Results 33,941-33,960 of 35,959 for speaker:Pearse Doherty

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of cutting the top VAT rate by 1%. [37417/11]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the various VAT groupings, VAT-free items, the lower rate and the higher rate of VAT. [37418/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance the potential return to the Exchequer of levying DIRT on An Post certificates and bonds. [37585/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons refused higher education maintenance grants in 2010 and 2011 on the basis of failing to meet the residency criteria as outlined in section 4.1.1 of the higher education grants scheme, broken down by citizenship for Irish, EU and non-EU nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he does not require companies to state or prove that they are complying with the CWPS or NECI pension schemes; if he is in a position to state that the contractors awarded education contracts in 2011 in County Donegal are complying with the pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37308/11]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown of the total value of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund programme for 9,000 workers made redundant in the NACE 41 Construction of Buildings, NACE 43 Specialised Construction Activities and NACE 71 Architectural Services construction sub-sectors between 1 July 2009 and 31 March 2010 that has...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated savings to the State from the loss of 2,000 primary school teaching posts. [37421/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of providing financial support to postgraduates in the form of grants and fees. [37422/11]

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the net saving for the Exchequer due to the removal of 22,500 posts from the public sector. [37426/11]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the return to the Exchequer from increasing PRSI by 0.5%. [37419/11]

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the return to the Exchequer from increasing PRSI by 1%. [37420/11]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to date of the proposed decentralisation of Department of Social Protection staff and functions to Donegal town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36993/11]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff who applied to be included in the decentralisation of Department of Social Protection functions to Donegal town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36994/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings to the Exchequer from reducing child benefit by €5. [37423/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings to the Exchequer from reducing child benefit by €10. [37424/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the payments that are considered non-primary social welfare payments by her. [37527/11]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the savings that have been identified by him from the decision to merge the Coimisinéir Teanga's office with the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37269/11]

Written Answers — Fisheries Sector: Fisheries Sector (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no grant aid for new boats under 15 metres; the reason grant aid is available for boats over five years old but none for new builds; if he will consider a waiver for inshore boats under fifteen metres; if he will consider that charging per kilowatts for inshore boats be exempt in view of the pressure...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will give a commitment not to impose any further cuts on funding for the Donegal Youth Service in view of the fact that this service has had cuts imposed on it for three years in a row and is not in a position to absorb any further cuts without serious impact on youth services in the area; and if she will make a...

Social Welfare Benefits: Motion (29 Nov 2011)

Pearse Doherty: Mar a dúirt an Teachta Aengus Ó Snodaigh, tá polaitíocht uilig fá dtaobh de roghanna. Politics is all about choices and unfortunately, the choices this Government has made are the same choices the former Government made. I am sure the Minister of State, as a former member of one of the parties in the former Government, is delighted he is now in Government with two new parties and...