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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (30 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, as the Deputy is aware, I, in my role as Minister for Finance, have no responsibility for the operation of the Declined Cases Agreement (DCA) and therefore neither I, nor my Department, have direct access to the data that is being requested. However, in order to be as helpful as I can, my officials contacted Insurance Ireland about your information request. In response they...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (30 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On 5 December 2017, the Government made the decision to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70, for public servants recruited prior to 1 April 2004. Primary legislation was necessary in order to bring that change into effect. It was made clear at the time that until such legislation was enacted, the compulsory retirement age of 65, which applied to the vast majority of this cohort,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Growth (29 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I regularly monitor the latest economic developments. My Department continually analyses short and medium-term macroeconomic trends in the European and international economy. This includes informing me of the latest forecasts of the global economy, and of our key trading partners from the international institutions. The OECD Economic Outlook Report, published on 21 May 2019, shows a marked...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (29 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I recently had the opportunity to discuss the OECD work with some of my EU counterparts on the margins of Eurogroup, and there was a more in depth discussion at Ecofin, where I was represented by Minister D’Arcy. It was agreed at the ECOFIN that the various OECD tax proposals should continue to be discussed at EU level to try and identify common areas of interest or concern. The...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy cannot handle it.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On a point of order----

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On a point of order, does it fall to me to have to remind the Deputy of the separation of powers in this country?

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is simply not in a position to stand up and lay at my feet the decision that the Garda makes or the Director of Public Prosecutions makes not to prosecute. That is not a charge he can make.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: People do not think the Deputy has the answers.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy can do his best to tell them.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: They are related. We are a country and we are an economy that has gone through a number of years of employment growth and income growth. A number of our banks still have a level of non-performing loans that is very high versus the European average. We went through many years in which Opposition speakers, I and many in this House criticised the fact that we either did not have an...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all the words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"notes that:— significant progress has been made in reducing the level of mortgage arrears; — Central Bank of Ireland statistics show that the number of primary dwelling mortgage accounts in arrears over 90 days has fallen from 98,700 in September 2013 to...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I seem always to rile Deputy Mattie McGrath when I put facts in front of him.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am used to the interruptions but I will continue on. I would have hoped for a broader appreciation from Deputy Harty of the facts in this context but he did not feel able to offer it on this occasion. Restating the anxiety and understanding, which I share with Deputy Harty, of the worry citizens face when dealing with arrears, I would have hoped to hear from the Deputy, whose...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Article 19 (Government Service) of the Ireland-Portugal Double Taxation Convention follows the standard provisions of double tax conventions internationally concerning the allocation of taxing rights in relation to pensions on foot of central and local government employments. Paragraph 2 of that Article provides that a pension, paid to an individual in respect of services rendered to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for taxpayer confidentiality and prohibits Revenue from disclosing information in respect of any taxpayer. On that basis, it is not possible for Revenue to provide the information requested by the Deputy. Revenue has however assured me that it operates a very comprehensive risk-based compliance programme, which is supported by a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the service to which the Deputy is referring suffered a temporary technical fault, which resulted in customer calls not being correctly routed to call agents for follow up action. The service has since been restored and is available at telephone number 056-7783700, which is a single contact number to manage appointment requests across the South East geographic...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it does not have a policy of withdrawing tax credits based on a taxpayer’s age. In fact, Revenue seeks to apply certain credits automatically in situations where it has the relevant information available already on the taxpayer record. For example, the Age Tax Credit, as provided for by section 464 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, is granted...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Amusement Machine Licences (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 to 56, inclusive, together. I am advised that Revenue commenced a nationwide compliance project in 2017 in relation to the gaming and amusement sector, including compliance with licensing laws. Revenue’s enforcement of the law in relation to gaming and amusement machine licensing is based on detecting machines that are unlicensed and in...