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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 118. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if she will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 119. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by her Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if she will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 199. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 200. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (27 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by his Department in each of the years 2008 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013 or whatever years practicable; if all the contracts were winning public tenders; and if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is fiddling the figures.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: It is not a previous year.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I am pressing the amendment given the inflammatory remarks from the Minister for Finance and his last disgraceful comments that we cannot ask the Department to carry out an equality impact assessment. The Minister revealed today in reply to a parliamentary question that his Department spent €17 million on one firm of solicitors under one contract but he believes that single fathers,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: -----of an outside body that can assess the impact of his budget.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I think it is a sad situation. We have been harping on about equality budgeting for a long time and there is a very good campaign group in terms of equality budgeting which has spearheaded a community campaign which has been endorsed by many different progressive groups. It is sad that Europe is forcing us to do this. What Europe is doing in terms of policy is a good thing in terms of...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I move amendment No. 54: In page 36, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“20. The Minister shall within 3 months of the passing of this Act prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann an analysis of the tax increases in this Act, and the total of tax increases and spending cuts of Budget 2014, setting out the continuing impact on people based on their gender, income,...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Can the Minister inform members as to what other exemptions have been lifted in previous years with regard to the higher earners' restriction?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: As for the sheltered relief, the passive investment and the intention of this amendment, I acknowledge the note on the amendment indicates it would delete section 16 of the Bill. However, that is not its intention, which is to have a review. Consequently, I do not understand the reason this would be the effect of accepting it and it is not its intention. A three-year period is a long time....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have read out my amendment which is concerned with the insertion of material, therefore, I do not know the reason it would have the effect of deleting section 16. However, there is no point in arguing about this. It does not call for the deletion of any lines but simply proposes the insertion of additional lines to provide for the review of the measure. I revert to the original point...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have no problem with the amendment but on the issue of the effectiveness of the tax credits, we are addressing what the Minister sees as a barrier to the uptake. However, this is the third Finance Bill in which we have amended this key employee tax credit for companies to be able to use the research and development credit and provide it to a key employee to write down their tax liability....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: How many people have availed of this key employee measure so far?