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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: John, you were still ... Mr. Moran, you were still saying, in April 2012 from the evidence we have, that as part of the sixth annual review, that the programme was at serious risk owing to the absence of growth related measures to counter fiscal consolidation. That was in April 2012.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Okay. In relation to the liquidation of IBRC, there was a direction order issued by the Minister on request of the Department of Finance that was to wrest the control, take the control away, from the board of IBRC into one individual. It's state ... said in page 46 that one of the concerns would be for the uncontrolled withdrawal of credit and deposits given the rumour and controversy that...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Can I just ... can I direct you to this ... direct you to page 46 and it says, and this is the direction order, it says: The publication of the Bloomberg story has generated, or has the potential to generate significant rumour, controversy and doubt in the market and the public mind as to the financial stability and solvency of IBRC. There is a significant risk that such rumour,...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: But, John, it ... it sounds that, you were, Mr. Moran, sorry, it sounds that-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, it sounds that ye were waiting for a leak so that the public could be aware that you would trigger this. I'm not-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: I'm not ... I didn't ... I didn't question you in saying were you ... were you ... didn't ... you didn't have the necessary planning in place. What I was saying is that ye were caught off guard. That this wasn't to your timeframe, I would imagine, given the documents that we have in front of us-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: And the question-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: -----the specific question was, given that the team that was working an Operation Dawn ... and that that information had seeped out, as far as the newsagency Bloomberg, and the concerns that are raised here in terms of withdrawals and credit, was there an investigation carried out by the Department of Finance to ascertain was there credit or deposits withdrawn from IBRC in the days running up...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: I don't want to be right, it is not even another question, I just want an answer to my question that I asked.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: The question really isn't about the timing and all the rest, I think we were splitting hairs about whether off guard or unaware or unprepared. The question is that the project that ye were involved in had leaked. It had leaked to the media.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: As these things do and in your direction order it raises concerns about uncontrolled withdrawal of credit and deposits. The question I have is, given that the imminent liquidation of IBRC began to seep out to certain parts of the public, did the Department of Finance ever investigate whether there was credit or deposits, approvals or withdrawals from IBRC that were probably questionable in...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (18 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: It was not did it happen, did you investigate it? Was there investigation?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in Budget 2016 to cut the top rate of tax in view of the fact that the Economic and Social Research Institute has stated that cuts in the top rates of tax or in the universal social charge would have a strong impact on households with incomes in the top 10%, but little effect on households at low and middle income levels. [24786/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: A recent Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, report was unambiguous in stating that cuts in the top rates of tax or in the universal social charge would have a strong impact on households with incomes in the top 10%, but little effect on households at low and middle income levels. Despite that, this is the Government's stated position in the run-up to this year's budget. It is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said it is unsurprising that the ESRI report states the top 10% of earners in the country are the ones who will benefit most, not just from last year's package but from that which will be promised this year and yet he keeps on dressing the budget up as though it will support middle income earners. Let us call a spade a spade. The top 10% of earners are not middle income...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, it includes people who are above the average rate. Let us be clear and call it what it is. If the Minister wants to introduce a tax measure, he should nail his colours to the mast and be clear that the majority of the tax giveaway in next year's budget will benefit the richest in society. He had no problem doing that with Greece yesterday, when we saw an example of the Minister we...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Tax Code (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: This Minister can come into the House until the cows come home and peddle his mistruths about Sinn Féin's economic policies. He referred to increasing tax on everybody. That is blatantly untrue and, as Minister for Finance, he knows that to be untrue. Unless he is not reading any of our submissions, he will know that we do not want to increase taxes on low and middle income earners...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of submissions received to the recent consultation on the future of the local property tax; and his plans arising from the consultation. [24539/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Economic Dialogue (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the National Economic Dialogue will operate in such a narrow way, as per his letter of invitation which, for example, states that the fiscal space will be shared on a 50:50 basis, between expenditure and tax measures. [24535/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (23 Jun 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the future role of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he envisages a purpose in its ongoing existence. [24538/15]