Results 21,541-21,560 of 35,894 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas (22 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 209. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has not yet received an information pack pertaining to the designation in respect of the special protection area in which Inis Meáin Island is located; if he will make arrangements to have this person furnished with these documents; and if she will make a statement on...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Data (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome that the Minister will write a letter to the Central Bank asking it to do exactly as I asked it to do in a previous letter. The Minister mentioned the "data, if available"; he knows the data is available. These are the rules the banks must abide by, and every quarter they cannot exceed 15% or 20% of the exceptions. The data is available. They must have it, record it and report...

Topical Issue Debate: Mortgage Data (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: I have been raising an issue with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, for quite some time now, seeking to get accurate information on the macro-prudential limits on mortgage lending that were introduced by the Central Bank on 9 February 2015. Obviously, the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, is aware that the Central Bank called for submissions last week with regard to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement in the document, Minister's Brief 2016, about the reduced value added tax rate for the hospitality sector, the general recovery of the economy and increasing prices in the sector raises questions about its future, his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16729/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies which participated in the research and development tax credit scheme, the amounts they claimed and the number of jobs they created under the scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16727/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement in the document, Minister's Brief 2016, given its significance in revenue raising, that changes to the universal social charge would likely require the introduction of other discretionary revenue raising measures to fund it, what are these discretionary measures and when he envisages their implementation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement in the document, Minister's Brief 2016, about work his Department is doing in relation to pensions, work on developing and introducing a workable system, including a tax or other State incentive, if he will elaborate on what he means by other State incentive and comment on his determination of the sustainability of current pension...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Meetings (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings he held at the Bilderberg Conference in 2016 including their agendas and who attended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16766/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of prosecutions which have been brought against lenders for irresponsible lending in breach of Article 8(1) of the credit agreements for consumers' directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16798/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance if he still intends to appeal the decision in the event of the European Union ruling that a company (details supplied) should repay tax to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16828/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met directly with the European Union Commission regarding its ongoing investigation into the tax affairs of a company (details supplied) here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16829/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the impact on gross domestic product of a British withdrawal from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16839/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the effects of a longer period of very low inflation on debt profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16840/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will report on the proposal to tackle the difficulty in some cases of acquiring flood insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16841/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Transactions Tax (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the financial transaction tax including why he is opposed to it; if this position is open to review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16844/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the options he is considering regarding his shares in Permanent TSB and the overall strategy for the bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16845/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Reviews (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to simplify and consolidate financial consumer protection legislation. [16846/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16847/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Establishment (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will come into operation and will operate it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16938/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (21 Jun 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to place the code of conduct on mortgage arrears on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16939/16]