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Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The report points out that along with the Government announcing budget 2017, it announced half of budget 2018 by eating into more than half of the fiscal space for 2018. This has left the Government with approximately €530 million, according to its calculations. Since his previous appearance before us, Professor McHale has provided us with difference in the council's assessment of...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: That is not related to the old debate about non-indexation of tax rates, which is a discretionary Government policy, or increases in social welfare payments or public sector wages. These are unavoidable demographic and price pressures in the council's view. Am I correct that this is inflation kicking in?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I understand. I am trying to draw the distinction with a discretionary policy which the council has put forward previously. To maintain purchasing power, social welfare rates and wages would have to increase. This relates to non-wage pressures or price pressures.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. The starting point of any discussion needs to be where we would be standing still this time next year and then deciding from there what needs to be done in terms of what is available. While the Government says there will be €530 million in fiscal space, the council has argued it is miscounting and there is a discrepancy of approximately €600 million, which...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I am sorry Chairman, I have a question. I know the Chairman was doing the long goodbye. I wish to raise a minor issue. We did not touch on the bond bubble, and although quantitative easing has been extended at the same time it has been signalled that it will be turning off and the fact the State is likely to reach the limit early next year. We have seen movement in bond yields in the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: We will hold Professor McHale to that as his parting thought. I wish to be associated with the Chairman's remarks on the service Professor McHale rendered to the State and to this committee during his leadership of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council over the past five and a half years. I wish him well.

Civil Law (Missing Persons) (No. 2) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the effects in civil law of persons who are missing, including arrangements for interim management of the missing person's property, and to provide for the civil status of the missing person where the circumstances of their absence leads to a presumption of death; and to provide for related matters. Last week, we...

Civil Law (Missing Persons) (No. 2) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Questions on Proposed Legislation (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: The mortgage special courts Bill was supposed to go to pre-legislative scrutiny last month. Will the Taoiseach inform the House when the Minister for Finance will publish a 59-page detailed report he received from the Central Bank six weeks ago into the options that vulture funds and banks have for restructuring mortgages before they move to repossess? He has had that report for six weeks...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Inspectorate Reports (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 123. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recommendations from the Garda Inspectorate report of 2009 on missing persons that have been implemented; if she will provide an explanation for each recommendation not yet implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39946/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Children (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 124. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the time a website (details supplied) has not been working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39947/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason all missing persons, as per her reply on 6 December 2016 on the issue, are not on the section of the Garda website for missing persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39948/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Missing Persons (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána is carrying out a full review of all missing persons cases since 1951; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39950/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if dividend withholding tax, DWT, is exempted under tax legislation, Revenue Commissioners guidance and the Ireland-Malta double tax treaty, in the circumstances in which the recipient of the dividend, shareholder 29.9%, is a Maltese tax resident shareholder with a 29.9% shareholding in the Irish resident company that is quoted on the Irish Stock...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance if DWT is exempted under tax legislation and Revenue Commissioners guidance in the circumstances in which the recipient of the dividend, shareholder 15%, is an Irish investment fund that is regulated by the Central Bank with a 15% shareholding in the Irish resident company that is quoted on the Irish Stock Exchange (details supplied); and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if DWT is exempted under tax legislation and Revenue Commissioners guidance in the circumstances in which the recipient of the dividend, shareholder 15%, is an Irish limited company with a 15% shareholding in the Irish resident company that is quoted on the Irish Stock Exchange (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the dates on which polling was designated to take place on each of the offshore islands for general election 2016 and for the local and European elections 2014 in tabular form; if he will provide the deadline dates for those wishing to register for the postal vote in respect of each of these types of elections; and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal was refused domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 436. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add new low-protein foods to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (13 Dec 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 437. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been no revision to the number and type of low-protein foods on the long-term illness scheme over a number of years for the metabolic disorder, PK, phenylketonuria, in which treatment involves a strict low-protein diet and supplement; if he had any consultation with the PKU Association of...