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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (11 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 180. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has personally been in touch with the relevant authorities in Russia since his appointment last month to get an up-to-date position regarding ongoing bilateral negotiations regarding inter country adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24837/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Incidence (17 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 732. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of registered cases of persons with a disease (details supplied) per hospital across the State at present. [26011/14]

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)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Ms O'Brien has said the majority of studies indicate the effective corporate tax rate here is generally very close to 12.5%, as there are few deductions and reliefs within our corporate tax regime. Why is there such a focus on Ireland's corporate tax rate internationally if the majority of studies show this?

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)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Perhaps Professor Stewart might also contribute on this point. The sense we get is that there is international pressure to give the impression that Ireland is a tax haven, yet when we asked that question of Pascal Saint-Amans when he made a presentation to us, he said Ireland was most definitely not a tax haven. However, he could not actually point to any jurisdiction that technically was a...

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)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I ask Professor Stewart to expand on that point a little more for the benefit of the committee. The term "tax haven" is a very dangerous one because it can mean different things to different people. When Professor Stewart says the Netherlands is a bigger tax haven than Ireland, that implies Ireland is a tax haven, if only to a degree. I ask him to clarify what he means by that comment.

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)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: It implies something illegal, shadowy, wrong or quasi-criminal.

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)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The sub-committee is discussing this issue because a number of multinational companies located here have been the subject of international attention. Politically, we are trying to strike a balance between a corporation doing right by the country and paying its dues and, at the same time, providing employment here. Is the focus on Ireland unreasonable in a global context?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (18 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if any consideration has been given to allowing those currently in receipt of a medical card over the age of 90 being exempted from the medical card review for over 70s medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26222/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: My first question on retrospective recapitalisation has already been discussed. The Minister indicated that the situation has changed since the statement of June 2012 but where stands that statement? Does it remain the basis for his negotiations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The Minister previously spoke about how our situation has changed and stated that our debt is perceived to be more sustainable, even though the interest repayment on the bank portion of our debt is €1.6 billion

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Many people would take the view that it is not sustainable. To return to my main point, the Government is holding fast to the statement of June 2012.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The European Commission statement warned the Government about raising false expectations of tax cuts and spending increases. Does the Minister want to comment on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Minister for Finance (18 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: My final point is the financial transaction tax, FTT, which I raise as often as I can. At the last ECOFIN meeting, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne raised the possibility of taking a legal challenge against the imposition of the FTT, and Ireland is not going to support him in that. Approximately a year ago we had a conversation here with Patrick Honohan, who seemed to...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (19 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: The issue of direct provision centres has been troubling many people for quite a while. During the recent controversy about mother and baby homes, I came to the conclusion that there has always been a view in Ireland that some children are somehow lesser children. This cannot be dismissed as something that happened in the past. It is clear from the way Irish society views Roma children,...

Topical Issue Debate: Direct Provision System (19 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I thank the Minister for her reply, which shows she is well aware of the realities of the direct provision system and the challenges they present. The fact that she has visited a centre gives me great hope that she will be in a good position to address the problems in the system. Nevertheless, I hold fast to the view that the subcontracting out of the inspection regime to the private...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (24 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 480. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the number of residents housed in each direct provision centre; if the figure could be broken down by gender; if the number of minors in each centre could be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27143/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility (25 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the rationale behind the criteria for the building renovation scheme, specifically in relation to who qualifies for the scheme, as well the established bands of the scheme in view of the fact that it disproportionately benefits higher earners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27522/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (25 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: 93. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form the number of persons currently in receipt of rent allowance broken down by county. [27427/14]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Mine was about the climate change Bill, which the Minister has already addressed.

Topical Issue Debate: Local Authority Funding (1 Jul 2014)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: During the bubble period, when the State was overly reliant on stamp duty and VAT as a source of income, people in Dublin and the commuter belt contributed disproportionately to the coffers of the State. It would be extremely unfair if they emerge from that situation to a new one in which they are doubly punished because of property prices in Dublin and the local property charge. Council...