Results 14,741-14,760 of 34,135 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 45 together. I am advised by Revenue that the annual survey carried out by Ipsos MRBI for Revenue and the Health Service Executive provides an indication of the amount of illegal tobacco products consumed in Ireland. I understand that the 2018 survey reported that 21% of the roll your own tobacco products were illegal, which is higher than in the 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, upon withdrawal from the EU and in the absence of a political agreement between the EU and the UK, UK (including Gibraltar) insurance undertakings, including life insurance undertakings, and insurance distributors will lose their right to conduct business by way of Freedom of Establishment (FOE) and Freedom of Services (FOS) under the EU regulatory framework....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, it is important to note that as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation and my Department does not collect the type of information being sought by the Deputy. Indeed, there is no official centralised source of such data within the European Union that provides for rankings in relation to insurance costs...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 50 together. The Deputy will be aware that the reduction in the level of non-performing loans (NPLs) across European banks is a major priority for the banking regulator, the SSM. The Irish banks have made huge progress in this regard since the height of the crisis. According to the Central Bank of Ireland, the average NPL ratio of the domestic Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the recent report from the Comptroller and Auditor General which outlines the costs associated with the recovery process and the establishment of the escrow fund. As outlined in the report, these costs were incurred by the Department of Finance, Revenue Commissioners, Chief State Solicitor’s Office, NTMA and the Central Bank of Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Data (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that while there has been a shift in purchaser behaviour from new to used cars since 2016, overall Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) receipts have increased as set out in the following table. VRT receipts for 2019 are also expected to increase on previous years based on trends to September. However, Value-Added Tax (VAT) receipts in the sector have fallen relative to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to PQ 36684 of 6 September 2019. The position for teachers is the same as set out as follows: PQRef: 36684/19 Under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) 2018 – 2020, it was agreed to examine the remaining salary scale issues in respect of post January 2011 entry grades. The attached report, laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas in March 2018, estimates...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 50, 66 and 68 together. The Central Bank has responsibility for consumer protection in the industry insurance under consumer protection legislation of general application in the form of the Consumer Protection Act 2007 and the Regulations that give effect to the Directive on unfair terms in consumer contracts as well as under provisions specific to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I met with Sir Howard Davies, Chair of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), and Ms. Jane Howard, Chief Executive of its subsidiary, Ulster Bank on 18th July last.  This meeting was in line with the regular meetings that I have with the Chairs and Chief Executives of the retail banks operating in Ireland. Similarly to other meetings with retail banks, the meeting involved a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The tax system contains a number of measures designed to assist businesses at various stages, including business start-up reliefs, entrepreneur reliefs and incentives to assist businesses to undertake research and development activities.  Summary details of some of the main measures are set out below, and further information is available on the Revenue website at . CGT Entrepreneur...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Construction (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that I, as Minister for Finance, have no role in respect of NAMA’s operations and decisions, or in properties securing its loans. However, in this instance, I am advised by NAMA that it has never had involvement with the referenced site.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a long-standing practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a long-standing practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the introduction of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (the ‘2013 Act’), the Central Bank was provided with a range of enforcement tools to deal with the unauthorised provision of financial products or services (i.e. by an unauthorised entity).   These tools include the power to publish warning notices in respect of all types of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank has advised that the regulatory requirements for credit union investments are outlined in Part 5 of the Credit Union Act 1997 (Regulatory Requirement) Regulations 2016 (2016 Regulations). The 2016 Regulations list the permitted classes of investments for credit unions which includes certain investments with credit institutions where ‘credit...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicle Grants (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue estimate that expenditure on bicycles is approximately €62 million per annum including VAT. A breakdown between manual and electric is not available. Therefore the full year cost of grants covering all bicycles would be approximately €62 million. At the current rate of VAT at 23%, this would mean a grant equivalent to a 100% VAT rebate would cost approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Data (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that in 2019 to date there have been 18,563 EORI registrations. Details of annual EORI registrations since 2009 are available in the following Table 1. There has been a significant increase in registrations since the start of the latest phase of Revenue’s Trader Engagement Programme which commenced in July of this year. Almost 5,000 businesses registered in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 61 together. The information that the Deputy has requested in respect of corporation tax receipts and their percentage of the total tax date, since 2010, is provided below in tabular form. Year CT (€ millions) As a % of Total Tax Take 2010 3,924 12.4 2011 3,520 10.3 2012 4,216 11.5 2013 4,270 11.3 2014 4,614 11.2 2015 6,872 15.1...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The OECD work on addressing the tax challenge of digitalisation, which has been referred to as the BEPS 2 project, is ongoing.  A Programme of Work was published early this year and the intention is to find consensus for a broad approach during 2020.  Further work would then be required to implement any agreement that is reached both domestically and...