Results 21,941-21,960 of 35,889 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (14 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify when Student Universal Support Ireland will be allowed to make a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6804/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (14 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 748. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to eradicate the practice engaged in by certain landlords whereby students and, to a lesser extent, young professionals are being actively denied the opportunity to enter into lease agreements in order to secure accommodation within the private rental sector; if she is aware of the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 767. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has formally finalised the membership of the expert panel established to investigate problems of concrete block work in counties Donegal and Mayo; the names of the members of the panel; when the panel will complete and publish its final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6459/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 768. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a handbook or an electronic information pack to be provided to applicants by the planning authorities upon receipt of a planning application for a single dwelling or domestic extension, detailing the minimum requirements which home owners must meet to build in accordance with the building control...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Statement (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the line item gross fixed capital formation for each of the years 2016 to 2021 inclusive, contained in the 2016 budget manual, page C 50, table A8, line 4. [5577/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of raising the universal social charge exemption to €19,572 and only applying the charge to earnings in excess of €19,572 per year (details supplied). [5581/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue from tapering out all tax credits by five per cent per €1,000 on income between €80,000 and €100,000 per year, resulting in no entitlement to tax credits when income is in excess of €100,000. [5582/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reducing value-added tax to 9% on new housing. [5616/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance when the joint group he appointed to examine the issue of motor insurance prices will report; if its report will be public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6150/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance the groups or persons the joint group he appointed to examine the issue of motor insurance price increases has met or sought advice from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6151/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide for each State-owned or part-owned bank, the value of approved mortgages that are outside the normal 80% cap for non-first time buyers or the equivalent cap for first time buyers, under the Central Bank's macro prudential lending rules and to show this figure as a percentage of the total approved mortgages also, since the rules came into...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Data (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the provisions each State-backed bank has made for legal fees, compensation or other costs related to the Central Bank of Ireland's ongoing investigation into tracker mortgages or because of any Financial Service Ombudsman rulings on the issue of tracker mortgages; the cost incurred to date in each case for each bank; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Data (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Central Bank of Ireland's investigation into tracker mortgages will be concluded; the date he will revive it; the date the banks will revive it; and when it will be publically available. [6154/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of proposals from the credit union movement the Central Bank of Ireland or he has received related to social housing; the action taken to date to implement these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Credit Union Advisory Committee will carry out a review of the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Credit Unions to be published by June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6156/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Regulation (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will make a decision on the contributions by financial institutions to the deposit guarantee directive; if he will look favourably on the credit union movement's request that he uses the discretion allowed to reduce the burden on the movement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to regulate the actions of so called vulture funds operating within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6158/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultations or discussions his Department has been involved in regarding establishing an off-book funding mechanism for housing; if he will report on these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6159/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to direct the Ireland strategic investment fund to invest in social and public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6160/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (6 Apr 2016)

Pearse Doherty: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to develop local or public banks based on the Sparkassen model here, directly or through facilitative legislation or regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6161/16]