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Tax Collection. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: If 49% of these submissions are being made late, why are no penalties for late payment being exacted?

Tax Collection. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: It is the persistent finding of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that penalties for late payments are not being imposed.

Tax Code. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's attitude to plans of the EU tax Commissioner to deal with vehicle registration tax. [26662/05]

Tax Code. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: The Minister gave quite a clever answer. I must admire his capacity to go a little bit of the road with everyone.

Tax Code. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: This tax adds 61% to the price of a car and a high cost to the price of commercial vehicles. The argument being put forward is that it is not the ownership but the use of vehicles that has damaging environmental effects. Will the Minister elaborate on his thinking on this tax measure? He has recited the argument for and against it. He thinks this tax is an easy way to gather revenue because...

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Is the Minister of State confirming that only five of the 77 locations that were to be entirely moved by the end of 2006 will even have buildings available? There are only five locations, and only two, Tullamore and Sligo, will have any staff moved. Therefore the deadline set by the Minister as a critical test for Deputy Parlon's performance as Minister of State seems to have been totally...

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State did not answer either of my questions. I asked about the fact that in the vast majority of the organisations affected, less than 10% of staff indicated a willingness to move. Will it transpire that, having committed to buildings and sites, insufficient staff will be available to run services in the new locations? What square footage is being vacated in Dublin? The...

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: How can we allow members of staff in a non-related Department or agency join the Health and Safety Authority as inspectors? We want the organisations affected to do their job effectively. We do not want to fit square pegs into round holes.

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: The Minister of State should read the individual reports.

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: How much property will be vacated in Dublin?

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Will the Minister of State send me the details I sought on the properties being vacated?

Economic Growth. (5 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Would the Minister comment on a concern of mine? Over a period a little longer than two years, exports growth rates have fallen from 15%-16% to 3% and the figures indicate that 40% of the extra employment has now been generated in the construction industry. The figures also indicate that in the housing market there is a significant volume of vacant houses. What worries me is that while our...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-Operation Council in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26216/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to develop the Teagasc service provided to farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26217/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in some parts of Dublin, the fee paid by the Health Service Executive for domiciliary visits to nursing homes by chiropodists is just €7.03 after the first visit; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive has sought sanction...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax revenue from housing in each of the years 1997 to 2005 distinguishing the revenue raised from VAT, stamp duties on new sites, stamp duty on second-hand sales, capital gains taxes on new sites and from home sales. [26225/05]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax revenue raised from each of the motor fuels in each year from 1997 to 2005. [26226/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Finance the excise charged per unit of alcohol on the different categories of alcohol products subject to VAT. [26227/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for implementing section 12 of the Finance Act 2005; the additional costs which arise for State employees living abroad; the number of State employees who have been certified as tax exempt under section 12; the value of the tax exemption of State employees to date; if section 12 applies retrospectively; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (4 Oct 2005)

Richard Bruton: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied) for an innovative inter-agency initiative to target early age disadvantage; and the possibility of support from her Department for the initiatives. [26533/05]