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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The final retail price of fuel is determined by a number of factors which include the costs of production, distribution, global market factors, international exchange rates, taxation, wholesale market contracts as well as individual retail pricing policies. The current spike in energy prices arises principally from the global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in conjunction with supply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (14 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: At Eurogroup meetings, we have had a number of discussions on energy prices and inflation to which Finance Ministers from many Member States have contributed. The outcomes of Eurogroup discussions are communicated through the post Eurogroup press conferences and summing-up letters at: www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/eurogroup/eurogroup-do cuments-register/. While the euro area...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 203 together. The objective of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is to support employment and maintain the link between the employer and employee insofar as is possible. The EWSS has been a key component of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is an economy-wide scheme that operates across all sectors. In money terms,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the first year the Key Employee Engagement Scheme (KEEP) became available was 2018. Generally, a qualifying employee must hold any share options granted under the scheme for at least 12 months prior to exercise. Therefore, 2019 was the earliest year that individuals could exercise their options to acquire shares in qualifying companies. The number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the amount expended on electricity by the Department of Finance, in each of the past five years to end November 2021, is as follows: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 €105,114.70 €99,915.33 €107,184.04 €105,260.53 €91,399.54 This...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Trans-Border Workers’ Relief may apply in the case of an individual resident in the State but who commutes to his or her place of work outside the State. This relief is set out in section 825A of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997. The relief effectively removes the foreign employment income from a liability to Irish tax where foreign tax has been paid on that employment income. In...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Regulatory Bodies (9 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 to 207, inclusive, together. As the Deputy is aware, the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is independent in the performance of his statutory functions and I have no role in the day to day workings of the office or in the decisions which he takes. The FSPO has informed me that they receive approximately 400 to 450 new complaints each month....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is legislated for under the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Act 2020, as amended. As an economy-wide support, the EWSS has played a central role in supporting businesses, encouraging employment and helping to maintain the link between employers and employees since July 2020. The EWSS provides a subsidy to qualifying employers, based on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Prices (8 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: While the annual rate of inflation in Ireland has surged this year, inflation has been relatively subdued over the past two decades (see Table 1). Indeed, in 2020 the actual price level, as indicated by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), was almost 20 per cent below the price level had inflation grown at 2 per cent over the 2008-2020 period. Low inflation over the last decade can...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 to 50, inclusive, and 52 together. The objective of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is to support employment and maintain the link between the employer and employee insofar as is possible. The EWSS has been a key component of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is an economy-wide scheme that operates across all sectors....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, as Minister for Finance, I have no role in the commercial decisions made by any bank in the State. This includes banks in which the State has a shareholding. Decisions in this regard, including the management of branch networks, are the sole responsibility of the board and management of the banks, which must be run on an independent and commercial basis. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Dental Services (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193, 196, 198 and 205 together. The VAT treatment of the supply of goods and services is subject to the requirements of the EU VAT Directive, with which Irish VAT law must comply. Exemptions from VAT for certain activities in the public interest are set out in Chapter 2 of Title IX of the Directive. These provisions are transposed into Irish legislation in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme provides relief from Vehicle Registration Tax 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 as a driver or as a passenger and also to certain charitable organisations. In order to qualify for relief,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195, 204 and 206 together. The objective of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is to support employment and maintain the link between the employer and employee insofar as is possible. The EWSS has been a key component of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is an economy-wide scheme that operates across all sectors. In money...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that data on the average length of time a foreign registered vehicle is awaiting Customs clearance is unavailable. Where a vehicle cannot be Customs cleared i.e. green routed, immediately on arrival in Ireland, the time taken to resolve the matter is dependent on the specific issue that has given rise to the Customs control and whether an inspection of the vehicle is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Protected Disclosures (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: In broad terms, a protected disclosure is a disclosure of information which the discloser believes may reveal wrongdoing and which came to the attention of the discloser through their employment. This is a very broad category of information. As such, I expect that in many cases disclosures falling into this category are received and dealt with properly without the person making the disclosure...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I can inform the Deputy that my Department has no record of any funding being allocated for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector in 2022. The Deputy will note that my response refers only to Department of Finance records and I cannot comment on behalf of other Departments.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. As Minister for Finance, I have no role in the day to day workings of the office or in the decisions which he takes. The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) has advised me that the FSPO can investigate complaints made about the conduct...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The CRSS 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 support is available to companies, self-employed individuals and partnerships who carry on a trade or trading activities, the profits from which are chargeable to tax under Case I of Schedule D,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (7 Dec 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 151 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995 (‘the Act’) provides that the Director of Consumer Affairs (now the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) shall establish and keep a register of credit intermediaries and section 151A of the Act provides that the Central Bank of Ireland shall establish and keep a register of moneylenders and a register of mortgage...