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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the sporting bodies that currently have CGT exemptions. [22005/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Allowances (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that could be raised for the Exchequer by reducing the energy efficiency capital allowances from 100% to 50%; and the conditions applicable to avail of this allowance. [22006/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered modernising the base year for R&D tax reliefs. [22008/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies and persons that were audited for non-payment or under-payment of tax in the years 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, by year; the total amount that was due in tax following these audits; the amount of the tax that has been collected and by how many persons; the total amount the surcharges and late payment fines amounted to in these years;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by individual category of flat rate expenses; and their total cost to the Exchequer in tax reliefs in the last available tax year. [22010/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 111. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current status of proprietary directors in relation to income tax, PRSI and so on; the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer if PRSI was applied to proprietary directors' income. [22003/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason financial brokers are excluded from the Mortgage Advisory Services she has announced. [21907/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 116. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has had a request from the Professional Insurance Brokers' Association to meet her regarding their exclusion from the Mortgage Advisory Service; and when this meeting will take place. [21908/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment of an agri-environment scheme 1 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when payment will issue;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21940/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form per Department in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, the current waiting times for public patients; the number of public patients currently on each list; the average number of public patients treated per month; the number of persons waiting more than nine months for either an appointment or procedure; and if he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Does that mean there is a question over our exiting the programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have two brief questions for the Minister. The last ECOFIN meeting agreed an extension of the maturities relating to the EFSM and the EFSF. There will be additional surveillance of Ireland until 75% of these loans are repaid. The draft regulation states that the Commission shall conduct, in liaison with the ECB, regular review missions in the member state under post-programme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I have run out of time because the Minister refused to answer a simple question with a "Yes" or "No".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister answered the question but took ten minutes to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Many people in this State believe there is a moral crisis at the heart of Europe, austerity is not working and Ireland would be in a better position if the commitment made last June had been fulfilled. That view was echoed this week by no less a person than the President. Will the Minister state at the ECOFIN meeting that the process is not working and a change of direction is needed to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: In that case, does the Minister believe there is no moral crisis in Europe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: That which Europe is demanding of Irish people is morally wrong. The moral crisis arises from citizens being pushed to the brink to rescue financiers and large banks and from the transfer of wealth from some of the poorest in society to financial institutions in order that they can be bailed out for behaving recklessly. The European Union has advanced arguments for this course of action and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: The President stated that Europe is facing a moral crisis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister for his presentation. I will pick up on a couple of aspects of it. I will begin by focusing on the banking recovery and resolution process. One of the proposals ECOFIN will be dealing with is the bail-in proposal mentioned by the Minister. It is to be welcomed that depositors will not be given the same ranking as senior bondholders. I would like to focus on the role...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 May 2013)

Pearse Doherty: Under any of these options, in respect of which the Minister for Finance is giving this group political direction and his own opinions, would the ESM recapitalise the banks before there would be a bail-in of depositors?