Written answers
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of National Assets Management Agency properties in County Meath that are available for social housing. [18129/12] - Departmental Schemes
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to review the current VAT margin scheme which was introduced on all travel agents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the lowered VAT reduction from 13.5% to 9% for the tourism and hospitality sectors until September 2013. [18437/12] - Tax Yield
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate loss to Revenue from fuel laundering; the expenditure on policing and prosecuting fuel launderers; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Staff
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form, details of the appointments made by the Revenue Commissioners in the period 1 January 2010 to April 2012 at... - Tax Code
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider removing VAT from eBooks in the interest of making education more affordable for parents who are struggling at present trying to... - Budget Timetable
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering any changes to the budget process, either in terms of announcing all major budgetary changes for the following year well in... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to have an overall deal concluded on the renegotiation of the IBRC promissory notes; and if he will update Dáil Éireann on this... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Permanent TSB mortgage interest rate; if he is satisfied with the Permanent TSB interest rate; his plans to address the fact that... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason State owned IBRC agreed to write down the value of its loans to a company (details supplied) by more than €100m whilst at the same time... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the National Assets Management Agency's professional fees incurred since 2010. [17685/12] - EU Treaties
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if Dáil Éireann will receive all available information in relation to the debt brake concept in order to assist constituents and the whole... - Fuel Prices
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to address soaring fuel prices in view of the fact that the high price levels are now affecting Irish growth; his views that... - EU Treaties
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 13 March 2012, on the issue of Ireland's participation in the discussions regarding access to the... - EU-IMF Programme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance when the next round of PCAR stress tests are due to take place; if they have been delayed, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Reliefs
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance if mortgage interest relief is paid to first time buyers who purchased in December 2003; if they are entitled to any further reliefs; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting from VAT the personal domestic home paging system for the deaf (details supplied) to make it affordable for those who... - Redundancy Payments
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have received redundancy payments from one State owned bank and who then immediately took up positions of employment in... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that AIB does not go ahead with the proposition of charging persons who do not have €2,500 of a credit on their account; and if... - Tax Reliefs
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any rebates of taxes in place for outlets of sale of alcoholic drinks at supermarkets, off-licences and so on; the amount of such... - Small and Medium Enterprises
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with the pillar banks to promote small and medium enterprises lending. [11324/12] - Strategic Investment Fund
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the arrangements that have been created between him and the private pension industry to facilitate their investment of €750 million into the new... - Unemployment Levels
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated unemployment rates per year until 2016. [11311/12] - EU Treaties
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if the impact of the Fiscal Compact Treaty on trade across the EU has been accessed or discussed at EU level; if there is a fear that trade activity... - Proposed Legislation
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees with Moodys agency that say the Personal Insolvency Bill as proposed will lead to further downgrades if it leads to a write down on... - European Stability Mechanism
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been progress made at EU level in relation to extending the size of the European Stability Mechanism; and if he will make a statement... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to publish the joint Troika paper on the way to deal with bank recapitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16238/12] - Credit Availability
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees with Governor Honohan who has recently said that credit conditions for Irish small and medium enterprises are worse than any other... - EU Commission Reports
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding another report of the EU Commission being leaked in the Bundestag; his views that this is damaging to persons' confidence in... - Job Creation
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent European Commission report that shows that each country is showing a contraction of their economies; the way this will... - State Assets
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will publish the instructions received from the Troika in which the sale of €5 billion in State assets was expected; and if he will make a... - European Banking Sector Regulation
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he discussed the growing credit crunch across the EU and the phenomena of European banks depositing funds with the ECB rather than lending into... - EU Treaties
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the recent signing of the European fiscal compact treaty; the links he believes there are between the signing of the treaty and... - State Visits
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of the sale of distressed loans by the Irish banks or by the National Asset Management Agency was discussed with Chinese Vice President... - International Agreements
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide this Deputy with a copy of the memorandum of understanding signed in China on the recent trade mission; if he will not provide a... - Tax Yield
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding twelve month returns from excise duties, month by month, on petroleum oil and diesel products; if he will advise the... - Revenue Commissioners
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Limerick may expect to receive information requested from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make... - Tax Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax credits available to those living or carrying out business in Gaeltacht areas; if income tax is payable on the income received by households... - State Banking Sector
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No 81 of 22 March 2012, when the meeting referred to in the question took place; where it took place; if any... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost so far to the Exchequer and to Irish persons of the bank bailout. [18087/12] - Tax Code
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to bring forward legislation to amend section 836 of the Tax Consolidation Act 1997 which provides for a tax deduction under section 114... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if any senior bankers are in receipt of a total remuneration including salaries, pension contributions and other allowances which are in excess of... - Tax Reliefs
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the first time buyers' exemption from stamp duty this past year on a county basis; and if he will make a... - State Banking Sector
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the level of State ownership or involvement in each of the Irish banks. [18122/12] - National Asset Management Agency
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there has been a reduction in the value of the National Assets Management Agency or its debtors' assets that can be prescribed... - State Banking Sector
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to an announcement by AIB in April 2011 regarding future job losses and to subsequent discussions with AIB regarding a redundancy... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the fees paid to professional advisors by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation in each of the years since the... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance if any of the legal firms advising the National Asset Management Agency are also advising any individuals or companies who are engaging in... - Banking Sector
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he believes a conflict of interest arises in view of the fact that a legal firm is representing persons (details supplied) in relation to matters... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if all contracts for professional services entered into by the National Assets Management Agency and IBRC are open to public tender; and if he will... - State Banking Sector
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the top 50 executives in Anglo Irish Bank at the time of the bank guarantee in 2008 that remain in situ today. [18205/12] - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance with news that our banking debt has risen to €63.7 billion, his views on whether the total debt will continue to grow month upon month to an... - Tax Collection
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will accept an instalment offer of arrears of tax from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [18231/12] - Tax Yield
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of total VAT revenue derived from the sale of livestock to which the livestock rate applied since 2007 and for each year individually... - Public Sector Remuneration
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on consultations which the National Treasury Management Agency is having with staff on salaries in excess of €200,000... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance under what section of the National Assets Management Agency Act is NAMA undertaking to re-finance the €3.06 billion sovereign bond issued to IBRC.... - Tax Reliefs
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter regarding tax relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18275/12] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations in place by the banking sector in the use of private firms to carry out the repossessions of machinery and vehicles; and if strict... - Proposed Legislation
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that he is aware of the numbers of companies that are going into liquidation who are otherwise unregulated in the bill payment... - Tax Reliefs
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied in County Kildare has received all of their entitlements in regard to the mortgage payment on his home; and if he will... - Tax Collection
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) with a small farm, needs to keep accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18367/12] - Disabled Drivers
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme (details supplied). [18390/12] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount he estimates is lost in revenue to the Irish Exchequer through the illegal tobacco trade here; the estimated loss in each of the years... - Tax Reliefs
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is entitled to claim for health expenses in respect of 2010 and 2011; and if he will make a... - Parliamentary Questions
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of written Parliamentary Questions replied to from 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2012; the number of these that were answered in full; the... - Vehicle Taxation
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland is paying any levy to the European Commission as a result of the State charging VRT on imported vehicles. [18626/12] - Ministerial Staff
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the names and salaries of all his special advisors including special advisors of Ministers of State and any... - State Banking Sector
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance when his attention was drawn to the decision of IBRC to write off €100 million owed to it by a company (details supplied); if he sought an... - Tax Yield
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT receipts collected in each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012 in respect of the sale of petrol and... - Tax Code
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for the lone parent tax credit; the reason this credit is no longer paid when the parents enter into a cohabiting relationship; and if... - Credit Availability
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the latest figures released by the Central Bank which show that lending to both householders and businesses has continued to decline;... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the additional €24 billion needed for Irish banks as a result of the stress tests in early 2011; if the funding has been paid to any... - Tax Reliefs
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage holders who purchased their homes between 2004 and 2008 but subsequently moved their mortgage to a different bank have been... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will issue an update on a financial institution's (details supplied) recent commitment to review its long-term strategy as per an agreement in... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if the National Asset Management Agency can operate in circumstances in which it is balance-sheet insolvent, that is, if the booked value of assets... - Tax Code
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans regarding home owners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18766/12] - National Pension Reserve Fund
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money currently left in the National Pensions Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18787/12] - Fiscal Policy
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Government borrowing for the years 2002 to 2008 inclusive; from which institutions this borrowing came; and the cost of paying back... - Tax Code
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance if an adult dependent who is living with his or her parents and getting money from them, and not from the State may transfer their tax free... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the amount paid by his Department to mobile telephone companies for the past five years; the name of the companies... - Tax Yield
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the tax take on fuel both as an overall percentage of total State revenues and in actual monetary terms; and if he... - Personal Indebtedness
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance the payment that is available in respect of a person (details supplied) who is experiencing severe mortgage difficulties and would like him to adopt... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18984/12] - Tax Yield
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected in all taxes on petrol and diesel in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and in the first quarter of 2012; and if he will make a... - State Banking Sector
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage State ownership of AIB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19028/12] - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the total investment to date by the State in Bank of Ireland; the number, type and the cost of the shares bought in Bank of Ireland; and if he will... - State Banking Sector
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in Allied Irish Banks in receipt of salaries of over €250,000; the reason that this is acceptable in a bank that is... - Pension Provisions
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether legislation should be introduced to permit a spouse's guaranteed pension income to be used in calculating one's guaranteed... - Tax Code
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to introduce, if any, to assist the licensed Irish road hauliers who are struggling as a result of the price increases in... - Job Losses
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the case that in the region of 2,500 staff will leave AIB; if it is the case that in recent months a number of temporary staff have been... - Tax Yield
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for the reclassification of approximately €207 million from PRSI to income tax in the end of March Exchequer returns; if this was an... - Disabled Drivers
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 76 of 22 March 2012, if he will clarify the situation regarding VAT relief for second hand cars under the... - Banks Recapitalisation
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is correct to state that the some or all of the Irish banks were deemed insolvent at or prior to the recapitalisation of those banks; and if... - Departmental Bodies
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance who owns the Central Bank of Ireland; is it State owned, privately owned or a combination of both; the names and details of the directors and... - Financial Institutions Support Scheme
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the private commercial banks operating in Ireland which have benefitted from a subvention from the Government, the names and details... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the general question of bank regulation, the person responsible for ensuring compliance with statutory and code-of-practice... - Monetary Policy
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the Irish Euro, is this money created electronically, without relationship to underlying assets; if not, the assets that underpin the... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the general question of bank licences necessary to operate in Ireland, the location at which copies of the licences and licence... - Bank Guarantee Scheme
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance the safeguards in place to prevent a possible conflict of interest in relation to the European Central Bank's insistence that the State pays off the... - State Banking Sector
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is a requirement of the relationship framework of Anglo Irish Bank, now IBRC that the appointment of advisors (details supplied) requires... - State Banking Sector
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown by number, company and salaries, of persons employed by companies which have loans from IBRC, whose salary and... - Tax Reliefs
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) who purchased a house in 2008 does not qualify for increased tax relief at source; and if he will make a... - Promissory Notes
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) has advised his Department and or IBRC in relation to the promissory note; if this advice was used by him in his... - State Banking Sector
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance if IBRC's group procurement policy was followed in relation to decision to retain the services of a company (details supplied); did the requirement... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of contracts that were issued to consultancy firms by his Department in 2011; the number that were issued in the first quarter in 2012;... - National Asset Management Agency
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of expressions of interest that were received for the March 2012 National Assets Management Agency board appointment; the closing date... - Tax Reliefs
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details attached) in Dublin 15 is eligible for the increase in mortgage interest in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of jobs that have been created over the past 12 months as a result of pension levy deductions; and if he will make a statement on the... - Promissory Notes
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects progress will be made on restructuring the Anglo promissory notes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17602/12] - Illicit Trade in Tobacco
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos 32 to 35, 38, 41 and 42 of 14 March 2012, when he expects the further survey from the Revenue regarding the... - Fiscal Policy
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on any discussions he has had with a representative group (details supplied) in relation to a possible fuel rebate for their... - Tax Code
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on a matter (details supplied) regarding betting tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19426/12] - Tax Yield
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected from those paying tax at the lower rate and those paying tax at the higher rate. [19431/12] - Tax Code
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of all tax breaks provided, by area, value and what these tax breaks are estimated to be worth to the Exchequer in... - Fiscal Policy
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a response to the following haulage issue (details supplied). [19485/12] - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which ongoing discussions continue to take place at EU, ECB and IMF level to improve the arrangements previously entered into in the... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree to which sustainable borrowing and lending here and throughout the EU within the Eurozone and without was monitored by the various... - Fiscal Policy
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he continues to exhort his EU colleagues to maintain a unified and supportive approach to fiscal and economic issues in the... - EU-IMF Agreement
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this country's response to liabilities arising from the EU-IMF bailout is recognised throughout the EU and beyond; whether as a... - Fiscal Policy
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the cause or causes of any recent inflationary tendencies have been identified; the corrective action required or taken if any... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this country remains competitive in the context of the EU and globally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19541/12] - Fiscal Policy
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this country remains on course in respect of fiscal and economic targets identified over the past year; the way this compares... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of State companies who have used overseas companies for printing work in the following years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; if he is...
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