Written answers
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
- Tobacco Control Measures
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the international tobacco industry will not be allowed to evade the taxation of cigarettes with new tobacco products such as heated... - Universal Social Charge Application
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if the anomaly whereby pensioners with a pension in excess of €12,012 pay the universal social charge on all of their pension, which costs them up to... - Tax Code
104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for inheritance tax for families with one child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19172/15] - VAT Rate Application
105. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the individual measures which constitute the value added tax policy gap; and if he will provide the potential revenue foregone as a result... - Living City Initiative
106. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the maximum floor area of eligible buildings under the living city initiative, in view of concerns that the cap of 210 square metres per... - IBRC Liquidation
107. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in fees KPMG received for providing advice before, during and after the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation was liquidated; and if he will make a... - Tax Reliefs Abolition
108. To ask the Minister for Finance when tax relief for mortgages for principal residences will end; his plans to offset the negative financial impact of such a decision on mortgage holders.... - IBRC Liquidation
109. To ask the Minister for Finance the legal challenges or investigations in place which could prolong the process leading to the conclusion of the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution... - NAMA Expenditure
111. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost since the establishment of the National Asset Management Agency for advisers, consultants, lawyers, auctioneers and public relations companies;... - NAMA Operations
112. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the winding down of the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19255/15] - Financial Services Regulation
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined the option of exempting all small and medium enterprises with turnover of less than €150,000 from regulatory... - Tax Code
114. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to make changes to the capital acquisitions tax and capital gains tax rules in order to facilitate seamless business succession; and if he will make... - VAT Rebates
115. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has explored the possibility of offering a rebate on value added tax as paid by the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19265/15] - Tax Code
116. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined exempting corporation tax due on small and medium enterprises; if he has explored exempting capital gains tax for all investors in small... - Tax Reliefs Availability
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has explored applying a relief similar to the United Kingdom’s entrepreneurs' relief; the cost of implementing same; and if he will... - Mortgage Interest Rates
118. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the high standard variable rates of mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19300/15] - Exchequer Deficit
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the contribution, in millions of euro, to the Exchequer deficit in the period January 2015 and April 2015 compared to the same period in 2011 arising from the... - Tax Avoidance Issues
123. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 6 May 2015, the number of times in each of the past ten years that a penalty was imposed on an employer under... - Central Bank of Ireland
124. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19412/15] - IBRC Operations
125. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 7 May 2015, if he has requested the valuation report of the residential mortgage portfolio of Irish Bank... - Financial Services Regulation
126. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of customers whose mortgages were sold to Mars Capital No. 3 Ireland Limited as part of Project Pearl by the former Irish Nationwide Building... - Tax Reliefs Application
127. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 21 April 2015, if he will arrange for the Med 2 form to be amended to reflect the fact that the cost of attending... - Flood Risk Insurance Cover
128. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a scheme to the effect that, following the completion of a comprehensive and agreed flood alleviation scheme to the required... - Living City Initiative
129. To ask the Minister for Finance the process for determining the areas covered by the Living City initiative; if consideration will be given to expanding the areas covered to include... - Tax Code
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is liable for pay as you earn and pay related social insurance on his income from a community... - Credit Unions Services
131. To ask the Minister for Finance the consultation he or the Central Bank of Ireland have engaged in with the Irish League of Credit Unions regarding the proposal for a multi-debt initiative... - State Claims Agency
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is the policy of the State Claims Agency to appeal every decision of the High Court which is awarded against the State; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Legal Costs
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent by his Department in legal fees in 2012, 2013, and 2014 in appealing decisions taken by the High Court; and if he will make a statement on... - State Claims Agency
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the success rate of the State Claims Agency in appeals on behalf of the Health Service Executive of cases which have been lost in the High court; and if he... - Property Tax Assessments
135. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of a lump sum payment recently made for local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the years... - IBRC Liquidation
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the hourly rates being paid to the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation liquidator, and to the staff of same; the number of staff involved, and their pay grades;... - Personal Public Service Numbers
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are requesting those with personal public service numbers similar to their spouse's but ending with the additional letter 'W' to... - Tax Credits
138. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, for each tax credit, the estimated full-year cost of making each of the following tax credits refundable, that is, single... - Banking Sector Regulation
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance on their credit card can claim compensation, even if the product was... - Tax Reliefs Application
140. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19683/15] - Tobacco Seizures
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of cigarettes and the amount of tobacco seized by law enforcement in 2013 and 2014 and in 2015 to date,... - Excise Duties Collection
142. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in excise returns, by category and by month, from January 2013 to April 2015. [19708/15] - Income Data
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on figures for the income earned, and tax paid, including universal social charge, by those on incomes of €70,000 and... - Property Tax Yield
144. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the net receipts for Local Property Tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19744/15] - Tax Code
145. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason accounts in the name of children are subject to Deposit Interest Retention Tax, while those in the name of persons over 65 years of age may qualify... - Repatriation of Money
146. To ask the Minister for Finance the taxation arrangements concerning sums of money brought into Ireland by Irish emigrants returning from Dubai; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
147. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the taxation position of residential landlords, in view of the recent reports that up to 30% of landlords are considering selling their...
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