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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 783. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of decarbonising the national transport system in order to reach the sectoral targets for the total 2020 and 2030 EU emission reduction targets and the 2050 emission reduction targets of the State by each NTA sector in tabular form. [23727/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 784. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the emission reduction targets for decarbonising the national transport system by 2030 and 2050. [23728/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 794. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Grianán of Aileach in County Donegal has not been identified as a discovery point on the Wild Atlantic Way despite its significant tourism footfall and its close proximity to the coast. [23345/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 850. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if documentation, including a business case plan, submitted as part of an application by an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal has been received; if his attention has been drawn to the need for these additional posts to be allocated in order to ensure that the organisation can deliver these initiatives; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 899. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a working payment will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23721/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Applications (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 900. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a jobseeker's benefit application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23749/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: 941. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are circumstances under which a person may have an extension granted to the duration of their participation in a community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24200/19]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I want to add to the comments of my colleagues in regard to the excellent presentations and report that the council has submitted to us, which are of a high quality and standard. I want to pick up on some of the line of questioning from Deputy Burke, particularly around the so-called rainy day fund. The witnesses outlined how IFAC would design a different rainy day fund and it has also...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: On the prudence fund, I hear the witnesses' clear view that the design of the fund is secondary to the concept of the need to just delete that from the accounts and separate it in terms of looking at what resources are available. Is the council concerned in this regard? The report states that it can be put into the rainy day fund but the problem is that it is then locked away and cannot be...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Mr. Coffey made the point that one cannot do all three at the same time, which I appreciate, in terms of eroding the tax base, increased spending and ramping up capital investment but there are also social needs when it comes to capital investment. Obviously capital investment must be at a level that is consistent with where we need to be in the future and we may be there or very close to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I am running out of time and I want to make another point. However, I shall clarify what I mean by a catch-up fund, particularly in terms of the fiscal council's view of the mid-term or long-term sustainability of corporation tax receipts and us trying to move away from having between €3 billion and €6 billion. Would it not be appropriate for us to now consider actually...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Yes.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Is it not the case of "when" as opposed to "if" international changes will negatively impact on corporation tax?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Are we sticking to the LPT or can we range wider?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: There is very little time. I will focus on the LPT. Could the Minister clarify why there would be an increase for 80% of householders? There will be an increase in cost even though the amount of money is supposed to remain the same. Could the Minister give us some insight into that because if we look at scenario one, which shows that 20% of householders would get a reduction and 80% would...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It is important when we look at scenario one because it is not really spelled out anywhere in the report. Every single county outside Dublin loses out. Dublin benefits by 23%. About €40 million will be stripped away from councils outside Dublin, which means services will have to be cut unless the Exchequer is willing to fill that hole. So option one creates a major problem for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: I welcome the Minister putting his view on the table. The Minister knows my view on the LPT. I believe it should be a completely different form where all assets are included. Notwithstanding that, we are dealing with this review. So the Minister's position is that he would choose none of the five options that have been presented by the review group. He would choose a variance of a number...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: It is very difficult because we have a review with five different scenarios showing exactly what every local authority would win or lose. Deputy McGrath asked what the Minister wants from this committee. It is getting more bizarre as we speak because if option one is not on the table, that is a different scenario. Let me go the policy-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: Let me make a final point about the local property tax before getting into the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council's report. Before the Minister makes any determination on his options, these models should be provided for the committee in order that we would know who the winners and losers were, who would benefit and lose from a local authority's point of view. It is also important that the...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Local Property Tax Review: Discussion (11 Jun 2019)

Pearse Doherty: No.