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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability and Growth Pact (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. Under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), Ireland is obliged to be at or make rapid progress towards its Medium Term Objective (MTO) of a balanced budget in structural terms. This obligation also stems from the Fiscal Compact, to which Ireland acceded following the referendum in 2012, and has also been enshrined in domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: The provision of insurance cover and the price at which it is offered is a commercial matter for insurance companies and is based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept and adequate provisioning to meet those risks.  In my role as Minister for Finance, I have responsibility for the development of the legal framework governing financial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal has informed me that the person concerned has an appointment for an appeal hearing at 2PM on 3 March 2016. Regulation 6(1)(e) of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concession) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 353 of 1994) mandates that the Medical Board of Appeal is independent in the exercise of its functions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am satisfied that Revenue is very active in the area of targeting and combatting drugs smuggling and is committed to playing an active role, in conjunction with other relevant agencies, in working against this criminal activity and those responsible for it. The Deputy will be aware from my reply to his previous Question in this matter that Revenue has an enforcement presence at all key...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 and 191 together. I am advised by Revenue that suspicion of ingestion would be informed by interview with the passenger, intelligence, passenger behaviour and/or other checks by way, for example, of detector dogs, baggage x-ray or search of the person. The question of invasive tests or examinations based on biological samples (urine, saliva, etc.)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I understand the Deputy to be referring to the Travel Pass scheme. The scheme operates on the basis that an employer pays for the Travel Pass on behalf of an employee at the start of the year and the payment is deducted from the employee's emoluments over the course of the year.  The incentive operates on the basis that, although such a payment out of an employee's income should be made...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: This question relates to the restriction applying to residential lettings, whereby the deductibility of interest in computing taxable rental income from residential property (insofar as it would otherwise be allowable) is limited to 75% of such interest. The restriction was introduced in the April 2009 supplementary budget in respect of all residential lettings as part of an urgent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person in question made a claim under the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme in 2015 and she has been granted an income tax credit split evenly over the 2015 and 2016 tax years. If full use of the credit cannot be made in those two years, any unused credit can be carried forward to subsequent years. There is no provision for offsetting this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Central Bank of Ireland that its 2012 Consumer Protection Code requires that all regulated entities seek to avoid conflicts of interest.  Where conflicts of interest arise and cannot be reasonably avoided, a regulated entity must disclose the general nature of the conflict of interest to consumers and must ensure that the conflict of interest does not result in damage...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: The Central Bank of Ireland has advised me that, due to the confidentiality provisions set out in section 33AK of the Central Bank Act 1942, it cannot comment on individual firms. However, it should be noted that when an intermediary firm is one registered under the Insurance Mediation Regulations, there is no requirement to inform the Central Bank when the intermediary commences or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by the Department of Finance. Officials in the Department have referred the Deputy's question to the bank and the bank has responded that it does not comment on commercial third party relationships. 

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: In answer to the Deputy's question please find herewith those details regarding the names of persons  nominated to serve in positions carrying remuneration, other than out of pocket expenses, on commissions, industrial, assurance, semi-State or other similar concerns; the amounts received annually in respect of each appointment; the name of the concern to which the appointment was made...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Resources (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: The deployment of resources to its compliance and customer service programmes is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners. I am advised by Revenue that they offer a range of service channels which are adapted to meet the changing demands of taxpayers.  Having regard to the changing nature of the demand for service, Revenue introduced an appointments service in its Tralee Office last...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: As NAMA has been established as a fully commercial agency to operate under the direction of a Board of Directors by the NAMA Act, I do not have a direct role in the Agency's sales processes. However, in this instance, I am advised by NAMA that they have previously provided the Deputy with a direct response to this question. As has been previously explained to the Deputy, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Protection (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: While I have noted the details of the case submitted by the deputy, as it is the subject of ongoing investigations it would be inappropriate for me to comment. I have received assurances from AIB that AIB Group adheres to their legal and regulatory obligations when managing and using data relating to customers and that AIB, as an organisation, are committed to behaving in a compliant manner...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I intend, jointly with my colleague the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, to launch the Public Consultation on the use of intermediary-type structures and self-employment arrangements in the immediate future.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the tax position of home tutors who, prior to September 2015, were paid by parents from grants paid to them by the Department of Education and Skills.  I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, in the context of an audit over the last few years, it was determined by Revenue that these home tutors are employed under a contract of service i.e. they...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy for 2015 for my Department is set out below: Number External membership body Subscription (€) for 2015 1 Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland 200.00 2 Bruegel 66,406.00 3 Institute for International & European Affairs  7,000.00 4 ERA - Academy of European Law 75.00 5 Irish Institute of Training and Development...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: In response to the Deputy's question My Department spent €13,924 on newspapers and magazines in the 12 month period December 2014 to November 2015. The publications purchased in the period are listed in the following table: Publications Purchased Irish Times Saturdays Irish Times Irish Independent Sat Irish Independent Irish Examiner Sat Irish Examiner Financial Times...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy has asked for the annual cost and not referred to a specific year, I am providing the relevant information on the cost of advertisements to my Department for the most recent year i.e. 2015. The information requested by the Deputy is set out below: Cost of Advertisements Placed in Newspapers, Magazines, Television, Radio and Social Media Media Advertisements Cost in 2015...