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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Real Estate Investment Trusts (16 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of existing residential housing units that have been acquired by real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds in each of the years 2018 to 2020; his views on whether the tax advantages provided by both tax structures are justified with the respect to the acquisition of existing dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tax Code (16 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his Department will confirm a date for the introduction of a vacant homes tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62650/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Injury Claims (16 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance if the information provided in the National Claims Information Database can disclose if reduced claims costs for insurers as a result of the personal injuries guidelines have been passed onto consumers through reduced insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62364/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the rate of tax under the proposed residential zoned land tax will be applied at 3%; if he will consider increasing the rate applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to reports and analysis from a company (details supplied) suggesting that Irish tax-resident companies in scope of pillar two of the OECD two pillar solution for international tax reform could reduce their tax liability despite the minimum effective tax rate of 15%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62368/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (16 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the correspondence he has had with the Irish Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Central Bank and the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman regarding the operation and enforcement of section 5 of the Equal Status Acts with respect to the provision and disposal of financial services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the National Broadband Plan will be rolled out across County Donegal by townland and yearly quarter; the number of premises connected under the plan to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (14 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding and equity committed to National Broadband Ireland and the National Broadband Plan by its investors; the corresponding funding and equity committed to the National Broadband Plan by the State to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61504/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider in the absence of a reduction in VAT on domestic energy sources including electricity, a discount scheme for low and middle income households that would then be reimbursed to providers in a similar manner to the operation of the free electricity allowance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider, in the absence of a reduction in VAT on domestic energy sources including gas and home heating oil, a discount scheme for low and middle income households that would then be reimbursed to providers in a similar manner to the operation of the free electricity allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61995/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance if he discussed the rising price of energy at the recent meeting of the Eurogroup; if he has analysed the support package announced by the Italian Government in September 2021 to support households from rising energy prices and the funds allocated to extend that protection into 2022; if he discussed those measures with his Italian counterpart; if he will...

Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Ar dtús báire, I commend Deputies Mairéad Farrell and Patricia Ryan for bringing forward this timely, well-drafted legislation. The Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021 would ensure that some of the problems that have arisen from the gross mismanagement of projects such as the national children's hospital, mismanagement that we are, unfortunately, all too familiar with, does not...

Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Is the Minister of State's script available to Members?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: The British Government intends to introduce a requirement for EU citizens who are not Irish citizens to apply for travel clearance if they wish to cross the Border on this island. It is bizarre that I am even saying that because the proposal is so disgraceful. It is such a shameful measure. It threatens livelihoods, particularly those in the tourism sector in my region, the north west. It...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: Tá costais fhuinnimh sa tír seo ag ardú agus tá teaghlaigh amuigh ansin ag streachailt lena gcuid billí a íoc. Tá fíorbhrú ar dhaoine le airgead a fháil chun a gcuid tithe a théamh an Fómhar agus an Nollaig seo. Tá an Rialtas ag déanamh neamhairde air seo. Níl sé ag gníomhú cosúil le rialtais...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: There seems to be a trend here. It was the same when the Government was going to roll out free antigen tests but then Lidl and so on sorted it out. It is likely that the same thing will happen here. The Government will take so long to come up with a scheme that the weather will have got better. We will be into the spring or the summer and the Government will say that help is no longer...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: And their bills will keep on going up.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the eligibility criteria for the range of financial supports for businesses in response to the public health measures in place in response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will implement to provide support to businesses in County Donegal affected by public health measures announced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60675/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (9 Dec 2021)

Pearse Doherty: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complaints submitted to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which are yet to be allocated to a complaint handler; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61088/21]