Results 27,481-27,500 of 35,894 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the partial and full-year cost to the Exchequer of extending the disabled drivers and disabled passengers tax concession scheme to those who would otherwise qualify but are disqualified because they do not buy their cars from authorised dealers. [31257/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance the partial and full-year cost to the Exchequer of allowing entrepreneurs-small to medium enterprise start-ups a three-year capital gains tax window for selling on their ideas or businesses. [31259/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of maintaining the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and his plans to continue with this measure. [31261/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Savings (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount carried over to 2015 as a result of budget 2014 measures; and if he will provide detailed breakdown thereof. [31262/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 243. To ask the Minister for Finance if the pension provisions of budget 2013 pertaining to contributions no longer receiving tax relief once the pension fund has exceeded the standard fund threshold have been enacted; if so, the amount the measures generated or if recently enacted what they are planned to generate. [31263/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 244. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the exemptions applicable for withholding tax with an associated cost for each exemption; an analysis of the exemptions that could be abolished; the impact of their abolition; and the savings that would generate for the Exchequer. [31264/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 245. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the lotteries developed in Slovakia and now Portugal which encourage consumers to submit receipts for purchases to the lotto so the Government can create paper trails to ascertain which retailers and merchants are not complying with VAT laws, using false receipt numbers and so on; if he encountered problems with VAT...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 246. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax take to GDP according to the last calculable year; the European average; and if there is a shortfall the way he proposes the State move towards the average. [31266/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 247. To ask the Minister for Finance the current cash holdings in the National Treasury Management Agency; the current national debt and the amount that will be spent on serving the interest associated with this debt in 2015; and if a portion of the cash in the NTMA was used to buy back debt with a higher interest rate, what would be saved in interested spending in 2015. [31267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 250. To ask the Minister for Finance Ireland's contribution to the EU budget for 2014 and for 2015. [31304/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers exempted from the payment of capital gains tax as a result of the sale of EU entitlements; and the average amount of tax saved per farmer. [31391/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 357. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by introducing a new employers’ rate of PRSI of 15.75% on the portion of salary paid in excess of €100,000 per annum. [31227/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 433. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by extending the findings of the Wood Mackenzie report, which the Government plans to apply to new licences issued for exploration, resource drilling and so on, to existing licences. [31223/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Exploration Licences (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 434. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the current taxes applied to exploration/drilling activities for natural resources in Ireland and the revenue that could be raised for the Exchequer from increasing those taxes by 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%,10%, 15%, 20% respectively. [31224/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by re-introducing and doubling the non-principal private residence tax from the rate it was applied previously. [31236/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the breakdown of expenditure for Cavan-Monaghan Leader 2007- 2014 on projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30794/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 567. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether the property price register is fit for purpose; the tests that are carried out to ensure its accuracy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30752/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the total remuneration of the interim director of facilities who is currently responsible for the non-clinical aspects of the chief operations office at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/14]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: This has been a farce. It is terrible that the Minister has allowed this Bill to be guillotined in this way. I do not oppose this Bill and I believe most Members of the House support the concept of the Bill. However, it is very bad when we have not got past section 2 of the Bill. It is appalling. We genuinely wanted to tease things out so we would have a better understanding in trying to...

Strategic Banking Corporation Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Jul 2014)

Pearse Doherty: We will see how it plays out.