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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Does the Tánaiste really believe that guff and spin? We have had 14 years of Fine Gael in government and rents have never been higher. The Government is absolutely crucifying renters, and what it has done in its plan, when we cut through all of the spin, is that for every single new tenancy, and whether it is in Ardara or Drumcondra makes no difference, after 1 March the landlords...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the urgent need for investment in national schools in Donegal; if she will take action to provide the much-needed funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31012/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of and reasons for NCT appointments cancelled by the NCT service for each test centre in County Donegal in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31722/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance the first- and full-year costs of reducing the first rate of USC from 0.5 to 0%; reducing the second rate of USC from 2 to 0%; and increasing the threshold to the third rate of USC from €27,382 to €45,000. [31477/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 26 February 2025, if Revenue Commissioners require prior to the transfer of a pension within the EU, a signed declaration to the effect that the transfer conforms to the requirements of the regulation and Revenue Commissioners pension rules and is for bona fide reasons and is not the primarily for the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 133 of 28 May 2025, if he will confirm that the substantial decline in properties declared as vacant for the purposes of the Vacant Home Tax is a genuine reduction in vacancy and not a decline in self-assessed returns submitted by property owners; to outline the steps he has taken to ensure this is the case; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 28 May 2025, to clarify that credit servicing firms, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, are allowed to own the legal title without beneficial ownership of the underlying loan related to the mortgage where the beneficial ownership of the loan is not with the original issuer of the mortgage; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 28 May 2025, to clarify if a section 110 special purpose vehicle that has only beneficial ownership of the loan related to mortgages but the ownership of the legal title is a third party other than the mortgage originator is subject to taxation under subsection (5A) on section 110; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 296. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost allocation for the rent tax credit in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31760/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of an €100, €500 and €1,000 increase respectively in the standard rate band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the estimated cost of an €50, €100 and €200 increase respectively in for each tax credit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing the concrete blocks levy in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31763/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 300. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated savings from removing tax credits from incomes above €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31764/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (12 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated saving from restricting the employer PRSI exemption for share buy-back to SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31765/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach cannot just make stuff up.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: You are the Taoiseach for God's sake. You cannot make things up.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Give us some more theatrics.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: Give us another scene of your theatrics.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: You cannot make stuff up.

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Pearse Doherty: I support the motion and commend the Social Democrats on bringing it forward. This motion is in line with the debate we had last week on Sinn Féin legislation that would stop the Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds in Ireland. It would have an immediate effect on their sale in Europe also. During the last debate I said that the response of the Minister was shameful...