221. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases against persons by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year 2008 to 2013, inclusive. [41324/13]
220. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual budget of the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year from 2008 to 2013, inclusive. [41323/13]
219. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons employed by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each year from 2008 to date 2013. [41322/13]
80. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will specifically raise with the Russian Government the impact of the potentially homophobic legislation that was passed by the Russian Parliament; and the steps being taken to vindicate the human rights of gay persons in Russia and prevent homophobic violence. [41321/13]
382. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Irish state has a bilateral agreement with Jersey and the other Channel Islands regarding social security entitlements and the payments that are subject to this agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40658/13]
224. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary school teachers who are not members of a trade union are subject to the terms of the Haddington Road agreement or to the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act ; and if he will clarify the position in relation to cases of this nature. [41041/13]
258. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if the renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40284/13]
42. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, under the recent Quirke report recommendations with regard to the Magdalene laundries, there is any scope to examine individual cases, for example, whereby the woman who attended a laundry is now deceased but where they have surviving children with special needs requiring long term care; and if any provision exists within such situations.. [34271/13]
417. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to assist a person (details supplied) in securing asylum in Ireland as requested by him on the basis that he is a whistleblower (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39105/13]
336. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will commit to maintaining the fuel allowance at its current rate; if she will consider allowing a mechanism to receive two lump sum payments across the year for those receiving home heating oil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39643/13]
192. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be assessed by the Dublin 15 early intervention team: the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/13]
58. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of funding each Irish bank, which received taxpayer support, has received for the specific purpose of dealing with distressed family home mortgages; the amount of that allocated funding that has been used to help distressed family home mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/13]
1029. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37151/13]
691. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for disability allowance will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38521/13]
169. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the pension entitlements and any other redundancy benefits that is being paid out and was paid out to the former Financial Regulator (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37262/13]
741. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will immediately review the decision to deny medical cards to persons suffering from cancer; if he will clearly and publicly guarantee a medical card for persons with a serious illness and cancer; if his attention has been drawn to the distress and worry his comments have caused as well as the proposed financial burden to be expected by persons with serious illness in the future; if he will review the income limits for eligibility for a medical card to increase the income limits to make this support available to persons on low income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36730/13]
585. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm Ireland's commitment to the universal right to seek and enjoy asylum as laid down in statutory international law; his views on whether potential asylum seekers should not be denied passage to a country that has offered safe harbour; if he will confirm that should Edward Snowden seek to transit Ireland's airspace or airports in order to avail of the grant of asylum by Venezuela or another country, that he will be allowed to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36729/13]
584. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to assist Mr. Edward Snowden in securing asylum in Ireland as requested by him on the basis that he is a whistleblower; if his attention has been drawn to Mr. Snowden's concerns that he would be unlikely to receive a fair trial if extradited in the United States for a number of reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36724/13]
540. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 was refused a tourist visa to visit Ireland; the additional details he or must furnish in order to have a visa application accepted and the policy of the INIS for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36253/13]
498. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm Ireland's commitment to the universal right to seek and enjoy asylum as laid down in statutory international law; if he agrees that potential asylum seekers should not be denied passage to a country that has offered safe harbour; if he will confirm that should a person (details supplied) seek to transit Ireland's airspace or airports in order to avail of the grant of asylum by Venezuela or another country, that they will be allowed to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/13]
307. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by applying PRSI to rental income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36751/13]
306. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by introducing a third band of employer’s PRSI that would be charged on the portion of salaries above €65,000 at 13%; the amount that would be raised at 15%; the amount that would be raised at 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36750/13]
305. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by introducing a third band of employer’s PRSI that would be charged on the portion of salaries above €80,000 at 13%; the amount that would be raised at 15%; the amount that would be raised at 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36749/13]
304. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by introducing a third band of employer's PRSI that would be charged on the portion of salaries above €100,000 at 13%; the amount that would be raised at 15%; the amount that would be raised at 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36748/13]
199. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will set out in tabular form the average revenue per person lost to the Exchequer from tax relief obtained by persons within each of the groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36753/13]
198. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he will detail, in tabular form, every tax relief available to Irish persons; the tax revenue lost to the Exchequer from each tax relief in each of the past three years; if this data is not available for 2010, 2011 and 2012, inclusive, when he expects it to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36752/13]
197. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing tax relief to 33% in respect of pension contributions to occupational pension schemes, retirement annuity contracts and personal retirement savings accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36747/13]
196. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing tax relief to 30% in respect of pension contributions to occupational pension schemes, retirement annuity contracts and personal retirement savings accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36746/13]
195. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by confining tax relief to the standard rate of 20% in respect of pension contributions to occupational pension schemes, retirement annuity contracts and personal retirement savings accounts and confining tax relief for the public service pension related deduction to the standard rate of 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36745/13]
194. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments up to €100,000 with the balance taxed at the marginal rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36744/13]
193. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments up to €80,000 with the balance taxed at the marginal rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36743/13]
192. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by reducing the tax exemption for lump sum pension payments to the level of the average industrial wage with the balance taxed at the marginal rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36742/13]
191. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by making inheritances and gifts from spouses subject to capital acquisitions tax with a defined threshold of €1,250,000 for spouses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36741/13]
190. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he supports establishing a public database of all discretionary trusts registered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36740/13]
189. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance if he supports treating discretionary trusts as see through vehicles with the beneficiary taxable when the assets are placed into the trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36739/13]
188. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by increasing the annual charge on the value of trust assets from 1% to 2% for the purposes of discretionary trust tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36738/13]
187. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by abolishing the dwelling home exemption for capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36737/13]
186. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by limiting the business and agriculture reliefs for capital acquisitions tax by introducing, on the qualifying amount, a ceiling of €3 million, €2.5 million and €2 million, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36736/13]
185. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money that would be raised in a full year by limiting the business and agriculture reliefs, for capital acquisitions tax, by reducing the level of discount on market value, before tax is calculated, from 90% to 75%, 90% to 60% and 90% to 50%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36735/13]
104. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the number of Irish citizens or Irish domiciled persons claiming to be non-resident for tax purposes who are living abroad for tax reasons for the years 2009 to 2012 inclusive. [36057/13]
103. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional revenue increasing capital acquisitions tax to 40% in budget 2014 would yield for the Exchequer. [36056/13]
102. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of additional revenue increasing capital gains tax to 40% in budget 2014 would yield for the Exchequer. [36055/13]
101. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Finance the amount that could be garnered annually if a minimum effective tax rate of 6% on all corporate profits were introduced as suggested by Social Justice Ireland. [36054/13]
63. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent concerns raised by Amnesty International regarding Bradley Manning's trial; if he will pay particular attention to this matter as Mr. Manning is of recent Irish descent and qualifies for Irish citizenship on the basis of the grandparent rule; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns questioning whether the ongoing court martial is proportionate, in view of the fact that Mr. Manning has already admitted to acts which carry a penalty of 20 years; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised that the US Government is charging the acts or attempting to make an example of Bradley Manning, as a warning to potential whistleblowers and journalists in the United States; if he will raise this with his counterparts in the United States Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36726/13]
1150. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if he will review as a matter of urgency recent changes to the rules for medical card eligibility, namely, the exclusion of home improvement loan payments and travel-to-work expenses; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties this is causing persons in serious need of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35528/13]
1149. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health in view of the allegations of forced organ harvesting in China, if he will consider the need for legislation, at national and European Union level, to prohibit the trafficking and use of such organs in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35524/13]
1088. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Health if patient transport will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who cannot get transport to their service, either by private or scheduled public transport; if direct contact will be made with the family to assist them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34788/13]
815. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if county councils have the power to compel the owners of shopping centres to ensure the shopping centre environs are kept free of litter and rubbish bins therein are regularly emptied; if he will outline the relevant sections of legislation regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35196/13]
750. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations or guidelines with respect to the setting of the local adjustment factor as per the Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34418/13]
749. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if road tax funds still go into the local government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34417/13]