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Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The second reduced 9% VAT rate was introduced on a temporary basis as part of the Jobs Initiative from July 2011 to December 2013 and was aimed at boosting tourism and the creation of additional jobs in that sector. The rate was designed to be temporary, but was maintained in subsequent Budgets. In 2016, the Programme for Partnership Government committed to maintaining the 9% VAT rate,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Commission published the draft Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) on 5 June. The overall objective of the CSRs is to encourage the Member States to increase their growth potential by continuing to improve their economies and further strengthening their economic resilience. It recommends that Member States should prioritise investment needs and address bottlenecks and reforms...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the publication of the draft Country Specific Recommendations (CSR) for Ireland which form part of the overall European Semester process. The Commission has opined that Ireland has further potential to improve the way its tax system can support environmental objectives. Reducing fossil fuel subsidies and committing to a schedule of increases in the carbon tax over the next decade...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Reform (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government published A Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018 - 2023in February last year. The Roadmap takes a holistic view of pension issues and details specific measures presented under six strands. Implementation of the Roadmap is primarily a matter for my colleague the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection and her Department, but the Interdepartmental Pensions Reform and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 together. In response to the Deputy's question my Department has not purchased or leased buildings, property or land in the past five years. The Department is a client of the Office of Public Works for all property related matters.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Application (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government decided that the LPT should be centred on the principles of equity, transparency and simplicity and that a universal liability should apply to all owners of residential property with a limited number of exemptions and reliefs. Limiting the reliefs available allows the rate to be kept to a minimum for those liable persons who do not qualify for relief. Properties in managed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, it is important to note that while as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation, it is the Central Bank of Ireland that is responsible for the day-to-day supervision of life assurance companies. However, in order to assist the Deputy, my officials contacted the Central Bank of Ireland about this query and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Register Data (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 30 of the Credit Reporting Act 2013, provides that "The Bank may produce— ... and (b)general reports, analyses and statistics from which credit information subjects cannot be identified." The Central Credit Register is focusing on the completion of the timeline for the submission of information to the Central Credit Register by lenders. In this regard, Hire Purchase, PCPs and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As a small open economy, connected to Europe, the US and the wider world, Ireland is committed to a competitive, transparent and stable corporation tax system. Our corporation tax system follows the principle of applying low rates to a broad base, which is widely recognised as being the most economically efficient model. Maintaining a corporation tax system that is sustainable and which...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Local Property Tax (LPT) provides for certain properties to be exempt from the tax during a valuation period. For the current valuation period (now extended to cover from 2013 to 2020), these include properties purchased between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2013 and trading stock of builders/developers unsold at 1 May 2013 or sold in the period 1 January 2013 to 31 October 2020. In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Carer's Allowance Payments (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the administration of carer's allowance payments is a matter for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. This includes decisions about entitlement to this allowance and the level of payments to be made to qualifying individuals. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform does not carry out inspections of carer's allowances payments.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Data (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Granted Part Granted Refused Transferred Withdrawn Handled outside of FOI Total 60 68 67 0 5 7 207

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: First, I should clarify that the civil service worksharing scheme allows the individual to avail of a variety of attendance patterns so as to be able to combine work and personal responsibilities or choices. Thus, it does not involve leaving the workforce. The career break scheme, on the other hand, gives the individual the possibility to take special leave without pay for a variety of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There has been no land purchased nor leased by my Department in the last five years.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Properties (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In the past five years, my Department has not purchased any buildings nor property from its Vote (Vote 11). The Department is financing one lease from its own Vote. This lease is with the Technical University Dublin for learning facilities to support the Civil Service Learning and Development programme. The lease commenced in December 2018 with a cost of €10,800 that year. The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (18 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of every Department and Minister. My Department is in regular contact with all other Departments and Offices to ensure that expenditure is being managed within the overall fiscal parameters. The drawdown of funds from the Exchequer is reported on each month against expenditure profiles in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (13 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The New Zealand State Services Commissioner is carrying out an investigation into the unauthorised access of New Zealand Budget material and the events surrounding it.  The State Services Commissioner, Peter Hughes, has stated that his office will not be making any comment on the matter until his investigation is concluded and all of the facts have been ascertained.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Legal Costs (13 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland has never accepted the Commission’s analysis in the Apple State aid Decision and is challenging the Commission’s decision before the European Courts. Notwithstanding this, the Irish authorities have engaged fully with the Commission throughout the State aid investigation. This involved a significant degree of legal and technical complexity, and additional expertise has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Ratings (13 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Credit Register (CCR) is established by the Central Bank of Ireland under the Credit Reporting Act 2013 (the Act). Under the Act, lenders are obliged to submit specified personal and credit information on loans to the CCR.  Lenders have been submitting information on consumer mortgages since 30 June 2017. As part of the credit information, the Central Bank has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (13 Jun 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue provides a range of payment and phased payment options that allow property owners to meet their Local Property Tax (LPT) obligations in a manner that best suits individual circumstances. One of the available phased payment options is Deduction at Source (DAS) from various payment schemes operated by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP). These schemes...