Results 33,001-33,020 of 35,959 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes (19 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a specific action plan to address the particular needs of women offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39347/12]

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his Department have engaged in an discussions or negotiations with the National Asset Management Agency to act on their requirement to provide a social dividend by releasing properties for social housing to the ownership of local authorities. [39067/12]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Migration Data (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Taoiseach the actual net migration to this State between April 2006 and April 2011; the estimated intercensal estimate of net migration between those same two dates and the reason for the difference; the steps that have been taken by the Central Statistics Office to improve the accuracy of its intercensal estimates. [38529/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer in a full year from the introduction of a new rate of tax of 48% on individual income in excess of €100,000. [38288/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer in a full year by increasing the rate of capital gains tax from 30% to 40%. [38289/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer in a full year from raising the rate of capital acquisitions tax from 30% to 40% and reducing the thresholds by 25%. [38290/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a comprehensive list of all tax reliefs paid from the Exchequer in 2011, including the estimated full year cost per relief; if he will further provide the full year cost of each relief in 2010 when estimates are not available, in tabular form. [38291/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the earnings cap for pensions contributions; and the estimated return to the Exchequer if the earnings cap was reduced to €75,000 and pensions tax reliefs then granted at 20%. [38292/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated once off saving for the Exchequer by abolishing the ability of incorporated bodies to claim trading losses against profits made in previous years for the purposes of tax returns. [38293/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated savings for the Exchequer in 2013 and in a full year from standardising tax reliefs. [38294/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list remaining property tax reliefs; if he will state the legacy cost of these reliefs on the Exchequer and the estimated return to the Exchequer of abolishing these reliefs in 2013 and in a full year. [38295/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer from introducing a tax on online gambling of 5%. [38296/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated return to the Exchequer from increasing the tax on betting shop profits from 1% to 5%. [38297/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the potential for a wealth tax; and the estimated return to the Exchequer from a 1% wealth tax on individual wealth in excess of €1 million. [38298/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2012 (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance if a preliminary impact assessment, including an assessment on the cost to the Exchequer from the measures contained within, of the 2012 Finance Act has been undertaken; and if so, if he will state its findings. [38299/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the principal person or persons at an audit firm (details supplied) who was or were responsible for the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2008, of the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank which is now 100% owned by the State. [38304/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken by the bank formerly known as Anglo Irish Bank to seek redress from an audit firm (details supplied) in respect of any failure to identify irregularities in the financial statements for the year ended 30 September, 2008. [38306/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps taken by him or agencies acting under his aegis to seek redress from auditors (details supplied) in respect of any failure to identify irregularities in the financial statements for Anglo Irish Bank. [38307/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (18 Sep 2012)

Pearse Doherty: To ask the Minister for Finance the principal person or persons at an audit firm (details supplied) who was or were responsible for the audit of the financial statements for the year ended 31 December, 2008 at Irish Life and Permanent which is now 99% owned by the State. [38305/12]