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

Pearse Doherty: The question was if the Minister is, in any of the proposals, seeking a write-down of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note. I listened carefully to the Minister. I know that he is trying to get the promissory note restructured. The question is if he is in any proposal looking for a write-down.

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

Pearse Doherty: It is different from a write-down.

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

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has contacted any of the EU counterparts following the statement issued by the Finance Ministers of Germany, Finland and the Netherlands last week; if so, if a deal on the banking debt is still possible and his views on the make up of such a deal; if he is attempting to secure a write down on the promissory note; and if the deal being sought on the...

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

Pearse Doherty: The Minister said that the three Finance Ministers made a statement on matters that were already agreed at the summit on 29 June. However, it is worth reading the Finance Ministers' statement and the statement from the 29 June summit. Paragraph 6.2 of the Finance Ministers' statement made the key point that the legacy issues would not be dealt with and would be dealt with by the national...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Note Negotiations (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the on-going negotiations with the Troika on the promissory note technical paper and in view of the fact that the paper was to be finalised by February 2012, the reason for the delay and an estimated date for its publication. [42257/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which the Finance (Property tax) Bill 2012 will be published. [42258/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Application (4 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the report of the expert group on property tax in advance of the publication of the Finance (Property tax) Bill 2012. [42258/12]

Order of Business (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: I have asked this question a number of times and I have been promised a note by the Taoiseach. When will the legislation relating to the strategic investment bank be forthcoming? The Strategic Investment Fund is supposed to be a forerunner for legislation but the House has been informed that this legislation relating to the fund will not be coming forward until next year at the earliest,...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to invest additional funding in the development of the high nature value farming programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42027/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that could be raised for the State from introducing a 5% on course betting tax. [42115/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has explored the potential for a patent box similar to that in operation in Britain and the Netherlands; if he has, if any estimates have been undertaken of tax that would be forgone if such a provision was made, or if there would be a tax gain from attracting companies to this tax jurisdiction. [42193/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the level at which persons and companies may claim interest repayments against tax for residential rental properties from 75% to 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42328/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments to the level of the average industrial wage with the balance taxed at the marginal rates of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42329/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the payments made by the State to private land owners in 2010 and 2011 to acquire land for use in the public capital programme. [42104/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (3 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount that could be raised for the Exchequer from applying PRSI to rental income. [42192/12]

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: One year ago last week, the Taoiseach announced the establishment of the strategic investment fund and he is well aware that we need an amendment to the existing legislation, the National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000, to allow the National Pensions Reserve Fund to invest in the strategic investment fund that is supposed to help venture capital and long-term capital for small and...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: We are now one year on.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Issues (2 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps that he is taking to create jobs and stem on-going emigration. [41598/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Levels (2 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the fall in labour force by 95,000 in the age group 20-34 over the past two years. [41597/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Enterprise Statistics (2 Oct 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the number of business startups on an annual basis from 1992 to 2011. [41523/12]