Results 32,421-32,440 of 36,054 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (20 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a recent report in a national newspaper that Bank of Ireland is providing €50m funding to build eight schools in a public private partnership, if he will provide details of the eight schools reportedly being built; the overall budget and timescale for completion of construction and commissioning; and the terms under which...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will an update on the review currently being carried out on a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; when a decision on this application will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51237/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (20 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 691 on 6 November 2012, if he will provide the total of the persons employed in the following roles in the Childrens Referendum who were immediately previously unemployed or on the live register; Special Presiding Officers, Presiding Officers, Supervisory Presiding Officers and Area...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (20 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of former mortgage holders who have been transferred to rental tenants under the mortgage to rent scheme; in view of the small numbers of former mortgage holders involved if he will account for the slow progress with this scheme; the plans that are being put in place to expand this scheme during 2013; if...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (20 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form, the total cost to the State per year for every year since it opened of the Towers Hotel direct provision hostel, Clondalkin, Dublin 22; the total number of adults and children resident at the hostel on 1 January each year for every year since the hostel opened; the number of inspections carried out by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals (20 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51042/12]

Other Questions: Tax Yield (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: That is not the case.

Other Questions: Banking Sector Remuneration (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: There is public outcry about bankers' remuneration and salary packages. The Minister has stated that the new appointment that was made was within the salary cap, so the appointee is getting only €500,000. It is time to wake up. This country is broke and the Minister cannot afford to pay someone a basic salary of €500,000 out of taxpayers’ money. That is simply not...

Other Questions: European Banking Sector (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: We all understand the difficulty in setting up the SSM and the timeframe. If it is the second half of next year, which it will at least be, that poses an issue because that is when the real discussions will take place in terms of trying to recoup the money we injected into the pillar banks. Does the Minister agree that, at that stage, this State needs to be, if not fully, then very close to...

Other Questions: Tax Yield (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I agree with the Minister that the profiling of tax returns by his Department has been impressive, and I have said that personally to individuals within the Department. It is great to see that targets set 12 months in advance are being achieved and, hopefully, those targets will continue to be achieved during the course of November. The Minister will be aware, and we discussed it during...

Other Questions: NewERA Project (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I have asked this question before. I hope to get some clarification on this occasion. As Deputy Michael McGrath said, the strategic investment fund is supposed to channel money from the National Pensions Reserve Fund into the productive economy. It cannot be done until the Government introduces legislation to amend the National Pensions Reserve Fund Act. The legislation in question will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Promissory Notes (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if a common position has yet been agreed with the Troika on the restructuring or refinancing of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note; if in addition to the discussions of lower interest rates and longer maturities he is seeking an earlier wind down of IBRC than currently planned; if he will provide an update on the negotiations and a timescale for when the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Promissory Notes (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Go raibh maith agat. I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for his indulgence and apologise for being late. At the beginning of our discussions on the promissory note I want to make it clear, as I have done consistently, that Sinn Féin wishes the Minister and the Government well in their endeavours with the troika to negotiate a deal on the promissory note. Having said that, however,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Promissory Notes (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister threw in the towel a long time ago and that towel is smothering ordinary people across this State with the Government's policy of austerity. Last night was the opening night of "Anglo The Musical" and I am told there was a very funny scene at the end which struck a chord with the audience. Angela Merkel walked out and stood on stage to tell the Irish people that they must...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Promissory Notes (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said earlier that it is his desire that a deal will be concluded by 31 March. The deal may not be concluded by then. None of us has a crystal ball and we do not know what that deal will look like. Is the Minister standing willing, ready and able, as Minister for Finance, on 31 March, in the absence of a deal, to put €3.1 billion of taxpayer's money into the IBRC,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Deficit (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the level that the general Government deficits from 2008 to 2009 would have been excluding deficit increasing direct payments to the banks from the general Government sector and excluding deficit reducing direct receipts from the banks to the general Government sector and what this is expected to be for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50237/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2013 (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the impact of the planned fiscal adjustment to be contained in Budget 2013 on GDP employment and Government revenue projections for 2013; if any assessments of the impact of the adjustment on these matters has been undertaken or is due to be undertaken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50236/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if employees at the National Asset Management Agency pay a pension levy in accordance with the announcement of the previous administration on 3 February 2009. [50601/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if employees at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, in which he is the sole shareholder of 100% of the shares, pay a pension levy in accordance with the announcement of the previous administration on 3 February 2009; and if no such levy is paid to provide an explanation for this position. [50602/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if employees at Permanent TSB, in which he is the shareholder of 99.5% of the shares, pay a pension levy in accordance with the announcement of the previous administration on 3 February 2009; and if no such levy is paid to provide an explanation for this position. [50603/12]