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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Tuition Scheme Staff (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, in the context of an audit over the last few years, it was determined by Revenue that the home tutors referred to by the Deputy are employed under a contract of service i.e. they are employees.  They are engaged by the parent(s) subject to satisfying criteria specified by the Department of Education and Skills. Prior to September 2015, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Yield (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that statistics relating to Local Property Tax (LPT) can be found on the statistics webpage of the Revenue website at . Specifically, the most recently available LPT information, including LPT collected by Local Authority, is available at. The most recent statistics relate to October 2015, and I understand from the Revenue Commissioners that updates...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 173 together. The Statute of Limitations comes under the aegis of my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality and I understand that the operation of the law in relation to the Statute of Limitations is a matter of ongoing review at that Department.   In relation to financial services, as the Deputy is aware, Section 57BX (3)(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Data (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: The scope of this question is very broad and I do not have access to the data requested by the Deputy specifically awarded for mis-selling. Compensation may be awarded by the Courts as well as by agencies under my aegis and there can be multiple reasons for awards of compensation. In relation to bodies under my aegis, I have been advised by the Central Bank that the Bank does...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: The National Treasury Management Agency have informed me that no performance related payments have been made to date by the NTMA in respect of financial year 2015.  Performance related payments made in 2015 relating to financial year 2014 totalled €79,200 and were paid to 16 people. The highest individual payment was €10,000. I am also advised that no such...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by Revenue that the tax credits for the person concerned were adjusted to deal with underpayments of tax which were reflected in PAYE Balancing Statements issued in June last year. The matter has been discussed with the person concerned and the adjustment has been spread over a longer timeframe to minimise the financial impact.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 to 171, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that following the introduction of a new marker to all rebated mineral oil last year in Ireland and the UK, the Commissioners procured five portable analysers at a cost of €285,000 for use in the detection of the new marker in road fuel. The analysers, which are micro Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy is aware, any person who receives a Primary Medical Certificate may avail of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme. These certificates are issued by the HSE. Accordingly, it may be more appropriate to ask my colleague the Minister for Health the number of successful applications for the Primary Medical Certificate per county.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by Revenue that due to a processing error an initial review of the tax position of the person concerned suggested that tax was due for 2015. A further review confirms that a refund of tax is due. Revenue has arranged for the issue of an amended PAYE Balancing Statement for 2015 and the refund due will issue very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: Where a couple is cohabiting, rather than married or in a civil partnership, each partner is treated for the purposes of income tax as a separate and unconnected individual. Because they are treated separately for tax purposes, tax credits, tax bands and reliefs cannot be transferred from one partner to the other. Cohabitants do not have the same legal rights and obligations as a married...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: The Revenue Commissioners have advised me that the total staffing complement for their Borders, Midland and West (BMW) Region, which includes counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo, in 2016 is 820 Whole-Time Equivalent (WTE).  The total current serving WTE in the BMW Region is 825.89.  There are currently no unfilled vacancies in the BMW Region in the context of the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the supply of dog grooming services is liable to VAT at the standard rate, currently 23%.  Paragraph 13(3) of Schedule 3 to the Value-Added Tax Consolidated Act 2010 provides that hairdressing services are liable at the second reduced rate of VAT, currently 9%.   The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Reports (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: In October 2015 my Department published the results of a Spillover Analysis research project, investigating what effects, positive or negative, the Irish tax system may have on the economies of developing countries.    Ireland has a long history of providing overseas aid and assistance to developing countries, and I am pleased to be taking a lead in this new area of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a Post-Budget 2016 Ready Reckoner is available on the Revenue Statistics webpage at . In relation to the Deputy's questions, this Ready Reckoner shows a wide range of detailed information, including the estimated cost or yield to the Exchequer of changes to the Universal Social Charge (USC)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Finance I am Governor for Ireland at a number of International Financial Institutions, including the World Bank Group. The World Bank Group comprises five institutions, each of which have different roles and responsibilities under the over-arching goal of reducing poverty and supporting economic development. The World Bank Group provides a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: The issue of the Statute of Limitations comes under the aegis of my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality and I understand that the operation of the law in relation to the Statute of Limitations is a matter of ongoing review at that Department.   In relation to financial services, as the Deputy is aware, Section 57BX (3)(b) of the Central Bank Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT (up to a certain limit) on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities, a fuel grant, and an exemption from Motor Tax. To qualify for the Scheme, an applicant must have a permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by Revenue that having regard to their taxpayer confidentiality obligations, they are not in a position to comment on the tax affairs of a third party or the ability or otherwise of a third party to provide evidence of tax clearance.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: Last week my Department made the first tranche of payments of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Fuel Grant in respect of applications made in the first three weeks of January 2016. The person concerned was in the first tranche of payments. My Department expects to make payments in respect of applications processed in the last two weeks in January this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (2 Feb 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am aware of the difficulties that the absence of flood insurance cover can cause to householders and businesses. However, the provision of insurance cover and the price at which it is offered is a commercial matter for insurance companies and is based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept and adequate provisioning to meet those...