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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to identify cases where the non-payment of VAT and excise was the specific reason for a seizure of goods at ports and airports. Revenue has provided me with details of all excisable goods seized for the years 2014 to 2019 (to the end of November), for non-compliance with customs and excise obligations at ports and airports. These are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, together. Section 473A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for income tax relief in respect of qualifying tuition fees paid by an individual for a third level education course, subject to the terms and conditions set out in that section. The relief is granted at the standard rate of income tax (currently 20%), where an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The protection of borrowers in arrears is a key priority of this Government and the Central Bank of Ireland. The Central Bank's approach to mortgage arrears resolution is focused on ensuring the fair treatment of borrowers through a strong consumer protection framework and ensuring that regulated entities have appropriate arrears resolution strategies and operations in place. The Code of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This issue relates to a claim by community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who have been seeking, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme. The matter was the subject of extensive discussion at the Community Sector High Level Forum which was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no agency staff members. In relation to the bodies under the aegis of my Department, the Office of Public Works currently engages the services of 46 agency staff members.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2020 (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that all Budget 2020 promotional material used by my Department on social media, photography and infographics were produced and managed by the staff of the Department's Press Office, and did not incur any additional costs. Additionally, no Budget 2020 promotional material was produced by the bodies under the aegis of my Department. The position in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This issue relates to a claim by community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who have been seeking, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme. The matter was the subject of extensive discussion at the Community Sector High Level Forum which was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Claims Agency Data (5 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The amounts paid by each delegated State authority and the amounts received from scheme funds are not matters for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. These are matters for the delegated State authorities that make the payments and receive the funds cited by the Deputy. The methodology used to calculate the amounts to be paid by the delegated State authorities may be a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that since my previous response to the Deputy regarding this matter (Parliamentary Question 117 of 5 November 2019), the person concerned submitted the required documentation, which was received by Revenue on 22 November 2019. The documentation included a letter from the relevant insurance company confirming that the pre-accident value of the vehicle concerned was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Consultation Process (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will find the information requested in relation to public consultations held by my Department in 2018 and to date in 2019 in the table contained in the following link. Public Consultations are carried out by my Department on a national basis and are not specific to any county. ">Table

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Protection Policies (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept. This position is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Over the past 18 months, Revenue has been conducting a comprehensive review of the administratively based Flat Rate Expenses (FRE) regime. Revenue has advised me that the purpose of the FRE review, which involved engagement with relevant representative bodies, is to ensure that the expenses granted to each employment category remain justified and appropriate to modern day employments and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Resources (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware that Revenue remains committed to the FRE process as evidenced by the new amounts introduced to the regime during the past 18 months and it is not a matter of “either/or” as might be implied by the Deputy’s question. Revenue have confirmed that under section 114 of the TCA, taxpayers have a right to claim a deduction in respect of an expense incurred...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Process (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As of 2 December 2019, the following Bills sponsored by the Minister for Finance have passed second stage in the Dáil and are awaiting committee stage before the Dáil: 1. Migration of Participating Securities Bill 2019 2. Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2019

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The amount my Department incurred in respect of photography costs from March 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019 is set out in the table below. All costs were paid from my Department's voted allocation. There is no specific policy regarding the booking of photographers but the ordinary rules per the public financial procedures apply to such expenditure. Year Supplier ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Data (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, cause for the denial or release of records under FOI is not always based on a single exemption. Multiple exemptions may well be applied to an individual FOI, each bearing equal validity. I can advise the Deputy that while my Department captures data on the number of requests granted, part granted and refused, my Department does not track statistics on these by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Programme for Government Implementation (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In recent years, a range of reforms have been implemented with a view to enhancing Ireland’s budgetary framework. These reforms aim to increase transparency around the budgetary process and facilitate stronger dialogue on key elements of the Budget and on what is being achieved with public funds. Central to this is a ‘whole-of-year’ budgetary framework. Rather than...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Consultation Process (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The details of the public consultations held by my Department in 2018 and 2019 are set out in the following table. Year Public Consultation Dates Location 2018 Valuing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Public Spending Code 6th November 2018 – 14thDecember 2018 Nationwide Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Process (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department currently has one Bill, the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015, awaiting Committee Stage. This Bill had been scheduled for recommencement of Committee Stage in the Dáil on 3 December 2019. However, this has been postponed by the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. The Committee informed me on 25 November 2019 that it will be in touch...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (4 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The engagement of any such service providers by my Department is done in line with procurement policy, with every effort made to minimise costs. My Department does not have a formal policy in relation to engaging photography services, as the majority of such requirements are met internally by the staff of its Press...