Results 181-200 of 14,534 for speaker:Pearse Doherty in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the recent letter from the Chairperson of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council with respect to a proposal to reduce the rate of pay associated with the chairperson role; if he has concerns that such a proposal risks diminishing the role and capacity of the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4622/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the small benefit exemption and, in particular the restriction by which only the first two benefits qualify for the exemption, regardless of their combined value falling beneath the threshold of €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4618/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and his Department are considering measures to tackle financial fraud and scams; to outline policy considerations in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4620/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the rate and reducing the threshold at which the 10% stamp duty with respect to the purchase of certain residential property applies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4619/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT applying to the hospitality and tourism sectors from 13.5 to 9% to end-2024 and in full-year terms, respectively. [4835/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT applying to the hospitality and tourism sectors from 13.5% to 9% excluding hotel and other accommodation, to end-2024 and in full-year terms, respectively. [4837/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Feb 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of reducing the rate of VAT from 13.5% to 9% with respect to services (details supplied) of the kind normally supplied in fairgrounds or amusement parks and hairdressing services, to end-2024 and in full-year terms, respectively, disaggregated by service type listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if passports will issue for children (details supplied) in County Donegal in time for a travel date of 14 February 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4331/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (31 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 156. To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic treatment will commence for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4379/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance how the 10% stamp duty applicable with respect to the purchase of ten or more relevant residential units applies to forward funding agreements and forward purchase agreements, respectively. [3757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (30 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 359 of 17 January 2024, his Department’s understanding of the discrepancy between the 395 properties with respect to which the ten percent stamp duty was payable in 2022 and figures from the Central Statistics Office which indicate that 2,053 houses were purchased by Finance and Insurance Real Estate sectors in...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 454. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will house refugees in a property (details supplied) whilst an enforcement action detailing significant issues with the development has been issued against the property by the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4271/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 514. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for surgery at Our Lady's Children's Hospital CHI Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3852/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential units purchased by non-household entities, excluding public bodies and local authorities, in 2022, disaggregated by house and apartment. [3610/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (25 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 350. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) can expect a date for an operation in the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3481/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering increasing the 10% rate of stamp duty with respect to the bulk purchase of certain residential property; his views and the views of his Department on the effectiveness of the current rate, given the increased number of properties purchased which were subject to the 10% rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (24 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential units where a filing has been made but not yet executed with respect to the 10% rate of stamp duty applying to the acquisition of certain residential property where a person acquires at least ten such units during any 12-month period, in 2023, disaggregated by county if possible. [3347/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new social housing dwelling completions in each of the periods May 2021 to end 2021, 2022 and 2023, including Part V, disaggregated by county. [3326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (23 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance if, given the fact that revenue raised by the increase in the carbon tax in 2024, estimated at €117 million and €152 million in first and full-year terms respectively (provided in page 4 of the Budget 2024 document ‘Tax Policy Changes’), revenue raised by legislated increases in the carbon tax is not provided within the revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (23 Jan 2024)

Pearse Doherty: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need for taxpayers to file a tax return in order to avail of mortgage interest relief; if he is concerned that said requirement could act as a disincentive for eligible taxpayers to apply for this relief; his Department’s understanding of the rationale for this method of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter....