Results 32,481-32,500 of 35,959 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer from reducing the maximum tax free lump sum upon retirement from €200,000 to €100,000. [47331/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings to the Exchequer from reducing the maximum tax free lump sum upon retirement from €200,000 to €100,000 and taxing the margin over €100,000 at 41% rather than 20% between €200,000 and €575,000 which currently exists. [47332/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his announcement on 23 April 2012 that the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency Investment Limited, owned by what was Irish Life and Permanent in the residue of which, the Minister controls 99.5% of Permanent TSB and 100% of Irish Life was sold; if he will confirm that the party to whom...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm the actual sale price of the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency Investment Limited, owned by what was Irish Life and Permanent, which had a nominal value of €17m, and whether Irish Life booked any loss in its accounts on the transaction; in addition if Irish Life has retained any...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the sale of the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency Investment Limited, owned by what was Irish Life and Permanent, the sales process undertaken by Irish Life so as to secure the best deal for the taxpayer. [47439/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the sale of the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency Investment Limited, owned by what was Irish Life and Permanent in the residue of which, the Minister controls 99.5% of Permanent TSB and 100% of Irish Life if he will confirm the costs incurred by Irish Life in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the sale of the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency Investment Limited, owned by what was Irish Life and Permanent in the residue of which, the Minister controls 99.5% of Permanent TSB and 100% of Irish Life if he will set-out the terms of the share holding; the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the announcement of the sale of the 17% stake in the National Asset Management Agency, or specifically National Asset Management Agency Investment Limited, owned by what was Irish Life and Permanent in the residue of which, the Minister controls 99.5% of Permanent TSB and 100% of Irish Life; the consideration given to acquiring the stake by the Bank...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the savings that could be made for the State from reducing the pensions related earnings cap from €115,000 to €60,000. [47481/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the assertion made by the Irish Association of Pension Funds, where it claims that the Programme for Government outlined the States intention to apply a cap of €60,000 on pensions that receive State support; anyone who wants and can afford a pension income in excess of €60,000 can then provide for it themselves through unsupported...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the effective tax rates paid by companies in annual profit bands of €0 to €20,000, €20,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €75,000, €75,001 to €100,000, €100,001 to €150,000, €150,001 to €200,000, €201,000 to €300,000, €301,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing a minimum effective tax rate for businesses in legislation; if so, the effective rate he has considered and the financial outworking of same; if he will set out in tabular form the potential revenue raising for the Exchequer could be if a minimum effective rate of 5%, 6%, 6.5%, 7%, 7.5% and 8% was legislated for. [48522/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available to companies; the individual costs to these reliefs to the Exchequer in each of the years 2007 to date in 2012. [47999/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the top ten corporation tax payers in here in the last full accounting year; the amount they paid in corporation tax collectively and individually; what those companies collective and individual profits were in the relevant year answered; if he will provide an estimate of what they received in tax reliefs collectively and individually, with a breakdown of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 23 October 2012, if a person (details supplied) has been appointed to the National Development Agency, and if he will provide a brief background on this appointee. [48093/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2013 (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of which taxes will make up to €300 million carry-over as a result of last year's budget measures. [48431/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who would be affected if the universal social charge threshold was changed to take all those earning below the minimum wage out of the charge. [48520/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance further to parliamentary Question No. 311 of 18 September 2012, the number of staff recruited by the National Assets Management Agency, via the legal entity the National Treasury Management Agency, whose immediately prior employer was Irish Bank Resolution Corporation. [48602/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of Bank of Ireland, if he will confirm the number of employees and total remuneration including benefits for the six months ending 30 June 2012 and for the 12 months ending 2011, 12 months ending 2012 and in the annual accounts for the previous two years. [48606/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance in respect of Irish bank Resolution Corporation, the number of employees and total remuneration including benefits for the six months ending 30 June 2012 and for the 12 months ending 2011. [48607/12]