Written answers
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
- Financial Services Sector
133. To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the increase in online banking and the requirement to provide proof of identity original documentation for same, if there are any plans to... - Property Taxation Administration
134. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who has two properties which are liable for the local property tax, to receive two separate... - Household Charge Collection
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may pay their liability for the 2012 household charge in instalments to the Revenue Commissioners; if he will... - Pension Provisions
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excess fund tax payable in the following circumstances, public servant retiring on 1 January 2014 with €120,000 pension and... - Property Taxation Administration
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to amend the property tax legislation to remove the obligation to pay property tax in advance of the year it is due in situations where the sale... - Pensions Levy Issues
138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the continuation of the pension levy; if he envisages the levy continuing in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53796/13] - Living City Initiative
139. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 3 December 2013, if he will provide the names of the economists in Indecon International Economic Consultants... - Credit Unions Regulation
140. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 3 December 2013, the total number of persons employed within the registry of credit unions; if he will provide... - Bord Gáis Privatisation
141. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs incurred by his Department, the National Treasury Management Agency and NewERA for external advice provided for the proposed Bord Gáis Energy;... - Tax Code
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the changes in budget 2014 in relation to capital gains tax for business people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53904/13] - Departmental Staff Remuneration
143. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff working in the banking division of his Department; their pay grades; the details of any other work they carry out for either the banking... - Stamp Duty Transactions
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the number and total value of of commercial stamp duty transactions in each year since 2008; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs Application
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of section 481, film tax relief, to date in 2013; the number of jobs supported by the relief; and if he will make a... - Decentralisation Programme Expenditure
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline what offices relevant to his Department are located or have been decentralised outside of Dublin; if he will provide the total number of... - Household Charge Collection
147. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties that are estimated to have an outstanding liability in respect of the household charge in 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will... - Property Taxation Assessments
149. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional yield to the Exchequer if the 0.25% rate for houses valued at over €1 million was increased to 0.35% for the local property tax; and if... - Euro Currency Denomination
150. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to discuss with his colleagues in Europe the phasing out of the €500 denomination note due to its popularity among those associated with... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
155. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clearly provide details of the tax breaks for home owners who carry out renovations to their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Car Test
156. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a national car test incurs VAT at the standard rate of 23%; his views that given that the NCT is required by... - NAMA Portfolio
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of hotels that are currently under the control of National Asset Management Agency; the name of each of these hotels on a county basis in a tabular... - Single Payment Scheme Administration
158. To ask the Minister for Finance in the event of the 2013 single farm payments and disadvantaged area payments for this year not being paid during the calendar year and subsequently being... - Pensions Levy Issues
159. To ask the Minister for Finance if the pension levy is tax-deductible for those working in the public service. [54224/13] - Property Taxation Administration
160. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding payment of the property tax. [54225/13] - Betting Legislation
161. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013 to pass all Stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54226/13] - Property Taxation Collection
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - NAMA Operations
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if a site (details supplied) in County Kildare could be made available for general community use, in view of the fact that it is zoned community and leisure... - Banking Sector Staff Issues
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if all the banks have met the terms of the Mercer report; when he will be in a position to outline in detail the actions taken; and if he will make a... - Enterprise Support Schemes
165. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person in receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance is eligible for the start your own business incentive; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Reliefs Application
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the new rules that apply to tax relief on pension contributions; if the new rules apply equally to all categories of employees;... - Income Data
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the number, shown separately for the public and private sectors, of workers who currently earn less than €30,000 per annum. [54382/13] - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the estimated spending in 2014; and if he will... - Departmental Legal Cases
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of legal action against his Department for the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54456/13]
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