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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Assessments (7 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will confirm the situation concerning liability for local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47546/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (7 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Local Government Bill 2013 addresses all of the concerns raised by the Council of Europe in its criticism of Ireland’s local democracy; the specific changes that were made to the Local Government Bill 2013 arising from the criticism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47552/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Yield (7 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No.175 of 24 October 2013, when he decided that it has been necessary to defer defining a certain proportion of the proceeds of the local property tax to be retained in each local authority until 2015 rather than 2014 as initially promised; if this decision was a collective Government...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (7 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 24 October 2013, the changes that occurred relating to the establishment of Irish Water presenting local government with significant organisational and financial challenges that had not previously been envisaged; the date on which he became aware of these additional financial...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I echo and support the comments of Deputy Denis Naughten on the need for much more medium and long-term planning in terms of economic and financial planning. I also made this point on budget day. The idea that we come in here every single year to debate measures that have been already determined and decided by the economic management council, agreed by our partners in the European Union,...

Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: In the context of the Local Government Bill, when the property tax was introduced, we were promised that in 2014 some 80% of the revenue generated would be ring-fenced for use in the local authority areas in which it was collected. I understand the position has changed and that this will not now happen until 2015. Given the level of dysfunction in a huge number of local authorities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff Redeployment (6 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of the severance settlements and pension arrangements for the local staff not diplomatically accredited to the Irish Embassy to the Holy See when it was closed; the total number of local staff not diplomatically accredited to the Irish Embassy to the Holy See at the time of its closure; the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 107. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the total exports by industry category in euro for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will provide a breakdown between foreign direct investment companies exports and indigenous small and medium enterprises exports in euro terms for 2011, 2012, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to ensure that legitimate tradespeople in the construction industry are protected against those who have started their new business and will be paying no income tax for two years; his views that the margins of the non-income tax paying trader will be able to generate will mean that they can undercut pre-existing traders. [45937/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 27 June 2013, where he stated I made a point of confirming that the pension fund levy introduced as part of the jobs initiative will not be renewed after 2014, the reason the levy has been renewed after 2014; if he will confirm what happened between June and October to cause him to make this change; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it is the case that all private sector workers' pensions are subject to a pension levy but it is only the very high earners of public pensions which are subjected to a levy; if he will detail the exact number of pension arrangements that have been subjected to the pension levy for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he detail the consultation he had with the Department of Health concerning the removal of the tax relief restriction on private health insurance for the 577,000 policy holders which the Revenue estimate will be affected by this removal; if he will explain the reason the Revenue Commissioners estimates that the relief change will impact 577,000 policy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exports Data (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance if he or his officials have met with any pharmaceutical companies already located in here in advance of budget 2014 to see if there are any measures which he could take to improve their exports and offset some of the losses experienced from drugs coming off patent; if he is concerned that the 3% drop in exports year on year, according to the latest...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Creation (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 168. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of meetings he or his officials in the Department of Finance held with ADC Therapeutics since 2011; if he will detail the number of meetings the National Treasury Management Agency or the National Development Agency held with ADC Therapeutics since 2011; if he will detail the total investment that ADC Therapeutics sought from the State in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Jobs Initiative (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated total number of full time jobs that have been created from initiatives which have been directly funded by the pension levy since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45939/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Meetings (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 390. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of meetings he or his officials in the Department of Jobs and Innovation held with ADC Therapeutics since 2011; the total number of meetings the Industrial Development Agency held with ADC Therapeutics since 2011; in he will explain the reason the ADC Therapeutics investment failed and the amount of investment they...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Initiatives (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 391. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total number of full time and part-time jobs which were created directly as a result of the reduction in employers PRSI for lower paid workers from 8.5% to 4.25% since it came into effect and up until to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45947/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 484. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the increase to PRSI for lower paid workers from 4.25% to 8.5% if job growth stalls or unemployment for that grouping rises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 504. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on the impact of the proposed changes in the Social Welfare Bill (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46162/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 483. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of full time and part-time jobs which were created directly as a result of the reduction in employers PRSI for lower paid workers from 8.5% to 4.25% since it came into effect and up until to date in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45945/13]