Results 25,801-25,820 of 35,894 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Services (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 18. To ask the Minister for Finance the potential he believes exists for the credit union movement to offer competition in areas traditionally dominated by banks such as mortgage lending. [13099/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons the Revenue Commissioners have taken legal action against over non-payment of the local property tax or household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13102/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to make sure Irish mortgage holders are not paying uncompetitive and unfairly high interest rates on their mortgages. [13098/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Central Bank (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the effect he believes quantitative easing will have on the Irish economy; and if he foresees Irish banks lending more to the real economy as a result. [13100/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the practice whereby some utilities offer credit or vouchers off a utility bill yet charge value added tax on the full pre-reduction price; if this is an acceptable practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13472/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the 370 applications received by the National Asset Management Agency under the rent abatement scheme that were received from debtors and from receivers. [13530/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the 370 applications received by the National Asset Management Agency for the rent abatement scheme related to commercial tenants in a shopping centre in County Cork. [13531/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (1 Apr 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vacant shops in a shopping centre in County Cork that are secured by the National Asset Management Agency. [13532/15]

Residential Mortgage Interest Rates: Motion [Private Members] (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo atá curtha síos ag an Teachta Dála McGrath. Is ceist í seo atá á phlé againn le cúpla bliain anuas. Tá sí á phlé againn arís agus arís eile le tamall maith anois ach gan aon réiteach ar an gceist ag teacht ón Rialtas nó ón Aire Airgeadais ach go háirithe....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Process (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 183. To ask the Taoiseach the number of pieces of legislation that were submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by his Department since 2011; his plans to allow pre-legislative scrutiny for any upcoming pieces of legislation from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12404/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Standards in Public Office Commission (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 253. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the appropriateness of his ownership of Portuguese Government bonds, in view of his membership of the Eurogroup and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, ECOFIN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12671/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 254. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason previous members of a credit union (details supplied) have had their death benefit insurance cancelled, despite a commitment that their existing conditions were to be respected by Permanent tsb; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12693/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Institutions Levy (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all levies currently in place on the financial sector; the amount each levy raised in 2014; if he will indicate in each case whether the levy is intended to be borne by the industry directly or can be passed onto the consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12762/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Water Establishment (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 268. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all correspondence between his Department and other Departments and between his Department and the Central Statistics Office and EUROSTAT related to the market corporation test for Irish Water. [13082/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance the assessment he has carried out on the likely effects that the proposed Google tax, or diverted profits tax, in Britain might have on Ireland; the engagement he has had with his British colleagues on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13162/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Card Interest Rates (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 283. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of commercial decisions to increase interest rates on credit cards that have been notified to the Central Bank of Ireland in the past 18 months; and if he will provide the details, including the level of increases in each case. [13419/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Card Interest Rates (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 284. To ask the Minister for Finance the average interest rate charged by licensed credit card companies. [13420/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 393. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the value of illegal drugs destroyed has dropped each year since 2010, from €14,930,279.80 in 2010 to €404,153 in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13095/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 398. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation she envisages being repealed with the enactment of the gambling control Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13188/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (31 Mar 2015)

Pearse Doherty: 531. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment from the ear, nose and throat department in Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13330/15]