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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (11 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 972. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by the project group appointed by him on 27 February 2013 to review the motorised transport grant and mobility allowance schemes; when he expects the review to be completed and new schemes put in place; his views on whether the review process will be complete prior to the current schemes ending; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 919. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the investigation undertaken by his Department into a matter raised on 19 December 2012 regarding the provision of ambulance service in County Donegal; the specific measures and actions taken by his Department as a result of this investigation; if he will give assurances that all appropriate action has been taken to prevent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 968. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the plan of the Health Service Executive in County Donegal to close the Ballaghderg special needs preschool in Letterkenny; the proposals in place to accommodate the 5% of children with special needs that cannot be facilitated in the mainstream preschool setting in County Donegal in the event of such a closure; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 969. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline in tabular form the total amount of funds allocated to the Health Service Executive in County Donegal over each of the past five years to allow for the provision of special needs assistant support in the pre-school sector; the number of applications made to the HSE by childcare providers in each of the past five years in County Donegal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (11 Jun 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 971. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funds allocated to the Health Service Executive in County Donegal over each of the past five years to each of the special needs pre-schools in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27021/13]

Interest Rate Approval Bill 2013: First Stage (30 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to place an obligation on all covered institutions to seek approval from the financial regulator prior to the rearranging of mortgage interest rates and all related matters.

Interest Rate Approval Bill 2013: First Stage (30 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Comhairle Aireachta Thuaidh Theas (30 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 40. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil aon dul chun cinn déanta ó thaobh teacht ar shocrú maidir le maoiniú na mbuneagras Gaeilge. [26250/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arramara Teo (30 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 41. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé soiléiriú ar thodhchaí Arramara Teo; agus cad atá á dhéanamh aige chun slí bheatha na mbainteoirí feamainne a chaomhnú. [26249/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: As Ms Feehily indicated, Revenue will digest much of the rich data. When such data is available, I presume it is published. However, that may not be the case. If it could be submitted to the committee, that would be most helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Read the document.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have a supplementary question. I am not convinced there is a special arrangement for particular companies in the manner reported in the media. Our taxation code has been designed in a way that allows for companies - I am not singling out any particular organisation - to avoid paying tax on profits. They are able to do so in a legal way. It is not that individual companies are being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Considering we are discussing a tax valued at €250 million, I refer to the issue around Apple. The Minister replied to my parliamentary questions. It is shocking that the Revenue does not know how many companies incorporated here are non-resident for tax purposes in this State. I am very concerned about the issues relating to some of Apple's subsidiary companies which have no tax...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I do not think the Revenue Commissioners have any role whatsoever in the non-principal private residence, NPPR, tax. Will the Revenue Commissioners share data with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The figure for deferrals and exemptions is 3%. The Government estimated that there would be a 15% deferral rate when it announced this tax and assumed an income of €500 million in a full year based on a rate of deferrals of 15%. Based on the calculations presented to this committee by Ms Feehily, with a 97% compliance rate or a 3% deferral rate, the tax would yield an additional...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Yes, €70 million - seven zero. The Government suggested a 15% deferral rate but we now know that the rate is only 3%. What could potentially offset that is the return of forms with lower valuations than the Revenue Commissioners' estimate. Does Ms Feehily have any indication as to the percentage of returns with a lower band rating than the one proposed by the Revenue Commissioners?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Revenue Commissioners' figure for exemptions and deferrals is 3%. My understanding is that in the budget book that was presented with the figures for the tax take for this year and next, the 15% figure was based on deferrals only and did not include exemptions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: That is fine. The 3% figure presented by Ms Feehily represents both deferrals and exemptions. Is there a breakdown available for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Ms Feehily said that people who receive a reminder letter and comply within an appropriate period will not be deemed late. If a self-employed person requiring a tax clearance certificate who has missed the deadline set in legislation gets a reminder letter and then complies, will he or she then be deemed to be in compliance with the legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (29 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: If a self-employed person does not comply with the reminder letter and has the tax deducted from his or her bank account, at what point and through what process can that individual become tax compliant?