Results 4,421-4,440 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Other Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The Government is creating a housing bubble.

Other Questions: Help-To-Buy Scheme (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: It is going directly into the builders' pockets.

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: As the Minister knows, and he has been quite concerned about it, Ireland's reputation on tax is a very tricky issue, particularly in the context of Brexit. There has been a demonstrable attack on Ireland by various figures from the Commission, and other countries in the EU 27 have made comments on Ireland's tax position. I thank the Minister for the detail in his answer, but it is...

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The Minister has not actually denied what is in the Oxfam report. He has made various equivocations on the Oxfam report. We all know the profit calculator for tax for accounting purposes is rather different, but over time the Minister knows, or his officials have told him, in fact this washes out.

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Yes, a capital expenditure can be claimed upfront, but ultimately the differences wash out. I am very disappointed in the content of the answer.

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister make available a detailed briefing on this issue because it is central to our reputation?

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: In terms of the direction international tax affairs are going, the discrepancy between a 12.5% rate and a 2% to 6% rate for foreign banks, which I suspect are largely registered in the IFSC, is very large, and in his reply the Minister seemed to concede this. We deserve a more detailed response on what is actually causing this. I know timing can affect the difference between effective tax...

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: How can they be doing this in Ireland, given that they do not by and large, as far as I am aware, have a retail presence in Ireland? This is deserving of a very detailed explanation to the Dáil.

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 38. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent media reports regarding the report by a charity (details supplied) noting that 16 of the top 20 European banks operating here are paying an effective tax rate of 6% or less and that this is well below the levels outlined by the Government and IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/17]

Priority Questions: Corporation Tax Regime (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: What are the Minister's views on the recent report by the Oxfam charity noting that 16 of the top 20 European banks operating in Ireland through the IFSC and so on are paying an effective tax rate of between 2% and 6%, which is well below the corporation tax rate of 12.5%? Is the Minister concerned at such blatant tax avoidance or evasion using Dublin given that the Government has sought to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy, trade and jobs last met. [15510/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Clearly, agriculture has suffered some difficulties in the context of an approaching Brexit. This applies in some areas of agribusiness, most notably the mushroom trade, which was partly brought on by changes in the value of sterling. There are other issues, not just with fishing, but also tourism. For the first time in a long while, tourism figures have fallen somewhat, although hopefully...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: What does the Taoiseach propose to do for such businesses, which are facing difficulties? Has the Cabinet sub-committee ever considered this matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council in Rome on 26 March 2017. [15509/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: Is the Taoiseach disappointed over the outbreak of verbal hostilities in respect of Gibraltar? Everything he has been saying to us over the past number of months has been sweetly reassuring that he has managed to skate away from the difficulties of the UK leaving the EU after 44 years. With respect to Mrs. May's letter triggering Article 50, was the Taoiseach disappointed that security...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide financial support to companies and SMEs that may be adversely affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16374/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Ireland is facing unfair competition in attracting banking, insurance and other jobs here as a consequence of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16372/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the partial sale of a bank (details supplied) to be realised; if, in view of the shortage of capital investment here, he will commit to using the funds generated from the sale towards essential capital investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Eurozone Issues (4 Apr 2017)

Joan Burton: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance his views as to whether recent comments by the chair of the eurozone finance Ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that certain eurozone member states spent their money on liquor and women were a reference to countries such as Ireland that were in a troika bailout programme; if so, if he contested these comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....