Results 81-100 of 1,687 for speaker:Eric Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of any jurisdictions that have abolished all tax credits; if there is analysis available as to the economic and social impact of such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39823/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of any jurisdictions that have introduced a flat tax rate of 23%; if there is analysis available as to the economic and social impact of flat taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39824/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost in revenue foregone if a new threshold of €500,000 was introduced for inheritance tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39825/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the feasibility of introducing a tax on foods high in saturated sugar, salt, and saturated fats; if such a tax has been introduced in other jurisdictions; the level required to yield €188 million in one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39826/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact for Ireland’s economy generally, and in terms of reducing Ireland’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio, and the Government’s deficit, if public expenditure had been increased in budget 2016 by €12.8 billion and taxes had been raised by €16.4 billion instead of the measures adopted in budget 2016; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact for Ireland’s economy generally, and in terms of reducing Ireland’s debt-to-gross-domestic-product ratio, and the Government’s deficit, if public expenditure had been increased in budget 2016 by €8.7 billion and taxes had been raised by €8.8 billion instead of the measures adopted in budget 2016; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary schools can compel Muslim girl students to remove their hijab before entering the premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39806/15]

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)

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Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)

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Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)

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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (10 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the concerns of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20, and the changes in the financial emergency measures in the public interest legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39131/15]

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: I came into the House a few minutes ago to hear a lot of disingenuous comment from members of the Opposition who fail to recognise, or do not wish to recognise, that the positive decisions that were taken by this Government, tough and all as they were, turned around a country that was on the verge of bankruptcy and of falling off the cliff. It is the hard decisions we took to rescue this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Economic and Monetary Union: Discussion (4 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: First, I wish to praise the IIEA on the work it has done and is continuing to do, as well as to welcome the witnesses before the joint committee. I have one query on the contribution the institute made on the analytical note, which was made prior to the five presidents' report. Were all comparable bodies in Europe like the IIEA asked to make a submission or was that simply coincidental or...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 609. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will support an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (3 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 688. To ask the Minister for Health when construction will begin on the Curlew Road primary care centre in Dublin 12; when it will open; when the Armagh Road primary care centre, Dublin 12 will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37542/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Disease Controls (3 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 843. To ask the Minister for Health if the tradition of feeding pigeons with food scraps is deemed to be a potential hazard which may attract vermin such as rats; if there are any guidelines from environmental health officers for dealing with complaints regarding such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38283/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (3 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she and her Department are taking to address a situation (details supplied) regarding a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37303/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (3 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 1033. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the proposals for the refurbishment of housing units at Jamestown Court, Inchicore, Dublin 8, for which planning permission was granted by Dublin City Council in June 2015; if the proposals are acceptable, when the necessary sanction will be given to enable the refurbishment work to proceed; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (3 Nov 2015)

Eric Byrne: 1106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 3 February 2015, when the relevant sections of the Housing Miscellaneous Provisions Act will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (22 Oct 2015)

Eric Byrne: 193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers who have been granted asylum status but are unable to exit their direct provision accommodation because of their inability to source alternative accommodation; her plans to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36878/15]