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Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: That amounts to approximately 60% of the total. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: I accept that, but are there certain major corporations that have managed to pretty well avoid paying significant corporation tax?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: If, for example, a company does its research elsewhere and does the production here, would it get an exemption on the investment in research and so on because the work is being done elsewhere?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: Does that reduce their liability to corporation tax?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: There are obviously international discussions on how best to nail some of these new technology companies so that they will at least pay reasonable levels of tax in some jurisdiction. Is that a reasonable summary of what Mr. Cody is saying?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: Have the changes made in recent budgets satisfied some of the countries making those complaints? They have probably led to the payment of tax in those countries rather than in ours.

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: Does Mr. Cody expect those discussions at OECD and EU level to yield beneficial results for us and for other countries and how long is that likely to take?

Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15: Local Property Tax
Chapter 16: Taxation of Rental Income
2014 Account of the Revenue Commissioners (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: I thank Mr. Cody.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance if he, as representative of Allied Irish Banks' largest shareholder, will request the senior management of the bank to reconsider its decision to outsource the application development management division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26807/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (2 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of progress in making housing voids habitable again in each of the four local authorities in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26677/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Robert Dowds: 265. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that his Department has instructed local authorities to allocate no more than 50% of available housing to persons who are designated as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26500/15]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: I support this amendment. I think it is a good idea. However, I forgot to say in my Second Stage contribution that I have concerns about its practicality. Will the Minister respond in that regard? Are we depending on the local elected members to impose strictures on the staff of the council to ensure they do a deal on the vacant sites for which they are responsible? As has been...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: I would be very interested in a note from the Minister of State on this subject, but my understanding is that there is a facility whereby a local authority can take over a dwelling where the owner cannot be identified. I have asked that a particular dwelling be taken over because we cannot find the owner of it. From a conversation I had with Deputy Emmet Stagg on a previous occasion, I...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: I would be interested in a note although I anticipate it is probably a long and drawn out process.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: A correct fact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: Dr. Weeks made a very persuasive case for an electoral commission, and I agree with pretty much all of what he said except for one thing - namely, even larger multi-seat constituencies. I am not a fan of our electoral system. It brings out the worst in us in many ways. A politician's biggest opponent can be somebody from his or her own party. It does not encourage people to focus on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: Basically, Dr. Weeks is saying that there is no simple answer to this question, even though it is clearly a question that requires an answer, because there are so many inaccuracies in the system.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (25 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 9 June 2015, if it is his understanding that the new mortgage products, leading to lower payments for borrowers, which he has received a commitment from the banks to roll-out in July 2015, will be available to all variable rate mortgage holders, including investors and / or those holding buy-to-let mortgages; and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (23 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: 362. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to alter the workings of the direct provision system for asylum seekers. [24696/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (23 Jun 2015)

Robert Dowds: 363. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce legislation regarding asylum provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24697/15]