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- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the rent-a-room tax relief scheme in 2013. [44016/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance the expected loss of revenue due to the cut in the imputed distribution rate to 4% in the Finance Bill 2014. [44048/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Water Administration (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 6 March if EUROSTAT has issued a ruling on the €240 million investment in Irish Water; and the way the proposal will affect the number of shares held by the three shareholders in Irish Water. [44079/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: 175. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised at each of the universal social charge rates, that is, at 2%, 4%, 7% and 10%, for each year since the introduction of USC. [44081/14]
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 1: In page 9, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “2. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on options available for removing the USC liability for all workers earning less than €17,543 a year from the USC net.”Obviously there are changes in the USC in this...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister's last point goes to the heart of fundamental political reform and how we deal with this finance Bill and other money Bills. We know the prohibition comes from the Constitution but I want to draw to the Minister's attention the proposal of the all-party committee on the Constitution, in its seventh report to the Dáil and the Seanad. In 2002, 12 years ago, it proposed that...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for his lengthy response. I appreciate his direction to the Chair that amendments that have been ruled out of order can be debated fully.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: I know but there are other amendments which cannot be debated. We need to deal with this issue.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: Yes, I understand but that is not good enough. I will deal later with an amendment I tabled in regard to the double Irish arrangement which has been ruled out of order. I have written legislation on this which cannot be tabled in the Dáil for constitutional reasons. It does not make sense that in 2014 the hands of the Opposition are being held behind their backs in terms of their not...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: Can the Minister clarify that point? I do not think he intended to suggest that low-income workers do not work as hard as middle-income workers.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: I just think it is-----
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister made an unfortunate comment when he addressed those earning €70,000 in that he said these are the people who work hardest. It is an implied assumption that those on low incomes whom we are addressing in our amendment are not people who work hard. It is not right for a Minister and, in particular, a Minister for Finance, who is targeting a financial measure at a certain...
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister said middle-income workers work hardest. If he wishes to withdraw that remark, that is fine.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: I know the Michael Noonan tactic.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: I am repeating the words used by the Minister.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: No, the Minister made the allegation. He should not lay the charge on me. He made the comment that these are the workers who work hardest.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: If he wants to withdraw the remark, that is fine and that is why I offered him the opportunity the first time.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: No. You made the allegation, you made the comment before the committee. We can look at the record of the committee.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: No, it is not. I am dealing with facts.
- Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (18 Nov 2014)
Pearse Doherty: The Minister wants to resort to the old act. This is the finance committee and he has made a serious suggestion about this cohort of workers who work hardest in society-----