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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (2 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 36: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the recent attempt to introduce a homophobic bill introducing capital punishment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in Uganda, the action he will take to ensure that this bill is not reintroduced by the new Ugandan Government; the work of his Department to promote the rights of lesbian,...

Written Answers — School Fees: School Fees (2 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount each school in County Donegal charges per pupil for education purposes per year. [14015/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (2 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of school bus transport for pupils in County Donegal. [14016/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 76: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total expenditure on primary and secondary education services in County Donegal in each of the years 2005 to 2010, inclusive, and projected for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14017/11]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (2 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the concerns received by him from the European Commission on the basis of Article 28 of Regulation 1698/2005 in relation to the rural development programme for projects (details supplied); his views on these concerns; if the concerns relate to specific applications or to the general operation of the rural...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children living in County Donegal currently receiving paediatric treatment for diabetes; the location at which they are currently receiving that treatment; the total cost of that treatment in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and the projected expenditure for 2011; and if he will make a statement on the...

Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance his view that the State, with support from the EU/IMF/ECB, has sufficient funding to meet all requirements until the end of 2013; if he will provide a detailed account of the funding requirements of the State for 2011, 2012 and 2013; the funds available to the State to meet those requirements for the same years; and if he will make a statement on...

Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I am not indicating. Are these questions linked?

Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: They are similar. We will forget that the Taoiseach stated we were funded through to the end of 2013. We will forget that the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, stated we were funded for all eventualities through to the end of 2013. We will park those comments to one side, as they clearly did not know the figures. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, stated that we were...

Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Will the Minister clarify? Based on the figures he presented, are we funded up to and after July 2013? If so, when will the Government need to return to the markets? If we are funded up to 1 July, we will not return to the markets at the end of June. If we are to be prudent and get enough money to pay the State's bills for 2013 and 2014, when will we need to re-enter the markets?

Fiscal Policy (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister is pushing it to the limit. In two years time, the tap will be turned off. We will have to return to the markets before that happens. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, is probably correct that we are possibly heading in the direction of a second bail out. I have consistently said this on the floor of this House. I have also asked the Minister...

Tax Reliefs (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he was unable to provide the Commission on Taxation with costings for 42 of the 131 tax expenditures that were in place at the time of the Commission's research for its 2009 report; the number of these tax expenditures currently in operation; if he will provide an estimate of the cost to the State for 2008, 2009, 2010 and projected...

Tax Reliefs (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: According to his reply, to date the Minister for Finance cannot outline to the House the cost of 33 tax reliefs, namely, almost one in every three tax reliefs that exist in this State. Some of the information was truncated but I presume that is what is stated therein. I refer to the report in 2009 of the Commission on Taxation. Of the 42 reliefs, five were abolished, the Minister can...

Tax Reliefs (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: I do not argue the merits of tax reliefs and expenditures among the 33 quoted. Does the Minister believe it is good practice that, as Minister for Finance, he does not know the costs of almost one third of all tax reliefs in the State? How can he, as Minister, make any decision on any of those reliefs or how can we, as Opposition, make proposals in their regard if we do not have a clue...

Tax Reliefs (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Why has the Government abolished five of them?

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Earlier the Minister told us the State will run out of money in 2013.

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: It is the same thing. We have enough money to run the State through to the second half of 2013.

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: After that, we have no money left. The Minister also told us it would be worthwhile going back into the bond markets if we were able to achieve a rate similar to that we are getting from the EU-IMF package-----

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: -----or below it. The question is, what happens in mid or early 2013 when we have to go back into the markets when we have no other choice. We can go back next year, but we will have no choice in 2013. What happens if the rate is above the rate that is being cut on the EU-IMF package? Is there any possibility that we would have to go and seek an extension of the bailout, as we already...

Government Borrowing (7 Jun 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Would the Minister be able to confirm that by the time we get to 2013 the State will still have cash reserves available that we will have the ability to draw upon if we so decide? Second, in the questioning from the other side of the House, they might make clear what they would do differently and where exactly they would source the money to fund the State between now and 2013.