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Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
Micheál Martin
1. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the Dublin-Monaghan bombings were mentioned when he was last speaking with or when he met Prime Minister May. [39810/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Programme for Government
Micheál Martin
2. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the commitments in the programme for Government relating to his Department; and the progress on same. [39812/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Programme for Government
Gerry Adams
3. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of commitments in the programme for Government pertaining to his Department. [1909/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Departmental Staff
Brendan Howlin
4. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if there has been a skills needs assessment in his Department; and if any direct hires have occurred in the past year. [39820/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Departmental Staff
Gerry Adams
5. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Taoiseach the number of staff assigned to each division in his Department; and the number of staff assigned to each section and unit of each division. [1910/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Michael McGrath
29. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate of the number of mortgages identified as part of the Central Bank investigation into tracker mortgages whereby the customer was wrongly denied his or her right to a tracker rate or the incorrect tracker rate was applied; his views on the widespread nature of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1892/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Central Bank of Ireland Investigations
Pearse Doherty
30. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he will ensure that those responsible are held accountable for the financial and social distress caused by their removal of the right to a tracker mortgage to thousands of families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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State Banking Sector
Michael McGrath
31. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to proceed with the sale of a stake in a bank (details supplied) in the course of 2017; the factors that will influence his decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1893/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Joan Burton
32. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the measures he has put in place in order that so-called vulture funds pay both corporation tax and capital gains tax at full rate; if he will provide an estimate of the additional revenue he expects for the Exchequer in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 from the closure of loopholes that enabled these funds to avoid taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1806/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Loan Books Purchasers
Michael McGrath
33. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce further protections for mortgage holders and SMEs whose loans have been sold to unregulated loan owners, including so-called vulture funds; his further plans to bring these funds fully within the ambit of financial regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1894/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Brendan Griffin
34. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether industry may no longer be in a position to plan ahead with certainty if the Revenue Commissioners can review decisions already taken and change the tax interpretations on these decisions and implement changes retrospectively, such as seems to be the case with patronage shares of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1496/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Financial Services Sector
Brendan Howlin
35. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance his Department's current role in engaging with the financial services industry here. [38620/16]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Michael Healy-Rae
36. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a tax yield impact analysis of the recent Revenue Commissioners' change in policy with regard to patronage share schemes, taking into account the average effective rate of income tax of affected farmers, balanced against the adverse impact on capital gains tax yield at 33% and increased VAT flat rate addition payable to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1606/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Michael McGrath
37. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that, almost three years on from the collapse of a company (details supplied), 1,666 claims are still not dealt with; the position regarding the implementation of the motor insurance compensation framework announced in July 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1726/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
John Brassil
38. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Finance the controls his Department has with respect to the Revenue Commissioners to monitor retrospective tax demands particularly when audits have been carried out and persons are found not to be fully tax compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1742/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Martin Ferris
39. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the average effective tax rate on income of farmers based in the south west; if he will provide an illustration of the impact on the average farmer on the Revenue Commissioners' treatment of patronage shares as income assuming they sell the shares and pay CGT at 33%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1613/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Motor Insurance
John Curran
40. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Finance if the cost of insurance working group has completed its deliberations and consultations; if the working group developed an action plan; the details of the plan and its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1604/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Paul Murphy
41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports (details supplied) of so-called vulture funds being able to pay a small amount of tax; the measures he will take to close tax loopholes; if he will consider an increase in tax or new taxes on these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1747/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
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Tax Code
Danny Healy-Rae
42. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance if, in the event of the Revenue Commissioners' position being upheld in a test case, he will change the legislation such that tax will not arise until the shares are sold, thus aligning it to the position now intended generally for share-based reward in an SME context, in view of the recent Revenue Commissioners' change in approach to patronage share schemes being prima facie inconsistent with the overall tax policy approach to the farming sector. [1607/17]
Tue, 17 Jan 2017
written
Central Bank of Ireland
Michael McGrath
43. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the staffing levels at the Central Bank; his views on the level of vacancies; if he is satisfied that the Central Bank is adequately prepared for the financial services firms that could potentially come to Ireland in view of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1724/17]