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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that the European Financial Forum will be held on 12th February 2020 in Dublin Castle as part of the Ireland for Finance strategy. The Strategy is a whole-of-government strategy for the development of the international financial services sector and led by my colleague, Michael D’Arcy TD, Minister of State for Financial Services. The Forum is book-ended by events...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by my officials, who were in consultation with the Deputy, that the Deputy's question is referring to any arrangements whereby the personal data of members of the public is shared with organisations not covered under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (i.e. non-public bodies). In this regard, I understand that no such personal data is currently used by my Department and,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, in line with the Freedom of Information Act 2014, there are many grounds on which an FOI Body can refuse a request, including: - Section 15(1)(a) where records do not exist - Section 15(1)(b) insufficient particulars - Section 15(1)(c) Voluminous - Section 15(1)(d) information in the Public Domain - Section 15(1)(h) Non Payment of Fees, etc. Furthermore, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are 17 bodies under the aegis of my Department, 6 of which do not have a board. These are the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Credit Review Office, the Credit Union Advisory Committee, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal and the Tax Appeals Commission. The details, as requested by the Deputy, of the remaining 11 bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the budget and the number of staff working in the Department of Finance in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form, are shown below: Budget allocation and Outturn 2014 - 2019 Budget Allocation Outturn Year € Year € ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Collection (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, as amended, specifies that the liability to Local Property Tax (LPT) arises on 1 November each year in respect of the following year, for example 1 November 2019 in respect of 2020, and the designated liable person on that date is obliged to complete returns and make payment. Joint owners of a liable property must designate the person to file...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Investigations (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Special Liquidators that IBRC have invoked Section 19 of the Criminal Justice Act 2011 on five occasions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the cost to the Exchequer of exempting individuals who earn between €12,012 and €19,874 from the 0.5% Universal Social Charge (USC) band is estimated to be in the order of €22 million. The Deputy will be aware that individuals who earn under €13,000 per annum are exempt from the USC. In order to provide an indicative costing to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the amount of suspect criminal cash detained at Dublin Airport on foot of Detention Orders granted by a Judge of the District Court are as listed in the following table. Detained cash is either returned to the claimant or forfeited to the State on foot of a Forfeiture Order secured at a Circuit Court hearing. Details of the cash returned, and the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Deduction Systems (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that expenditure on furniture and fittings for rental properties, including “white goods” such as a washing machine or a refrigerator, can be claimed against rental income in the form of capital allowances for “wear and tear”. The allowances can be claimed at the rate of 12.5% of the cost of the item or items per year for a maximum of eight...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Agreements (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the Commission proposal for an interim Digital Service Tax, which would impose a 3% levy on the turnover of certain companies’ digital activities, failed to find agreement among Member States when it was discussed at ECOFIN in March this year. The focus of the debate on international tax reform has since moved to the OECD, although it continues to be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 to 149, inclusive, together. Revenue acts as the collection agent for the Health Service Executive (HSE) in respect of outstanding liabilities arising from the Ancillary State Support Scheme. This role is provided for by Section 26(2)(b) of the Nursing Home Support Scheme Act 2009. Revenue has confirmed that it provides electronic options for all...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Staff (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My officials have been involved in discussions with the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in relation to complex proposals for revised pay terms for staff serving in the grade of Secretarial Assistant. The discussions are based on a claim from SIPTU which represents staff working under the Scheme for Secretarial Assistance. My officials will continue to engage with the Commission on these...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: S.I. No. 56/1981 amended the existing Civil Service Widows' and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme and provided for the admission of established female civil servants to the scheme on terms equivalent to those applicable to male civil servants from 1 June 1981. In effect, that scheme then became the Spouses' and Children's Pension Scheme. Membership of this scheme then applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As noted in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 5 November 2019, the individual in this case is subject to application of Section 52 subsections (6) and (7) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, which imposes a limit on the total amount of pensionable service which can be taken into account when calculating a public servant’s pension...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The Deputy should note that my Department’s communications planning for 2020 is ongoing and as such detailed cost estimates are not currently available. As is normal practice, other launches and events will take place as the need arises. It is likely this will include planned public information milestones,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Sharing Arrangements (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Further to the clarification provided by the Deputy in respect of this Parliamentary Question, I am advised that there are no Data Sharing Agreements in place between my Department and commercial entities or other private sector bodies whereby personal data is shared with them for their use.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table sets out the number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests received by my Department from 2016 to date, the number of requests that were refused, the number of requests that were partially granted and the number of requests in which a decision of the Department has been overturned by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) to date. With regard to the reasons...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The bodies under the aegis of my Department and the requested information regarding Board membership for each is set out in the following table. Organisation Number of Board Members Number of vacant positions Obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas National Shared Services Office 9 0 In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. This includes the budget allocation in the Revised Estimates for each of the years in question and the number of staff employed in those years. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Vote 11 Department of Public Expenditure and Reform ...