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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 133: In page 170, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: “(3) Where a submission under subsection (1) is made by the owner of a site, the submission shall be accompanied by a map prepared by Ordnance Survey Ireland at a scale at which the site can be accurately identified. (4) Where a submission under subsection (1) is made by the owner of the site,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 134: In page 171, line 11, to delete “draft” and substitute “supplemental”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 135: In page 171, line 21, after “person” to insert “, who is the owner of such lands,”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 136: In page 172, lines 20 and 21, to delete “the local authority” and substitute “An Bord Pleanála”.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 137: In page 173, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “(a) taking into account the inclusion of sites in the supplemental map prepared by it,”.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (24 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 to 63, inclusive, together. I assume the Deputy is referring to Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT). VRT is paid at the time that a vehicle is registered in the State. It is not possible to provide the requested breakdown as the rate of VRT is determined by a vehicle’s CO2 and NOx emissions, not engine size. Revenue’s website have a VRT calculator...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Horse Racing Industry (24 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: It is important to point out that neither I nor the Central Bank have any role in the pricing or provision of insurance products, and that this is a commercial matter which individual providers assess on a case-by-case basis. Government cannot instruct a company to provide insurance cover in any circumstance; this position is reinforced by the EU Single Market framework for insurance (the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (24 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Finance Bill 2021 introduces the ‘Residential Zoned Land Tax’ into the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, giving effect to a measure I announced on Budget day. This measure is part of the suite of measures included in the ‘Housing for All’ Strategy, which was published by the Government in September 2021. The Residential Zoned Land Tax is designed to prompt...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (24 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy, that since 2011 there was one staff member in the Department of Finance who had their employment terminated, due to breaches of Departmental and Civil Service standards and professional misconduct.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (24 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of the office or in the decisions which the Ombudsman takes. It is not appropriate for me as Minister to comment on or become involved in an individual consumer’s dispute with a financial service...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the most recent projection of additional carbon tax revenues provided by my Department for the period 2021 to 2030 amounted to €9.2 billion. The annual breakdown of these receipts was provided in reply to PQ No. 78 of 10 November 2021. As stated in the same PQ reply, projections are point-in-time exercises, and are revised periodically to take account of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (25 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The objective of the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) is to support employment and maintain the link between the employer and employee insofar as is possible. The EWSS has been a key component of the Government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. It is an economy-wide scheme that operates across all sectors. While the criteria for eligibility for business in general is based...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (25 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme provides relief from Vehicle Registration Tax and VAT on the purchase and use of an adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. The Scheme is open to severely and permanently disabled persons as a driver or as a passenger and also to certain charitable organisations. In order to qualify for relief,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (25 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Help to Buy (HTB) incentive is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with a deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. The incentive gives a refund on Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in the State over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the legislation. Section 477C Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997 outlines the definitions...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I appreciate the Deputies' concerns. First, the document and code of practice agreed by the three different Government bodies does provide a comprehensive response to the issue that has been raised. Second, I note in the letter that was shared with me as part of the correspondence in anticipation of this debate that the Revenue Commissioners have referred to the Revenue compliance...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: In situations where a couple is cohabiting, rather than married or in a civil partnership, each individual is treated for the purposes of income tax as a separate and unconnected individual. Since they are treated separately for tax purposes, credits, tax bands and reliefs cannot be transferred from one partner to another. As part of the tax strategy group, TSG, process last year, the tax...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: As a procedural matter, is the Chairman is planning to take a break later on?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: That is all good. What time will we run until after that?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Perfect.