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Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: In recent weeks, people across this State have been gripped by two emotions - hope and fear. They were hoping that the budget the Minister announced today would have made things better, that it would bring jobs and help rebuild our broken economy. They also hoped that it would improve the health and education systems, and that it would ease the burden they have been carrying since 2008. ...

Financial Resolutions 2013 - Budget Statement 2013 (5 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: What about the logged miles?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the structure within the local authorities which will manage rent supplement; if it will require extra staff and funding for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54245/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Remuneration (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if the review of bankers' remuneration has been completed; if he has received the final report and when he intends to publish smae [53755/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing the universal social charge by 3% on income in excess of €100,000; and what the impact would be on the average effective tax rate of earners between €100,000 and €200,000. [54083/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by reducing the pension related earnings cap to €70,000 and reducing the marginal rate of tax relief for private pensions to 30%. [54084/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by introducing a levy of 10% on alcohol sales in off licences. [54085/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if the practice of below cost selling of alcohol was outlawed, a practice which sees VAT lost to the State. [54086/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if a junk tax was introduced. [54087/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if the duty rates between agricultural fuels and motor fuels were equalised with a reclaim system for agricultural fuel users. [54088/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer if capital gains tax was increased to 35%. [54089/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Control Measures (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible to control tobacco prices in the same way as energy prices are controlled; if implementing such controls would change the proportion of the retail price of tobacco that would go to the Exchequer, as outlined by health groups; and if such a policy has the potential to raise a minimum of €100 million in the first year of its introduction....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of extending mortgage interest relief for first time buyers for an additional 12 months, subject to an annual maximum of €2,000. [54091/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Applications (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in the processing of a rent supplement application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and when a decision will be taken in this case. [54129/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Taxation (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that would be raised for the Exchequer by abolishing the off the road facility for motor tax; if he will confirm that if motor tax evasion was reduced to 1% a saving of €40 million could be achieved. [54122/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the efforts made to ensure that first time landlords are aware of their obligations to register with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54039/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Welfare Appeals (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 27 November 2012 and in view of additional documentation have since forwarded, if he will detail what happened to a basic payment appeal lodged with and acknowledged by the HSE appeals appeals section in July 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 that should have been transferred to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (4 Dec 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of providing free general practitioner care for all newborns for one year [54135/12]

Other Questions: Alternative Energy Projects (29 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that the significant inefficiencies induced on the existing fossil fuel power plants by the highly variable wind input has been assessed by public authorities when calculating the emission savings and financial savings attributed to this wind energy programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee)(Amendment) Scheme 2012: Motion (29 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: As a teller, under Standing Order 69 I propose that the vote be taken by other than electronic means just to remind the Labour Party that this is about the extension of the bank guarantee.