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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 80 to 84, inclusive, and 86 together. I am advised by Revenue that it is important to make some general comments in relation to the information collated by it on tax appeals and the sources and limitations of this information. Revenue obtains the information relating to the amount of tax that is ‘held under appeal’ from its IT systems....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (11 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s request for information on the number of appeals heard by the Tax Appeals Commission (“the TAC”) in each month to date, in 2017, I am advised by the TAC that the position is as follows: MONTH SCHEDULED HEARING HEARING Further Details January 7 6 1 case settled prior to hearing February 12 9 2 cases adjourned; 1 was vacated by consent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (11 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme provides relief from VAT and Vehicle Registration Tax, an exemption from motor tax and a grant in respect of fuel expenditure, on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a permanently and severely disabled person within the terms of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (11 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that NAMA invests in projects with third parties on a joint venture basis from time to time. I am advised that NAMA takes a minority non-controlling interest in the investment in order to facilitate the delivery of commercial and residential property and in order to achieve the best financial return for the State, as set out in Section 10(2) of the NAMA Act....

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----seeks to renew opportunity in our Republic and create new opportunities for our Republic. The budget achieves sustainable and affordable tax reform, delivers improvements in services and ensures increased investment in our national infrastructure. We are broadening our tax base to make it more resilient and secure in the future. As a country, we normally only make these decisions at...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am also pleased to announce that a Christmas bonus payment of 85% will again be paid to all social welfare recipients in 2017. I am conscious of the need to facilitate working families and ensure that being at work pays. Accordingly, from the last week in March I am increasing the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment and the jobseeker's transitional scheme by €20...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Thanks, Mattie. The scheme will be introduced in 2019 in respect of VAT expenses incurred in 2018. Charities will be entitled to a proportion of VAT based on the level of non-public funding they receive. A fund of €5 million will be available to the scheme in 2019. I am also pleased to say that work on equality and gender proofing of the budget continues. The Government is working...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Our position is clear. The 12.5% tax rate is, and will remain, a core part of our offering.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I also recognise the value of stability. With so much change ahead, Ireland must compete, not only on the rate, but on the ability to offer certainty. Last month I published the Seamus Coffey report which set out a roadmap for Ireland to implement a range of reforms over the coming years up to the end of 2020. The report recognises the importance of certainty and identifies the need for...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: -----in households and business. Ireland at the Centre of the World I share the Taoiseach’s view that Ireland is not a country at the edge of Europe, but at the centre of the world. That is why I am announcing increased allocations for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Defence. Included in the increased funding of €23 million for the Department...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: This means that over 1,000 additional special needs assistants, SNAs, can be recruited in time for September 2018, bringing the total number of SNAs to over 15,000.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The quality of the Irish education system, our students, research and graduates has been a cornerstone of our economic success. It attracts investment, nurtures local business and fosters innovation but we cannot live on past glories and achievements, so I am increasing the national training fund, NTF, levy in 2018 from 0.7% to 0.8% to provide a further €47.5 million of additional...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Another 500 civilians will also be hired. The additional allocation for the justice sector in 2018 is €63 million. The rationale for this investment is to continue to invest and develop a modern police force that delivers an exemplary level of service to communities. The Minister for Justice and Equality and I are in agreement that increased spending on gardaí and police...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Some €90 million is being allocated to roll out of a new access plan which will ensure that patients can avail of the medical care they need in the most appropriate setting for them. This will particularly benefit our most vulnerable patients as we enter the approaching winter. As part of the access plan, a total allocation of €55 million has been provided for the National...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Some €40 million is being provided for primary care developments, which will allow a number of initiatives to go ahead. In particular, the Government looks forward to further progress in relation to the GP contract and we hope agreement can be reached on the introduction of additional services throughout 2018. I also acknowledge that continued investment in primary care, including...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Budget Statement 2018 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Budget day offers the opportunity to reflect on a journey made, to recognise both what our country has achieved and what we want to achieve. On this budget day, we build on progress that would have looked impossible only a few short years ago. Today, we redouble our efforts to rise to the challenges that exist while mapping our national response to the new risks but also to the new...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am conscious of the difficulties that the absence or withdrawal of flood insurance cover can cause to homeowners and businesses, and that is one of the reasons the Government has been prioritising investment in flood defences over the last number of years.  However, the provision of insurance cover and the price at which it is offered is a commercial matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tribunals of Inquiry Expenditure (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The State Claims Agency have advised me that it is not possible, at the present time, to divulge the full details of the seven third-party costs settlements comprising the sum of €5,493,524.00, on grounds of the commercial sensitivity attaching to those settlements, in circumstances where there are other outstanding thirty party Bills of Costs. However, when all Moriarty Tribunal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Assessments (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The 2012 report of the Inter-departmental Group on the Design of a Local Property Tax (the "Thornhill Group") comprehensively examined the basis of assessment for the Local Property Tax (LPT). The report favoured the use of market value of residential properties as the basis of assessment and this recommendation was accepted by the Government. The Group considered that under a market value...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Reports (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that as outlined in my response to Dáil Question No. 80 of 26 September, 2017, a stipulation of the European Commission's decision , of 26 February 2010, on the "Establishment of a National Asset Management Agency (NAMA): Asset relief scheme for banks in Ireland", (Ref: State aid N725/2009 - Ireland), was a requirement that the Irish authorities "report...