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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I understand it is a matter of treaty law. My point is while the British stated they definitely would not pay it within the timeframe, they also opened a wider debate on how it is calculated. I appreciate it was reached through negotiation. The reason I ask is that I questioned the Minister previously on how our EU contributions are calculated and the fact that they are based on GNI. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Which suggests they are not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that. Obviously this is in a wider context. Yesterday, Angela Merkel made a statement on Britain's demands on the free movement of persons and the referendum which will take place. This is why it is not just a case of financial consideration. There is also the implication of how the British people will vote in the referendum and the impact it will have on our own fortunes....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: The European Economic Forecast for Ireland for autumn 2014 is very positive. Obviously the forecast is not as positive with regard to the Continent. The stagnation is very worrying and has impacts for us as a trading partner. What jumped out at me from the economic forecast for autumn 2014, which predicts a general government deficit of 2.9% of GDP, and I know the Government is looking at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-ECOFIN Briefing: Minister for Finance (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Is the overall economic forecast for the Continent a concern for our fiscal position?

Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: There has been considerable speculation on water charges legislation and Ministers have refused to rule out the involvement of Revenue. Is it planned to introduce a water services (amendment) Bill which would change the structure of how charges are collected? Two weeks ago we debated the European Stability Mechanism, ESM, legislation. This is the day on which the ESM receives applications...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: That is not interest, it is capital.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach does not know the meaning of the word.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: He did not. It was a private letter to a colleague.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) had their payment cut; the criteria used; if all considerations, including PRSI deductions, were made in the means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41651/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 266. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form an analysis of the price of oil and the price of petrol, excluding excise duties in both cases, compared to the price of oil and petrol on the international market over the past ten years. [40909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 267. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the liquidators at a credit union (details supplied) in County Kildare to engage with the local community and members of the credit union to put in place a plan for the future use of the credit union building as a resource for the community. [40914/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Applications Approvals (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 276. To ask the Minister for Finance the way persons who have already had a mortgage approval or are in the process of buying a house, but may not conclude the sale until 2015, will be affected by the proposed new Central Bank of Ireland rules on mortgage lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41086/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Finance Agency Funding (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 313. To ask the Minister for Finance if loans from the Housing Finance Agency to voluntary sector housing associations are included in the calculation of the State's debt to GDP ratio. [41549/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 321. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the reported recalculation of EU member states' contributions will affect Ireland's contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 322. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff directly employed by AIB and the number employed through outsourcing as of October 2014; and these same figures at the time of the State takeover of the bank. [41727/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 323. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that the outsourcing of staff at any bank in which the State has shares will be done in a way that respects the pay, conditions and trade union recognition standards of the staff involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 324. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff directly employed by all State owned or State part owned banks and the number employed through outsourcing as of October 2014, and these same figures at the time of the State takeover of the banks. [41729/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Nov 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 329. To ask the Minister for Finance if the corporation tax measures in the Finance Bill 2014 have been approved by the EU Commission on state aid grounds. [41833/14]