farmer. [31391/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by introducing a new employers’ rate of PRSI of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 per annum. [31227/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 433. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by extending the findings of the Wood Mackenzie report, which the Government plans to apply to new licences issued for exploration, resource drilling and so on, to existing licences. [31223/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 434. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current taxes applied to exploration/drilling activities for natural resources in Ireland and the revenue that could be raised for the Exchequer from increasing those taxes by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%,10%, 15%, 20% respectively. [31224/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by re-introducing and doubling the non-principal private residence tax from the rate it was applied previously. [31236/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the breakdown of expenditure for Cavan-Monaghan Leader 2007- 2014 on projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30794/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 567. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether the property price register is fit for purpose; the tests that are carried out to ensure its accuracy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30752/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the total remuneration of the interim director of facilities who is currently responsible for the non-clinical aspects of the chief operations office at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the witnesses. We do not have many members of the Government parties here today. They have all been elevated to higher offices.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Deputy O'Donnell rightly feels aggrieved that he has not received the call, although the buzzing sound is still the hope that the Minister might call. We will forgive him for the interruption. We are having a discussion with four different groups and have received different submissions from each. Some of them contradict each other in terms of what they seek and they have different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: What about the argument that if the Government were to reverse its decision and decrease excise in this year's budget, the off-trade would reduce the cost of alcohol because it is absorbing the excise duty on other products? Therefore, the cost of the bottle of Jameson or bottle of wine would reduce in the off-trade comparably with the on-trade, so the position would be the same as the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Cribben talked about a peak in consumption in 2001.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: It was 14 litres of pure alcohol.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I presume that was just adults.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: What would the drinks industry like us to consume in pure alcohol per annum? What would the target be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Therefore, we should not be increasing the sale of alcohol. The industry just wants to balance it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I also appreciate the comments in the submission regarding cross-Border trade and so forth and the disruption it could cause. With regard to the 9% VAT rate in the tourism sector, the drinks industry and Chambers Ireland believe it has been a huge success. It is being funded by the pensions levy. Have the representatives engaged with the Department about retaining it? There was a huge...