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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he wll estimate the number of persons in this jurisdiction employed directly in, or in support of, trading of bonds, derivatives and shares. [43265/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual tax that would be generated from applying a 2% tax on the current market value of residential property whose registered owner is not a natural person but a corporation or trust or other non-natural person. [43267/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual loss to the Exchequer of stamp duty on property transfers being avoided as a result of property being transferred via shares in companies including companies incorporated in other jurisdictions, or through changes to trusts. [43268/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to fund a central school book provision scheme for primary and secondary school children, which would see books provided free of cost at all schools. [42896/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to provide every primary school child in the State with a free lunch meal. [42897/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Issues (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost involved in a full year of lifting the recruitment freeze. [42901/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County donegal will be processed; if she will elaborate on her target to have made significant progress in respect of carer's by mid to late September; if she will outline the current processing times for applications; if she will provide in tabular form the average...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Banking Sector Regulation (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts that have been made by An Post to secure a replacement financial partner after the collapse of the joint venture with BNP Paribas Fortis in 2010; and what that would result from a new partnership. [43263/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of mobile phone masts here. [43340/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Property Prices Register (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of extending the property price register to sales in calendar years 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. [42683/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residential Property Prices Register (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration that has been given by him or by the Property Services Regulation Authority to commercialising the property price register. [42685/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Services Regulatory Authority Expenditure (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimate of the cost of operating the Property Services Regulation Authority in 2012. [42684/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (9 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question No. 724 of 17 July 2012, the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 had their hospital treatment rescheduled from 22 October 2012 to July 2013; his views on whether it is acceptable for a patient in urgent need of medical treatment must face a lengthy delay in receiving that treatment; if the impact of such delays on...

Other Questions: Tax Code (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister has indicated that this has nothing to do with Irish tax law and American tax law is involved. Nevertheless, Irish tax law is at the centre of the issue. I indicated I would not mention a company but 1% of Google's sales were recorded in tax in Ireland in 2008. Where did the rest of it go? Some €5.4 billion of its profits were transferred to a Dutch holding company, and...

Other Questions: Tax Yield (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Without going into the details of any company, the Minister is well aware that the "double Irish" practice exists. Companies set up secondary Irish companies, register in tax havens, base their intellectual rights there and pay a dividend from the Irish resident company to the tax haven resident company. It is not that they are paying less than 12.5%, but the companies' overall profits are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Taxation Application (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I appreciate the Minister's comments. While I completely understand that it is he, as Minister for Finance, who will announce the tax, if it is introduced, on budget day, I believe the key question pertains to the need to furnish us with information on property tax. While the information in the report may be ignored by the Department of Finance, it is important that it be circulated to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Taxation Application (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the advice he has received from the inter departmental tax strategy group on the property tax he intends to introduce in Budget 2013; if he will make the advice of this group public in advance of the Budget; if this group has raised any concerns regarding the property tax as was the case with the tax strategy groups concerns with the household charge in 2011;...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Property Taxation Application (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: It was interesting to listen to the Minister's engagement earlier with Deputy Michael McGrath. The Minister knows very well that Sinn Féin presents its pre-budget submissions every year and they go by the wayside as he does not take the points in them on board. There are many points and the Minister may not agree with all of them but he could, for example, standardise discretionary tax...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bank Debt Restructuring (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: It is clear that the Minister's objectives in terms of securing a comprehensive deal lie in tatters. The Minister says there is no lack of ambition but he has failed on every occasion, either in this House or externally, to outline whether he is seeking a write-off of any debt in respect of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note. The Minister referred in his reply to officials and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bank Debt Restructuring (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I have wished the Minister well prior to his Council meetings. I have also, on behalf of the State, wished the Government well in the negotiations. However, I will not stand on this side of the House and remain silent while the Minister spectacularly fails to demand any write-down on the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note. The Minister has again given the excuse that the legacy debt will,...