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Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by capping the sports person's relief at €350,000 in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34679/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by discontinuing the seafarers' allowance in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34680/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by discontinuing the income tax exemption for payments under scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34681/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by limiting the size of tax free lump sum pension payments to €200,000, after which point normal tax rates would apply in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34682/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting permanent offshore structures to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34683/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting bed and breakfast accommodation and guest houses to commercial rates base when there are four or more bedrooms in a dwelling house provided on an ongoing basis for overnight guest accommodation in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting self-catering apartments and holiday homes provided by tourism operators to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34685/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting third level and professional institutions to commercial rates proportionate to the percentage of their revenue generated from their own resources and commercial activity in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009....

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting community halls to commercial rates proportionate to the percentage of their revenue generated from commercial activity in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34687/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting agricultural farm buildings which are owned by a body corporate to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34688/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue which would be raised on a 2010 and full year basis by subjecting all buildings or land occupied by the State to commercial rates in view of the relevant recommendation set out in the Commission on Taxation Report 2009. [34689/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme. [34617/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme. [34621/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department is taking part in the cycle to work scheme or plans to do so in the near future; the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department taking part in the cycle to work scheme and those which are not; and the impact the implementation of decentralisation will have on participation in the scheme....

FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: I thank Deputy Shortall and Deputy Penrose, our spokesperson on enterprise, trade and employment, for putting this motion before the House. I would like to share time with Deputy Shortall for the last five minutes.

FÁS: Motion (Resumed) (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: During the recent referendum campaign, I was struck by the number of times that FÁS employees stepped out from the shadows to speak to me, while at the same time looking over their shoulder, possibly in case somebody from Fianna Fáil was listening in. They were people in the middle ranks of FÁS doing their jobs and anxious to provide services to the 400,000 people who are unemployed....

Order of Business (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Does the Government propose, in the context of the very difficult budget that will be introduced in December, to publish information about the Estimates so the Opposition will have a sense of the Government's proposals on expenditure? An official of the Central Bank felt free yesterday to recommend savage cuts. The Opposition must have some information about the approach the Government is...

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: No one has suggested that.

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: That is fine.

Codes of Conduct. (7 Oct 2009)

Joan Burton: Can I ask the Taoiseach about the incurring of expenses? As an inevitable result of the development of devolved bodies and organisations, which has been a strong feature of public administration in Ireland over the last 20 years, many Ministers now carry out official functions and visits through such bodies and organisations. As semi-State bodies and organisations are not accountable to the...