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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: Táthar ag dréim go n-ardóidh An Banc Ceannais Eorpach rátaí úis don ochtú uair ó a bhí mí Iúil ann. Méadóidh sé seo costaisí morgáiste do na céadta mílte de teaghlaigh arís. Tá sé in am faoiseamh úis morgáiste a thabhairt isteach le tacú leis na teaghlaigh seo. Today,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: The Minister talks about security and certainty. He has his head firmly in the sand. I gave him examples, including that of the single mother whose mortgage interest rate has increased by €8,400 per annum and the taxi driver whose interest rate has increased by €5,000. The Central Bank has stated that one in every five mortgage holders across the State will see an interest...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (15 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the British government has responded to his communication sent regarding the 1973 killing of a person (details supplied) by the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (15 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any further engagement with the family of a person (details supplied) who was shot dead by the RUC in 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28042/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (15 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered introducing a windfall tax to capture the windfall profits of energy producers accrued from March to November 2022, the revenue forgone by exempting windfall profits accrued from March to November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21542/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify if the ‘net spending’ rule referenced in Stability Programme Update 2023 includes tax changes, for example, including any tax reducing measures within the quantum of spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29022/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (14 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect an assessment for autism to be carried out. [28702/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (14 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 161. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a response to communication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28765/23]

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: I do not know any retained firefighter who wants to be on strike. Eight months ago I stood on the main street in Creeslough and I saw retained part-time firefighters rush into a building that had collapsed. I saw them work through the night and work diligently and respectfully as they recovered ten bodies from that scene. Today those firefighters and their colleagues are on strike. Why?...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Disability Services (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal had an application refused by the Disabled Drivers Association of Ireland for an EU disabled persons parking permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28234/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 335. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the help-to-buy scheme in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [27077/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 336. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help-to-buy scheme reduced to €25,000 and the loan-to-value ratio increased to 75%. [27078/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 337. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help-to-buy scheme reduced to €20,000 and the loan-to-value ratio increased to 80%. [27079/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 338. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue saved were the maximum amount of relief under the help-to-buy scheme reduced to €15,000 and the loan-to-value ratio increased to 85%. [27080/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 344. To ask the Minister for Finance if the revenue foregone through the Special Assignee Relief Programme is factored within the base for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27126/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 345. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 by introducing a 40% rate of capital gains tax on the disposal of assets made by persons in cases in which the gains accrued are in excess of individual incomes in excess of €500,000, in order that the 40% rate only applies to gains made above the aforementioned threshold, assuming the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 352. To ask the Minister for Finance the effective tax rate in the form of dividend withholding tax paid by Irish real estate funds as a proportion of operating and pre-tax profits respectively in each of the years 2018 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27195/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 354. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the implementation of the findings of the review undertaken by Revenue in 2018 and 2019 with respect to the flat rate expenses regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27209/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update for the ongoing school transport scheme review; if there were any recommendations to change the shortest route criteria eligibility for school transport to cease the use of bog roads as traversable routes where such routes are not traversable by vehicles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27826/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jun 2023)

Pearse Doherty: 562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to changing the criteria for the school transport scheme to exclude bog roads and routes that school buses cannot travel on when calculating the shortest route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27827/23]