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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer if mortgage interest relief was capped up to an earnings limit of €80,000 or €100,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36281/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer if the first €500 of mortgage interest was disallowed for relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36282/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to the Exchequer if the first €200 of health expenses was disallowed for relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36283/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the current compliance rate for the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36284/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 303. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the yield from a 1% and 2% increase respectively in the employer's PRSI rate that applies to employee salaries over €65,000 and €100,000 respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36278/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 318. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount that has been raised in each year since 2011 in changes to PRSI at budgets; if she will list those measures and the amount each was worth; the carryover the measures announced in budget 2013 have into the 2014 financial year; and if this counts towards the savings required in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Garda Vetting of Personnel (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 319. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently delayed from taking up a community employment scheme place due to a backlog in Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36273/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Ownership (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 489. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has any plans to develop an up to date cadastre of all land here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36009/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 505. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any plans to reopen recruitment to An Garda Síochána in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35999/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law Review (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 506. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality following the publication of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence of a report on its review of the legislation on prostitution here, if he will be bringing forward legislation on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36000/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foreign Adoptions (18 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 631. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an update on progress towards an adoption agreement between Ireland and Ethiopia; when the Adoption Authority will complete its examination of the compatibility of the Irish and Ethiopian adoption legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35957/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: To clarify, I do not want to respond to Deputy Dooley's motion but simply to ask that the request I made to the Department of Finance, via e-mail, be put on record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Deputy Dooley's proposal complements the letter we received from the Minister, Deputy Noonan. When I read the memorandum of understanding, which outlines the information that is to be given to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council on a confidential basis at least 12 days before the budget, I felt it was important that the same privilege be afforded to this committee and to the Dáil. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: Can I explain the situation? Deputy Dooley does not ask for the Minister or his officials to come before the committee, so what I suggest is that we write to the Minister and ask him and his officials to come to the committee and I suggest that Deputy Dooley's motion, outlining the information we want to receive at that presentation, be put as an addendum to the letter. We need to tell them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: As the Deputy who raised this over the summer, I read the memorandum of understanding, which lays down specific guidelines on the timing of the provision of information to the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council. It also lays down how that information is given to the Fiscal Council. Deputy Doherty's proposal is sensible. I accept the goodwill of the Minister's letter, where he states that he is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee (11 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: On a point of clarification, if the motion is moved, does this mean that Deputy Doherty's proposal falls?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I shall be brief as many of the points I want to raise have been covered. I agree with Ms Barry about tenancy sustainability. I represent a very large local authority area and this issue has an impact on the tenant and the wider community. The sustainability of the tenancy drops because HSE support falls off after six months. This also affects the wider community. I have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: My point is that there should not be anti-competitive practices within the sector but there is a perception that this is the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: It should be the function of the organisation to guide its members to ensure they do not act in an uncompetitive manner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of 2014 Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Sep 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: The IMO normally defends its members when examples of anti-competitiveness are given. Perhaps there is a role for the IMO to educate its members.