John Paul Phelan, TD

To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of including all homes that have tested positive for category 1 pyrite to receive an exemption from the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell has questioned the classification of 'unfinished estates' that will be exempt from the Local Property Tax. The list of exempted estates was compiled in 2012 on a nationally agreed set of criteria.

Fine Gael Cork North Central Deputy, Dara Murphy, has welcomed the announcement of 60 new jobs at McAfee in Cork where the company already employs 342 people.

Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, has welcomed the announcement of 200 new jobs, to be created by Yahoo!, in Dublin, saying the move demonstrates the attractiveness of Ireland as a place for technological companies to invest.

To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of including all homes that have tested positive for category 1 pyrite to receive an exemption from the property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell has questioned the classification of 'unfinished estates' that will be exempt from the Local Property Tax. The list of exempted estates was compiled in 2012 on a nationally agreed set of criteria.

To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there has been a review carried out in the cost benefit to outsourcing public services; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will advise of the success of the partial capacity benefit scheme; the number of persons who have accessed the benefit; the number of persons who have returned to the workplace as a result; the savings it has made to the Exchequer since its establishment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

Fine Gael TD for Dublin Fingal, Alan Farrell, has today (Wednesday) called on Fianna Fáil to stop using the situation in Cyprus to try to instil fear in Irish bank depositors.