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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not sure. In fact, I doubt the OPW has information that is so specific to the use of concrete in construction work it has done. I will certainly ask. I can guess where the Deputy is coming from but I am not sure the OPW will have that information.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for his various questions. As he will be aware, the first public consultation for the Ballinasloe flood relief scheme took place in March and it is hoped to complete the feasibility study for this project and bring the scheme to public exhibition in the third quarter of next year. Subject to the consent process under the Arterial Drainage Acts, it is currently estimated...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: If the Deputy lists the particular road projects he is referring to and makes that information available to me, I will come back to him with an update. On Lough Funshinagh and the difficulties with turloughs, the OPW has provided funding to Roscommon County Council to explore whether any feasible engineering options are available. The OPW expects a final report from the county council on...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I imagine that if the Minister of State, Kevin Boxer Moran, is listening to this debate, he is listening rather ruefully given the amount of recognition he is receiving here this evening for all his great work. The interdepartmental group meets regularly. It was chaired by the Minister of State, Kevin Boxer Moran.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not know when it met last. It is a fair question to ask. I will find out and share that with the Deputy. I will get the OPW to write to her with that information. Are the minutes available for it? They are internal minutes and I imagine they are available in some format for the Deputy if she wishes to see them. The proof of how active that interdepartmental group has been is the...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am just going to answer the next question from the Deputy. The next question put to me by the Deputy was on the status of the coastal strategy. At the end of last year a group was put together to deliver that strategy. The group is chaired by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and the Office of Public Works, the OPW. I will come back to the Deputy on the status of...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not aware of the status of that post. I will find out for the Deputy and I will write to her.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputy Harkin. The Deputy heard my response on Sligo Garda station. I know where the building is. I have not been in it but clearly the kind of debate we are having about it here today would not be happening unless the building itself needed an awful lot of change. I heard what all of the Deputies had to say about that. Deputy Harkin referred to Jamestown. I am not in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 22 and 41 together. I am advised by Revenue that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In general, the VAT Directive provides that all goods and services are liable to VAT at the standard rate unless they fall within Annex III of the Directive, in respect of which Member States may apply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset it should be noted that neither I, as Minister for Finance, nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products or have the power to direct insurance companies to provide cover to specific individuals or businesses.  This position is reinforced by the EU framework for insurance (the Solvency II Directive) which expressly prohibits...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Health/HSE administer a Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant to assist persons with disabilities. Information in relation to these supports can be found in the following link, as well as a broader range of transport supports for persons with disabilities:  In addition to these supports, the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme provides for relief...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Living City Initiative (LCI) (provided for in Finance Act 2013 and commenced on 5 May 2015) is a tax incentive aimed at the regeneration of the historic inner cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford. The scheme provides income or corporation tax relief for qualifying expenditure incurred in refurbishing/converting qualifying buildings which are located...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 26, 43, 48, 51, 57 and 69 together. The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is provided for in section 28 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. The TWSS is an emergency measure to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy. Of necessity, the underlying legislation and the scheme itself were developed quickly,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Bodies (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Minister for Finance is Ireland’s Governor to the IMF, I propose to respond to the Deputy’s question as far as it relates to the Fund. I presume that the Deputy is referring to the 2012 set of UN Guiding Principles on Foreign Debt and Human Rights, endorsed by resolution (A/HRC/RES/20/10) obliging governments (lenders and borrowers) to ensure the primacy of human rights...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Bodies (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Minister for Finance is Ireland’s Governor to the IMF, I propose to respond to the Deputy’s question. I presume that the Recommendations that Deputy Shortall is referring to are those contained in the “Unhealthy conditions: IMF loan conditionality and its impact on health financing” report published by Eurodad (the European Network on Debt and Development),...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The standard rate of Capital Acquisitions Tax is 33%. There are three tax-free thresholds depending on the relationship between the disponer and the beneficiary, with CAT applying on the amount inherited or gifted over the thresholds, as follows: Group Athreshold (€335,000) - Applies where the beneficiary is a child (including certain foster children) or minor child of a deceased child...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that section 189 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 exempts permanently incapacitated individuals from income tax, pay related social insurance (PRSI), universal social charge and capital gains tax on the income arising and gains accruing from the investment of certain compensation payments.  This may be the tax exemption to which the Deputy refers.  This...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is provided for in section 28 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. Of necessity, the underlying legislation and the scheme itself were developed quickly, having regard to the objective of getting financial assistance to employers and employees, where businesses have been seriously affected by the pandemic and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (30 Jun 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The question relates to an individual who is in receipt of a car provided by his employer, which has not been in use in recent months due to the current COVID-19 related restrictions. I am advised by Revenue that, for the period of the current COVID-19 related restrictions, it has agreed concessional treatment in relation to the operation of benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax charge on...