Results 27,861-27,880 of 33,214 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it currently operates 26 detector dog teams, including one team working on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The year one cost of each additional detector dog team is approximately €100,000. This includes the cost of a trained detector dog, salary of the handler, training for the handler with the dog, transport, and kennelling...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, there is a Revenue administrative practice in place that allows employers to pay a tax-free amount of €3.20 per day to employees who work remotely and satisfy certain conditions. As this payment is made tax free, details of the number of employees involved is not available. As such, I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to provide an estimated cost to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that landlords are generally required to register details of their residential tenancies with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) but certain types of dwellings can be excluded from registration. The onus is on a landlord to ascertain whether s/he is excluded from the requirement to register tenancies. The excluded types of dwelling are listed under section 3 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Policies (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme (DDDPS) provides relief from VRT and VAT on an adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. To qualify for a Primary Medical Certificate (PMC) an applicant must be permanently and severely disabled, and satisfy at least one of six specific medical criteria.. The PMC is issued by the relevant Senior Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice that the Minister for Finance does not comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decision.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Prices (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. Consumer price (HICP) inflation has picked up sharply over the course of this year and stood at 9 per cent in August. Almost every advanced economy in the world is in the same position, with inflation rates of 8.3 and 9.1 per cent recorded in the US and euro area respectively in August. The key cause of the higher level of inflation at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cost of Living Issues (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Consumer inflation (HICP) has risen sharply over the first half of 2022 and remained at exceptionally high levels. In August, annual inflation stood at 8.9 per cent. Rising price pressures are of course not unique to Ireland with most advanced economies experiencing similar price pressures. In the euro area inflation reached a record 9.1 per cent in August. The pandemic initially had a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Supporting people to buy their first home is a key priority for this Government. To support this aim, the Help to Buy (HTB) assists first-time purchasers with the 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. I understand the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice that the Minister for Finance does not comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decision.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme (DDDPS) provides relief from VRT and VAT on an adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. Subject to meeting vehicle and adaptation conditions, electric vehicles can avail of DDS provisions. Under DDDPS provisions, the reliefs from VRT and VAT are generous in nature amounting to up to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Energy Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: There is an energy crisis currently, affecting not only Ireland but also all of Europe, arising from the war in Ukraine which has led to volatility in energy markets, and supply constraints in the electricity market. I am well aware of the difficulties Irish households and businesses are going through arising from substantial increases in energy bills. Since the beginning of the year,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, the Deputy should note that recent Government policy has focused on strengthening the environmental rationale behind company car taxation. Until the Finance Act 2019 Ireland’s vehicle benefit-in-kind regime was unusual in that there was no overall CO2rationale in the regime, despite a CO2based vehicle BIK regime being legislated for as far back as 2008 (but never having...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Help to Buy incentive is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the 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 paid in the State over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in Section 477C Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. An increase in the supply of new housing remains a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the resignation of all members of the previous Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, effective from 30th November 2021, two Expression of Interest campaigns have been held, seeking suitable candidates for the Board. The Department of Health leads on all actions and tasks with respect to the Expression of Interest Campaigns. Department of Finance officials provide support to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commissions of Investigation (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that the Deputy has clarified that the report referred to in this parliamentary question is the Commission of Investigation’s First Interim Reportof November 2015, and not the Final Report of the Commission of Investigation published by An Taoiseach on 7 September 2022. While this matter was raised by the Commission of Investigation in its First Interim report, as set out...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) who manages State Savings have informed me that, State Savings products are offered by the Minister for Finance acting through the NTMA pursuant to the powers conferred on the NTMA by the National Treasury Management Agency Act 1990 and the National Treasury Management Agency Act 1990 (Delegation of and Declaration as to Functions) Order 1990...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice that the Minister for Finance does not comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decision.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the amount of excise tax collected in each quarter of 2020 and 2021 and for the first half of 2022 is shown in the following table. Excise Receipts by Quarter Year Quarter Excise €m 2020 Q1 1,377.5 Q2 1,081.8 Q3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that the Special Liquidators have commenced a review of the matters outlined in the PQ. However, these issues relate to a period when the Special Liquidators were not involved with IBRC and no corporate knowledge remains available to the Special Liquidators. As this task will require in-depth analysis of historical records, it will be necessary for the SLs to redirect resources...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (15 Sep 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to separately identify the profits associated with the residential building sector from other construction industry profits and, therefore, it is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the potential revenues from a levy on these profits. Imposing additional taxes on certain economic sectors would involve increased complexity in...