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Thu, 17 Jul 2014
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Hospital Services
Pearse Doherty
746. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when the rheumatology service in Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32854/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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IBRC Loans
Pearse Doherty
63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the value and number of commercial loan books that remain at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, IBRC, and the value of the commercial loan books sold at IBRC. [31926/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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IBRC Loans
Pearse Doherty
64. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the non-performing commercial loans at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are to be sold, or have been sold, in a portfolio or portfolios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31927/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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IBRC Loans
Pearse Doherty
65. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he will name the investment funds behind the purchaser of commercial loans at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including the investment fund behind Kenmare Property Finance which was set up only one day before the sale of a commercial loan book to it was agreed. [31928/14]
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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IBRC Loans
Pearse Doherty
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure the commercial loans at Irish Bank Resolution Corporation are not being or will not be sold to vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31929/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Excise Duties Yield
Pearse Doherty
202. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing the price of cigarettes by 10 cent and 20 cent, respectively, as well as proportionately across other tobaccos products. [31218/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Excise Duties Yield
Pearse Doherty
203. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by introducing a tax on e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine by 1 cent, 2 cent, 3 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, 15 cent and 20 cent, respectively. [31219/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
204. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by enacting the taxation provisions of the Betting (Amendment) Bill, but applying 3% to online bets and 15% on gross profit tax for remote betting intermediaries as well as extending an additional 2% to the betting shop tax, bringing it to 3%, and ensuring that this tax is paid by the customer as opposed to the bookmaker. [31220/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
205. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by enacting the taxation provisions of the Betting (Amendment) Bill, but applying 3% to online bets and 15% on gross profit tax for remote betting intermediaries; as well as extending an additional 2% to the betting shop tax, bringing it to 3%, and ensuring that this tax is paid by the customer as opposed to the bookmaker and, further, that the tax is applied to the bet as opposed to the winnings. [31221/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
206. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by enacting the taxation provisions of the Betting (Amendment) Bill, but applying 3% to online bets and 15% on gross profit tax for remote betting intermediaries as well as extending an additional 2% to the betting shop tax, bringing it to 3%, and ensuring that this tax is paid by the customer as opposed to the bookmaker and, further, that the tax is applied to the winnings as opposed to the bet. [31222/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
207. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by a 0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, 2%, 5%, and 10% sugar tax respectively on soft sugary drinks, as proposed by the Irish Heart Foundation. [31225/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
208. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer from the introduction of a new rate of 48% on a person's income in excess of €100,000. [31226/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
209. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing the rate of capital gains tax from 33% to 40%. [31228/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
210. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance whether it is possible and the amount that would be raised by eliminating the capital gains tax exemption for seven years for properties bought from December 2011 to 2013. [31229/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
211. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer from abolishing capital gains tax exemptions for private principal residences sold in excess of €1 million. [31230/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
212. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing capital acquisitions tax to 40%. [31231/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing capital acquisitions tax to 40% and reduce the group thresholds by 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively. [31232/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
214. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by reducing the group thresholds for capital acquisitions tax by 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively. [31233/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
215. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by increasing the once-off charge for establishing a discretionary trust by 1% and the annual charge for a trust from 1% to 1.5%. [31234/14]
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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Tax Yield
Pearse Doherty
216. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to set out the partial and full year revenue that would be raised for the Exchequer by the introduction of a new 1% wealth tax on net assets in excess of €1 million, excluding qualified provisions such as working farmland, the first 20% of a family home, capital sums in pension funds, business assets, applying to global assets for those domiciled or ordinarily resident in the State and to domestic assets for those resident in the State for tax purposes. [31235/14]