Results 141-160 of 1,153 for long speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (24 Jun 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Act 2017 prescribes certain time limits for the making of a complaint to the FSPO about the conduct of a financial service provider or a pension provider. Any complaint made in relation to a “long-term financial service” within the meaning of the Act, must be made to the FSPO within whichever of the following periods is the last to expire: (i) 6 years from the date of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (17 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s corporation tax regime is a core part of our economic policy mix and is a longstanding anchor of our offering on foreign direct investment (‘FDI’). At 12.5%, Ireland has one of the most competitive headline corporate tax rates in the OECD. This rate is applied to a broad base with limited deductions – a policy which is endorsed by the likes of the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Even before I had completed my answer to the Deputy, he said I was putting words in his mouth. We have a long few days ahead of us, which I am looking forward to, but I ask the Deputy to allow me to finish the point I am making. The Deputy is quoting median earnings and I have acknowledged that his figures are correct. I am talking about average earnings.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...by the private sector will have people living in them soon who need a home. I am really surprised to hear that there are apartments that are vacant in the way that the Deputy described for as long as he has described. I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of what the Deputy is saying.

Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: ...continually raised with me concerns the challenge of those who are qualified and experienced to do work in the child care industry and to work in sensitive areas but who continue to experience prolonged and lengthy delays in having their qualifications and suitability checked. The introduction of such legislation would reduce that bottleneck and is long overdue.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (28 Nov 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...staff, is used for the Civil and Public Service Mediation Service. There are no external mediators currently on the panel. The mediators on the panel are volunteers and remain on the panel as long as they are available to carry out mediations. The panel is subject to constant change. The Civil and Public Service Mediation Service does not utilise paid external mediators.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...in national mortgage markets, and such mortgage markets have evolved and developed over time having regard to their particular social, economic and other characteristics. Fixed rate mortgages of long duration are popular in Denmark and in some other countries, but other countries tend to have markets where variable or short term fixed interest rates are more prominent. Also individual...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (7 Oct 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...organisation concerned. It was acknowledged by my officials who said that the contents would be considered in the context of the forthcoming Budget. However, as the Deputy may be aware, it is a long-standing practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (15 Jun 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to meet demand rather than increasing tax revenues. However, before introducing such a tax it is of course important to have a sound understanding of the quantity, locations and characteristics of long term vacant dwellings, and the reasons why they are vacant. An independent report on this topic commissioned by my Department was laid before Dáil Éireann in September 2018 in...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2019: Committee Stage (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...for the costs of travel expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of their employment or office. This does not include the cost of travelling between home and work. It is a long-held view, supported by much case law, that expenses of travel between home and work are not wholly exclusively and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of an employment. ...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Business of Select Committee
Ex-ante Scrutiny of Budget 2018 (Resumed): Minister for Finance (27 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I cannot say now, primarily because it is a matter for the Minister, Deputy Murphy, and I must engage with him on what the long-term capital allocation would be for the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. If there is to be a change in the split versus what is laid down in Rebuilding Ireland, it will be a matter for the Minister, Deputy Murphy, and I will help him in any way...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: ...and that is what I have done. That is what I am stating in the Dáil here this afternoon. Several questions were put to me that I have not answered to date. Deputy McGrath just asked how long we believe it will take before existing allowances are fully exhausted or used. That depends on how the lifetime of the asset is currently being accounted for by companies. We believe that,...

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (24 Jan 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...be done this week. What kind of engagement have I had from SIPO? They wrote to me last week indicating they would be considering the matter but they have not given me any guideline regarding how long it will take or what the process will be, nor would I expect them to. I am sorry, I have missed the Deputy's third question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Growth (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Fiscal Outlook for Budget 2018. As set out in the NDP, a potential or trend growth rate of 2% in volume terms is assumed over the period 2022 to 2027. This potential growth rate aligns with the most recent long-term growth projection from the European Commission for Ireland for the 2020s while being lower than the OECD long-term projection of almost 3% for that period. The prudent...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Insurance Regulation (5 Nov 2014)

Paschal Donohoe: ...a public consultation into the operation of classic and vintage cars. I expect to receive a report from the RSA when this process is completed. However, there will be no change to current and long-term legislation under the Road Traffic Acts and the European Union Motor Insurance Directives which requires all mechanically propelled vehicles to have a valid policy of motor...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (6 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...or sister of the lessor or the leasing of land to the brother or sister of a spouse or civil partner of a lessor is regarded as a lease between connected persons and is not eligible for relief on the long-term leasing of farm land. Section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides relief from income tax for certain income from the long-term leasing. The relief is available,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (3 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: ...do not change, the quotation must include the monetary amount of the quotation, the length of time for which the quotation is valid and the full legal name of the relevant underwriter. The Code does not refer to how long an insurance quotation should be valid for, only that the regulated entity must provide this information in the quote provided. There are certain types of insurance...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: ...doubting the bona fides of the figures he is putting forward but I am not in a position to comment on them. I have explained to the Deputy the general reasons for the approach we take. It is a long-standing approach which is enshrined in our tax legislation and our double taxation treaties and, at this point in time, I am not proposing to change it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 May 2023)

Paschal Donohoe: ...€1 billion, it is important to make the case that during two of the three years that Deputy Healy-Rae refers to, we were dealing with a pandemic during which the construction sector was closed for long phases.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: ...Outlook for Budget 2018. As set out in the NDP, a potential growth rate of 2% in volume terms is assumed over the period 2022 to 2027. This potential growth rate aligns with the most recent long-term growth projection from the European Commission for Ireland for the 2020s while being lower than the OECD long-term projection of almost 3% for that period. The prudent approach taken...