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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Will Professor Stewart explain to the committee how the effective tax rate could be so low, if no taxes are paid in any other jurisdiction? I think the line of questioning earlier on was that Professor Stewart was including companies that are paying tax in another jurisdiction, however, he has now clarified that this is the only jurisdiction in which they paid tax. How were the companies...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Will Professor Stewart explain that further?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Is Professor Stewart saying that the €40 billion is stateless?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: I understand. Ms. O'Brien referred to the damage arising from the suggestion that companies could avail of an effective tax rate of 2% but that it is a misunderstanding of the legal entities. Will Ms O'Brien elaborate on what Professor Stewart said, or does she have a conflicting view? I do not want to start a row, but it comes to the fundamentals of what the committee is trying to figure out.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Is Professor Stewart agreeable to that?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Assessment of Measures Relating to Corporation Tax in Ireland: Discussion (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: Ms O'Brien spoke about transparency in the tax system. We had an announcement last week, after a year of investigations by the European Commission, that it had launched a formal investigation into one of the largest multinational companies incorporated in the State, based on a confidential tax ruling given by the Revenue Commissioners. Was Ms O'Brien surprised by this? I ask her to give...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Yield (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the revenue raised in each local authority area from local property tax in 2013; and the expected revenue to be raised for 2014 in each local authority from the tax. [25781/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 4 June 2014 his views on whether there is a discrepancy in his statement that notice did not advise that it would be business-as-usual for claims settlement and the section 5 under questions and answers in a document (details supplied) which states Setanta Insurance Company Limited has advised the Malta Financial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance under SI 74 of 2007 the final date legally on which an offer for renewal sent on the 27 January by an insurance intermediary will be finalised. [25300/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 159. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail the dates on which the sale of each commercial loan book at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation was agreed; and the dates on which the companies to which each loan book was sold were set up. [25508/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 160. To ask the Minister for Finance to explain the position in respect of the rights of borrowers whose commercial loans at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have been sold on to know the full details of the buyer of their loans. [25509/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance if the buyers of commercial loan books at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation have agreed to abide by the relevant code of conduct on business borrower-lender relationships; and the legal status of these codes. [25510/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Stability Mechanism (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the national measures required to implement the political agreement on the ESM direct recapitalisation instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25684/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for each of Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks, Permanent TSB, National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency, the number of retired employees currently being paid a pension of between €100,000 to €200,000; €200,001 to €300,000; €300,001 to €400,000;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form for each of Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks, Permanent TSB, National Treasury Management Agency and the National Asset Management Agency the number of retired employees currently on a total remuneration package between €100,000 to €200,000; €200,001 to €300,000; €300,001 to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 149 of 13 December 2013, 184 of 28 January 2014, and 172 and 174 of 15 April 2014 if before replying he or his officials made any attempt to contact the banks in question to ascertain the information; and if not, the reason for same. [25784/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Redundancies (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if AIB is planning to reduce its non-finance staff; and the way it is planning to do so. [25922/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the revaluation of rates on commercial and industrial properties to be completed in respect of a business (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25278/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cross-Border Co-operation (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 304. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his Department has received a copy of the OECD Regional Development Working Paper 2013/20 The Case of Ireland - Northern Ireland - Regions and Innovation: Collaborating Across Borders; the actions that will be taken to implement the reports recommendations; and if he will table the report for discussion at the next North South...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Pearse Doherty: 363. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the family income support section are only carrying out full yearly reviews on applicants when requested from the applicant in writing to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25907/14]