52 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for Finance the conclusions, if any, he has regarding taxation of couples in the event of a referendum to permit divorce; if married persons allowances will be increased in cases where a taxpayer has a dependent spouse and a dependent former spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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52 Ms O'Donnell asked the Minister for Finance the conclusions, if any, he has regarding taxation of couples in the event of a referendum to permit divorce; if married persons allowances will be increased in cases where a taxpayer has a dependent spouse and a dependent former spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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11 Mr. M. McDowell asked the Minister for Finance his views concerning the taxation of couples in the event of a referendum to permit divorce; the plans, if any, he has to increase married persons allowances in cases where a taxpayer has a dependent spouse and a dependent former spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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10 Mr. McCreevy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent OECD survey report which put forward the view that the best way to secure long-term prosperity for the Irish economy is to use fiscal leeway to cut debt and taxes rather than to finance increasing public spending, as has been the case since the current Government took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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39 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on the expenditure on supplementary welfare benefits paid out by the health boards on an annual basis and the fact that it has risen from £7 million in 1989 to £55 million in 1994; if he has satisfied himself that such payments represent value for money; if he has done a breakdown on the categories of persons who are benefiting from such payments; and if the State is getting a proper return by way of taxation from private landlords benefiting from such welfare payments.
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39 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social Welfare his views on the expenditure on supplementary welfare benefits paid out by the health boards on an annual basis and the fact that it has risen from £7 million in 1989 to £55 million in 1994; if he has satisfied himself that such payments represent value for money; if he has done a breakdown on the categories of persons who are benefiting from such payments; and if the State is getting a proper return by way of taxation from private landlords benefiting from such welfare payments.
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