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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Consumer price inflation picked up sharply over the second half of last year and by December was running at 5.7 per cent – the highest annual rate in more than two decades. While some moderation was evident in January, the annual rate is still 5.0 per cent. Almost every advanced country in the world is in the same position. In the euro area, the annual inflation rate reached a record...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. As the Deputy will be aware, there are a number of administrative and legislative provisions under which employers can support employees in working from home. Where e-workers incur certain extra expenditure in the performance of their duties of employment remotely or from home, such as additional heating and electricity costs,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that neither my Department, nor any of the State Agencies under the remit of my Department, are located in, nor have public sector workers employed in roles that are based in County Wexford. Therefore, there are no public sector workers under the remit of my Department employed in County Wexford.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Providing a sustainable, low-carbon transport system is a key priority of Government. The Programme for Government commits to 7% average annual emissions reduction to 2030; ultimately, the goal is for a zero-emission mobility system by 2050. Electrification will be key to achieving this objective in the transport sector. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the most prominent transport mitigation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that the estimated additional yield arising from the increase in the rate of carbon tax on 1 May 2022 is €32 million in 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250, 252 and 253 together. The Programme for Government includes a number of commitments in relation to the credit union sector. Work on the Review of the Policy Framework is well advanced and we intend to issue proposals emanating from the Review for consultation shortly. As part of the Review of the Policy Framework, Minister of State Fleming has conducted...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Sustainable Development Goals (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, in September 2015, 193 UN Member Countries including Ireland adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which consist of 169 targets around 17 high level goals. The SDGs are a global blueprint for collective progress to a more prosperous and sustainable world by 2030. The SDGs are applicable to all countries, developed and developing, and action is required...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the final retail price of fuel is determined by a number of factors including the costs of production, distribution, global market factors, international exchange rates, taxation, wholesale market contracts as well as individual retail pricing policies. The current inflationary trend in fuels is driven by international market factors, primarily by rising demand due to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I would like to inform the Deputy that my Department currently has the use of one electric vehicle charging point.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (10 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. The VAT Directive obliges each Member State to have a standard rate of VAT and also allows that a Member State may choose to have no more than two reduced rates of VAT, which may be no less than 5%, and which may be applied to certain goods and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (9 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme (DDS) provides relief from VRT and VAT on the purchase and use of an adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. The Scheme is open to severely and permanently disabled persons who also meet one of six specified medical criteria, as a driver or as a passenger and also to certain organisations. In order...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It is assumed that the Deputy's question relates to the tax treatment of the lessor in a rental transaction involving a second home. It is a general principle of taxation that, as far as possible, income from all sources should be subject to taxation. Ireland has a progressive income tax system which is structured such that the more income you have, the more tax you pay. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 sets out a regime for the taxation of special purpose companies set up to securitise assets. The tax provisions are intended to create a tax neutral regime for bona-fide securitisation and structured finance purposes. The section 110 regime enables noteholders to invest through one structured vehicle, without giving rise to an additional layer...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Urban Development (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Living City Initiative (LCI) (provided for in Finance Act 2013 and commenced on 5 May 2015) is a tax incentive aimed at the regeneration of the historic inner-cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford. The scheme provides income or corporation tax relief for qualifying expenditure incurred in refurbishing/converting qualifying buildings which are located within...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Circulars (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the rationalisation and integration of General Service and Departmental Taxes grading structures in Revenue followed an extensive industrial relations negotiation and communications process more than 18 years ago, in the lead-up to Integration Day on 1 January 2003. In the period prior to Integration Day, Revenue engaged in very extensive communications with staff...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: In October 2021, Ulster Bank outlined its intended process to support customers closing their accounts as the bank exits the Irish market. Initially customers will receive written notice outlining their closure date and how Ulster Bank can support them to 'Choose, Move & Close' their accounts. Further contact will be made with vulnerable customers and those with complex needs. Ulster...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) was introduced by Section 11 of the Finance Act 2020. The scheme is a targeted support for businesses significantly impacted by restrictions introduced by the Government under public health regulations to combat the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme is available to companies, self-employed individuals and partnerships who carry on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Fuel Grant is regulated by S.I. 635/2015 and provides for payment of a fuel grant based on a the value of excise chargeable per litre rate of fuel. The grant is based on the excise component of the fuel, not the market price. The current value is €0.636 for petrol, €0.535 for diesel and €0.118 for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department did not incur any expenditure on Covid-19 consultancy contracts in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. The bodies under the aegis of my Department are the Central Bank of Ireland, the Credit Review Office, the Credit Union Advisory Board, the Credit Union Restructuring Board, the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, Home Building...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (8 Feb 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, has established an Independent Working Group to examine the issue of defective housing. Officials from my Department participate in this Working Group. The objectives of the group are to identify the scope of relevant significant defects in housing, to evaluate the scale of housing affected, to propose a...