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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: When will he go to Donegal?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Minister accept that today's opinion will shine an unwelcome spotlight on the former tax affairs of the State and inflict further reputational damage? What is the Government's strategy going forward as a result of this opinion?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: That is not true. Why does the Minister make these things up?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Tráthnóna inniu, tá tuairim tugtha ag comhairleoir Chúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh gur cheart breithiúnas na Cúirte Ginearálta maidir le cinneadh chás cánach Apple a chur ar leataobh. Tá a fhios againn uilig go ndearna an cás seo agus an córas cánach a bhí sa tír seo tamall fada ó shin damáiste...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I thank the Minister. At the heart of this case are old tax rulings, some going back over three decades. The arrangements in place at that time no longer exist. We have a stable tax environment. Indeed, it will become more fair as a result of the work we did in the finance committee by implementing pillar 2 of the OECD base erosion and profit shifting, of BEPS, process, which was agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 60. To ask the Minister for Health what further plans are being considered to deal with the ongoing crisis at Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48213/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 61. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the ongoing situation with Letterkenny University Hospital where GPs and consultants continue to voice their concerns about the future of the service; if any further resources will be provided to the hospital to help it deal with the crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48220/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (8 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 96. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the parents of a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an assessment of needs carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48907/23]

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I have two questions. Two rates apply for partnerships and individuals. How did the Minister arrive at the rate of 16%? Did he just decide to reduce it by 50%? Is that the metric that was used or is there something else that satisfied him as regards the 16% rate? Regarding the commencement order, will the Minister indicate when he expects the procedures to be in place? Will it be the...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: This change relates to the definition of a holding company for the revised entrepreneur relief. It will now be the case that the holding company must be a parent company with at least 51% in their subsidiaries and its business must consist wholly or mainly of the holding of shares in those subsidiaries. I would like to hear the view of the Minister and his Department about a concern that...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2023)

Pearse Doherty: This proposal is one that the Commission on Taxation and Welfare recommended as regards limits on tax reliefs. The commission argued that it had to be set at a high level so that we would not have family farm break-ups and so on. Have any data been collected on how many farms could be impacted by this limit? Obviously, a farm with a value of more than €10 million is a large holding,...