Results 29,361-29,380 of 35,924 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered linking qualification to the single person child carer tax credit for a separated, non-principal carer who would have formerly qualified for the one parent family tax credit, to the payment of child maintenance. [45655/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards that are in place to prevent the National Asset Management Agency from selling property to defaulting debtors, and in particular, to third parties who may have been provided with funds by the defaulting debtor in order to buy the property and place the property in the third party's name, but ultimately for the benefit of the defaulting...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the total unsecured creditors at 30 June 2012 of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [45887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Yield (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 174. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been received by county councils to date from the property tax on a county basis. [46106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance if the home renovation incentive announced in budget 2014 will include VAT relief for the installation of water treatment units necessary to improve drinking water standards. [46234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to debtors within the National Asset Management Agency applying pressure to commercial tenants with upward-only rent leases; and if NAMA has any policy which encourages debtors to engage with tenants on rents, rather than pursue them through expensive court battles and potentially close tenant businesses down. [46340/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the application for EU state aid approval of the living city initiative tax measures. [46916/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is acceptable that the National Asset Management Agency will make available the names of developers not in NAMA, but will not state who is in NAMA, for the purposes of tenants wishing to establish if their landlords are in NAMA and therefore if they may be eligible for NAMA's assistance in rental contract negotiations. [46896/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will be affected by the decision to reduce the standard fund threshold from €2.3 million to €2 million; and the amount on average he expects these persons to lose from their annual pension contribution tax reliefs. [46906/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the way contributions to pensions above the standard fund threshold will be treated for tax purposes, where the person has applied for or claimed a personal fund threshold from the Revenue Commissioners. [46907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to statements from those within the pension industry and others that changes to the standard fund threshold will result in an effective tax rate of 70% being paid on pension draw down in excess of €60,000 per annum. [46908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that will be affected by the abolition of the one parent family tax credit. [46912/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the leaked publication of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation statement of affairs; if this statement is accurate; and if he has been alerted to any concerns around advanced billing of IBRC because of knowledge of the pending liquidation. [46914/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if any measures were contained in the budget 2014 document that were not included in the draft that was submitted to the troika; and if so, which measures. [46915/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2014 (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list the measures included in the finance section of budget 2014 and the subsequent Finance Bill that were proposed to him by tax advisers from outside his Department; and if he will provide details of those advisers. [46917/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Legislation (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012 was withdrawn and replaced by the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2012; the timeframe for when this 2013 Bill will be passed; and its relationship to the measures on the taxation on betting in the Finance Bill and Budget 2104. [46936/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Assessments (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that are open to persons who believe their property was overvalued for the purpose of the local property tax in 2013 and who now wish to change the value for 2014. [47040/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarification on the delay in resolving an issue with FÁS and a company (details supplied) in County Donegal; if any other options will be discussed to facilitate the many applicants waiting to complete this course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45840/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure that exists for the transfer of a teacher from one supplementary panel to another; if such transfers are common; the body responsible for administering such requests; the criteria for a transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45620/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Law Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 393. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question Nos 392 and 394 of 21 May 2013, the way in which the Companies Registration office is adapting and enforcing strict deadlines on private companies who continue to trade the company on behalf of the Bank. [46096/13]