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

Pearse Doherty: The Minister need not worry; I will. I do not need encouragement to do that, but I welcome it. Can the Minister reiterate whether the total cost to the State of this tax relief is €4 million, and how many individuals benefited from it in the last year for which numbers are available?

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

Pearse Doherty: So the State is adopting a policy of phasing out a relief for 29 individuals over a four-year period at the cost of €4 million, yet 17,000 individuals who are providing for their children lose their entitlement overnight.

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

Pearse Doherty: Is the definition of "undue hardship" in terms of these people categorised by the Department to the effect that they will find it difficult feed their children and to cover the cost of their education? How does the Minister define undue hardship? It will be interesting to have his definition of it as we deal with other sections in which he has not allowed a phasing-out period for measures...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of State backed banks that have indicated that they will pass on the ECB's recent interest rate reduction. [50262/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Guarantee Scheme Administration (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of accounts and the types of accounts not covered by the deposit guarantee scheme; and the steps that have been taken to notify these account holders of their exclusion. [50263/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which he will produce the medium-term economic plan; the length of time the plan will span; the person he is consulting in the drawing up of the plan. [50573/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance 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; if he will provide a breakdown of the contracts by date, purpose and individual value....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of contracts by company, by number and by financial value, awarded in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by the National Asset Management Agency to companies (details supplied). [50706/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance the planned date on which Ireland will no longer be subject to post-programme surveillance having repaid at least 75% of the financial assistance it has received from other member states, the EFSF and other sources based on the current lending maturities and notwithstanding any potential changes to EFSM maturities. [50721/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases the Revenue Commissioners have identified of single properties being registered as multiple properties because the house address may be partly or entirely in Irish; if there is an issue with some datasets having house names and addresses primarily in Irish and others primarily in English; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in processing a Student Universal Support Ireland application in respect of a person (details supplied); when the application will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50476/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown per county of the number of applications for Student Universal Support Ireland grants; the number that have been paid out; the number that are still awaiting a decision; the number of appeals; the number that have been awarded but are awaiting payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50477/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 286. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by the Department of Finance in each of the years from 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...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (26 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of contracts and their total financial cost awarded to a company (details supplied) by the Department of Finance in each of the years from 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...