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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate that because the Financial Regulator and the Central Bank are the best placed to give views on potential breaches. To paraphrase the Central Bank statement, it says that after listening to the tapes, and examining the tapes released in the Irish Independent, the Central Bank has come to the conclusion we have discussed. Has the Central Bank only listened to the tapes in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: There are hours of tapes from the recordings of this room. The committee is in the dark and has only heard what the Irish Independent has decided to release. Selected, edited versions of the tapes were given to the Irish Independent. Given the importance of the sum of money involved to the State, why has Central Bank not requested all of the tapes to scan them to see if there were...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees Issues (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 11. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce more robust legislation to help reform the prison visiting committee system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 51. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda ethnic liason officers that are currently working with minority communities. [39757/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to proceed with the proposal to reduce tax relief for pension pots that deliver pensions over €60k in Budget 2014 as outlined in his Budget 2013 announcement last December. [39884/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Yield (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 from the mansion tax of 0.25 per cent on the value of homes in excess of €1m as announced in Budget 2013. [39885/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Yield (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 from extending USC to over 70s with large pensions over €60k as announced in Budget 2013. [39886/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 by ending top slicing relief on lump sums and severance payments over €200k as announced in Budget 2013. [39887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to extend Film Relief but take individual investors out of the relief scheme from 2016 as outlined in Budget 2013. [39889/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 from the 3% increase in capital gains tax introduced in Budget 2013. [39890/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 from the 3% increase capital acquisitions on gifts and inheritances introduced in Budget 2013. [39891/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 from the reduction of group tax free thresholds for gifts and inheritances introduced in Budget 2013. [39892/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 from the 3% increase in DIRT tax introduced in Budget 2013. [39893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount of revenue raised per quarter in 2013 by extending PRSI to all income such as consultants' private practice from 1 January 2013; and if she intends to extend this to income such as dividends, rents in Budget 2014 as detailed in Budget 2013. [39888/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 197. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been kept waiting on a referral from Letterkenny General Hospital to Castlebar Hospital since March 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40127/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Complaints Procedures (25 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplies) in County Donegal was not diagnosed in Letterkenny General Hospital, yet when they were admitted to Ballykelly they was diagnosed immediately and is currently undergoing treatment in St Luke's Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40128/13]

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Ba mhaith liomsa fosta mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta O'Brien, a chur an rún seo os comhair na Dála anocht. Ba mhaith liom díriú isteach ar cúpla ceist fíorthábhachtach. Níl dabht ar bith go bhfuil na ciorruithe atá an Rialtas ag cur i bhfeidhm ag déanamh damáiste mór don chóras oideachais agus do...

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Ceart go leor. Tá córas aistriúcháin anseo. There is a translation service to translate.

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion [Private Members] (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I know they are not here sometimes. The Minister's education policies have not only damaged the sector but also the Irish language. The importance of the cuts to the island allowance and the language allowance cannot be overstated. I have spoken about this matter here before. For example, Arranmore secondary school applied for a teacher but could not get somebody who would be able to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Sep 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 103. To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the enhanced Cabinet Committee on Mortgage Arrears and Credit Availability have met since March 2011. [39336/13]