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Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Greyhound Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
210. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports of the cruel mistreatment in China of greyhounds that have been sent from Ireland, including some dogs being boiled alive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28897/16]
Wed, 5 Oct 2016
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Greyhound Industry
Richard Boyd Barrett
211. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately halt the transporting and trading of greyhounds from Ireland to China due to the cruel treatment that these dogs experience in transit to China and once they reach there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28898/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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EU Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the European Council President, Donald Tusk. [27125/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Referendum Campaigns
Richard Boyd Barrett
8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the referenda he proposes to hold during the term of Government. [27126/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Naturalisation Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
83. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since 2013 for an application for naturalisation to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28131/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Housing Assistance Payment Administration
Richard Boyd Barrett
223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if persons signing tenancy agreements under the HAP scheme will automatically be put on the council transfer list; when the HAP scheme will be rolled out fully in the four Dublin local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28111/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Housing Provision
Richard Boyd Barrett
246. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the additional funding allocation he has received in the context of the housing crisis and the Government's commitment to increase capital spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19757/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Bodies Establishment
Richard Boyd Barrett
247. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider a national building agency that would directly employ builders to spearhead a public housing building programme in view of his concerns over housing supply, noted in his Department's draft national risk assessment report, and the risk this poses to overall competitiveness and social inclusion. [20697/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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State Pension (Contributory)
Richard Boyd Barrett
271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the home-makers scheme in relation to pensions has not been extended to home-makers pre-1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28207/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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State Pension (Contributory)
Richard Boyd Barrett
272. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the legislation for calculating PRSI contributions in relation to contributory pensions to disregard short-term or summer employment at the time of entry into the system as this causes a large gap in contributions and hence lowers the yearly average of contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28215/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Waste Management
Richard Boyd Barrett
504. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental and health impact assessments which have been carried out in relation to human biosolids being used as fertiliser; the regulations in place on the storage and spreading of this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28229/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Motor Insurance Regulation
Richard Boyd Barrett
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider setting up a State insurance company in order to ensure that the current prices of motor and other insurance are curbed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27593/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Departmental Meetings
Richard Boyd Barrett
30. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of meetings held between his Department officials and vulture funds during his terms as Minister; if he or his officials suggested to these funds that they might benefit from tax loopholes such as section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act or any other tax loopholes for the purposes of minimising their tax contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27595/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Property Tax Rate
Richard Boyd Barrett
35. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will change the requirement of local authorities to make a decision on the rate of local property tax by the end of September each year in advance of the local authorities receiving information regarding the other moneys that will be available to them from central government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Departmental Expenditure
Richard Boyd Barrett
36. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money his Department expects to spend on appealing the European Commission's decision on a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27591/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Tax Reliefs Costs
Richard Boyd Barrett
49. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he has fully quantified the lost revenue to the Exchequer as a result of the exploitation by special purpose vehicles, SPVs, of the section 110 corporate tax loophole and other tax loopholes between 2007 and 2015; his plans to close all these loopholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27594/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Economic Growth Rate
Richard Boyd Barrett
70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he has read the Central Statistics Office, CSO, report containing figures of 26% growth in the economy. [22768/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Property Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
97. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the full cost in 2017 of abolishing the local property tax. [28024/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Property Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of introducing a second home tax of €600 per property for those who own two properties on their second property and €1,000 per year on each property for those who own three or more properties, assuming the second property is paid at the €600 rate. [28025/16]
Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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Property Tax
Richard Boyd Barrett
99. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the projected yield in 2017 of introducing a mansion tax on every home worth more than €1 million at the rate of €2,000 per property. [28026/16]