Results 17,861-17,880 of 26,886 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 Mar 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: 617. To ask the Minister for Health when the gratuity payment due to certain home help workers will be made in lieu of pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2947/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (5 Mar 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: 1048. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the substantial cuts imposed on members of a pension scheme (details supplied) in advance of the sale of the stake owned by the State in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2944/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Mar 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: 1138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an independent review group will be established within her Department to assess the level and impact of cuts suffered by all categories of members in a pension scheme (details supplied) due to changes in legislation and in particular the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2014, and subsequent reductions in members'...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Register (18 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposals to modernise the electoral registration process following public consultation in early 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53456/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: We discussed the issue of insurance at length today, but specifically on childcare, on page 75 of the programme for Government it is stated that commitments on quality affordable childcare will be prioritised. Does the Taoiseach actually realise the scale of the issue we are facing now and this sector is facing? For example, last year, one crèche in Swords had an insurance premium of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of abolishing stamp duty for first-time buyers of a residential property. [52559/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue from a 1% stamp duty surcharge on residential property purchases by REITs, IREFs and section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52560/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue generated by stamp duty receipts from residential property purchases by REITs, IREFs and section 110 companies per annum since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52561/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue from a 1% stamp duty surcharge on residential property purchases by non-Irish resident purchasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52562/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Real Estate Investment Trusts (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review taxation of REITs, IREFs and section 110 companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52563/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual anticipated number of recipients of the help-to-buy scheme in 2020 and 2021; the anticipated median payment under the scheme; and the anticipated expenditure per annum. [53212/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed by Home Building Finance Ireland; and the staffing costs per annum. [53417/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of finance available per annum for Home Building Finance Ireland to lend to developers; the amount loaned out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53418/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 145. To ask the Minister for Finance the potential impact of a €650 million increase in Home Building Finance Ireland borrowing on the general Government debt, general Government balance and calculations of available financial resource fiscal space under EU and national rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53419/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated first and full-year cost of introducing a special 9% VAT rate on residential construction. [53420/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of allowing local property tax deductibility for landlords when calculating rental profits. [53431/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of establishing an enhanced loss relief for landlords to allow relief for rental losses against other income sources in the same year. [53432/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of allowing a deduction against rental income for the capital cost of the property in the initial years of ownership of a rental unit; and the corresponding reduction in the base cost of the property on a future disposal. [53433/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 150. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of allowing CGT relief for properties acquired and retained as rental accommodation. [53434/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 Dec 2019)

Darragh O'Brien: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the first and full-year cost of developing a separate method of taxing rental income, for example, a flat tax or a separate rate of tax, as a policy lever to support the sector as a whole; and if he has considered supporting specific sub-sectors, for example, affordable housing and urban housing. [53435/19]