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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the cycle to work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment up to a maximum of €1,000 for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work. The purpose of the cycle to work scheme, introduced by the Finance (No. 2) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department agrees an operational budget each year during the estimates process, this includes an allocation for consultancy expenditure. Information on consultancy expenditure is regularly published on my Department's website, most recently for Q1 2020. The amount my Department has spent on external consultants in 2019 is contained in the following table. Where hourly...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Preparations (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As a consequence of Brexit, physical infrastructure will be required for customs, SPS and health checks and controls at Dublin Port, Rosslare Europort and Dublin Airport.  The Office of Public Works on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners; the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine; the Department of Health; and the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the consultancy spend by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is regularly updated and published on gov.ie.  In this context, details of this spend since the Department’s establishment in 2011 up to the end of April 2020 can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8b97d6-consultancy-co sts/.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: In the course of supporting the development and implementation of Government policy, in the administration of the Civil Service and in a whole range of other contexts, my Department engages in extensive correspondence with other Departments and public bodies, as well as various stakeholders outside the Civil and Public Service where relevant.  This is particularly the case in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Guidance issued by my Department states that, during this period of COVID-19, public service employers should facilitate flexible working including working from home, where possible, in circumstances where employees are living with at risk individuals. Where it is not possible to perform one’s role at home and the employee is required to attend a workplace as an essential worker, they...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, Government has put in place a number of expenditure measures to protect incomes, support businesses and ensure that our Health Service is in a position to provide a robust public health response. In particular, as outlined in the Stability Programme Update (SPU) the significant portion of the additional voted expenditure arising from the Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As advised in previous replies to Questions No. 53934/18 of 18/12/2018, No. 17264/19 of 16/04/2019 and No. 251 of 11/07/2019, an applicant may express a preference for mobility for up to 3 out of 46 Zones with an option to apply for any, or all organisations in Zone 1 to Zone 45, and up to 5 organisations in Zone 46 (Dublin). Staff members can apply for mobility within their current...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the consultancy spend by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is regularly updated and published on gov.ie.  In this context, details of this spend since the Department’s establishment in 2011 up to the end of April 2020 can be found at the following link: It is not possible to provide an average hourly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the amounts paid to law firms by Revenue in 2018 was €5.69m and 2019 was €7.36m.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Legal Fees (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The information sought by the Deputy, with regard to payments made by NAMA to law firms in 2018 and 2019, is set out in the table below. Payments by NAMA to Law Firms2018-2019 Supplier 2018€'000 2019€'000 A&L Goodbody Solicitors 624 724 Arthur Cox Solicitors 190 283 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Data (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The table below captures all of the amounts incurred by the Central Bank in the period from 2018 – 2019 in relation to costs relating to Consultancy and Audit Fees. It includes expenses for six accountancy firms as listed below. Mazars provides the Central Bank’s audit services. Year Company Consultancy and Audit Costs Incurred €000s ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Projects (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that for some of 2015, a member of staff from each of the firms KPMG and PWC were seconded into the Department to work in the Business Tax section on a pro bono basis.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Life Insurance Policies (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand that the type of product the Deputy is referring to in his question is a whole-of-life insurance policy. This is a product, which my officials have previously sought information from the Central Bank on. In response, the Bank has indicated that it is designed to provide consumers with life cover for their whole life. As long as the policyholder makes regular payments and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As at the time this question was received the amount my Department incurred in respect of access to online and hardcopy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and in 2020; and the breakdown of online and hard copy subscriptions including the publications that my Department subscribes to is provided in the table below: (The majority of subscriptions for the Department are managed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been advised by the Department's ICT providers, that the full remit of data requested is not available due to the voluminous nature of the data produced and the limited storage capacity of the web filtering appliances in use. However, the data that is available in response to the Deputy's request is presented below in tabular form. The top ten most visited websites by staff working in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of the EU VAT Directive, with which Irish VAT law must comply. I am advised by Revenue that the VAT treatment of biomass fuels depends on the form in which it is presented: where it is included in solid fuel products or in marked oil products the 13.5% rate applies; where included in road fuels the rate is 23%. There is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The SBCI made early repayments of its loan to KFW in May and December 2018. There were no penalties, however, KFW are entitled to charge reimbursement costs for processing the early repayment but none were charged. A flat administration fee of €2,500 was charged.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Ernst and Young (EY) was appointed to undertake the external review of the SBCI following a competitive tender process. A request for tender was published on 08/01/2019 on eTenders, the Irish Government’s electronic tendering platform, inviting tenderers to submit a tender for the provision of these services. EY was the successful tenderer following a robust tender process which...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The SBCI Board made the decision to appoint Deloitte in the event that a second auditor was required, pending legal advice on whether the Comptroller & Auditor General could perform the role of statutory auditor. Following receipt of legal advice, a second auditor was deemed unnecessary and Deloitte were not appointed