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Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The Curragh of Kildare Bill will be dealt with during this session and I am really looking forward to it. The privacy Bill will be dealt with in the Seanad and the Citizens' Information Bill will be published tomorrow and taken in the House in the coming weeks.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I am very interested in the Bord na gCon (amendment) Bill and it will be dealt with next year.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: Some time next year. If the Deputy knows of any fast greyhounds he can give me a shout.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The heads were approved in September and the Bill will be published next year.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: It is not possible to say when the enforcement of fines Bill will be taken. The sale of alcohol Bill will be taken early in the next session.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The heads were approved in July and it should be taken during this session. The Minister for Education and Science dealt with this matter adequately.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The Government is anything but befuddled and confused.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I will have to return to the Deputy on that question as I do not have the relevant information.

Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: This session.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that as part of the Government's decision on decentralisation, 380 Revenue posts are due to move to Kildare town. One hundred and twenty first preference applications were received through the central applications facility for Kildare. Of these, 82 staff are from within Revenue and 38 staff from outside Revenue. I am also informed that the Office of...

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I have received a number of submissions on behalf of the group and will keep the Deputy's representations in mind in the context of the forthcoming budget.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that as a general principle of taxation, as far as possible, income from all sources should be subject to taxation. In line with this principle, social welfare pensions, the single farm payment and, in certain circumstances, REPS are reckonable as income for income tax purposes. Treating these payments as income for income tax purposes is...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the net receipt of gift tax in 1993 and 1994 was €2.5 million and €4.2 million, respectively. The yield from penalties is included in these figures and cannot be separately identified. The net receipt of stamp duties in 1997 was €538.8 million, which includes penalties amounting to approximately €1.7 million.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I take it that the Deputy is asking the rates of stamp duty on residential property for first-time owner-occupying buyers, non first-time owner-occupying buyers and other buyers. New Houses — Owner-occupiers In the case of new houses with a floor area not exceeding 125m2, there is no stamp duty payable. Where the house exceeds 125m2, stamp duty is payable on the greater of the site value...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the content of Form 12, the Tax Return Form for the PAYE sector, is examined each year to ensure that only matters relevant to the proper administration of PAYE are included in it. The Form 12 seeks details of income and capital gains, but it also provides the taxpayer with full details of the Tax Credits, Allowances and Reliefs to which they...

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The Customs Service of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners has primary responsibility for the prevention, detection, interception and seizure of controlled drugs at importation. It has particular responsibility for implementing import controls at points of entry to the State, specifically at ports and airports, including licensed airfields, and on the land frontier. The control of...

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The Customs Service of the Office of the Revenue Commissioners has primary responsibility for the prevention, detection, interception and seizure of controlled drugs at importation. It has particular responsibility for implementing import controls at points of entry to the State, specifically at ports and airports, including licensed airfields, and on the land frontier. The control of...

Written Answers — Tax Clearance Certificates: Tax Clearance Certificates (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners that they do not issue forms P60. These are issued by a person's employer. The person in question should request a duplicate copy of the original P60 from her employer.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: The primary mechanism for placing civil servants who are in posts which are due to decentralise but wish to remain in Dublin is by way of bilateral transfer. As staff who have applied to decentralise continue to be transferred into decentralising organisations, the posts they vacate become available to those wishing to remain in Dublin. To date, in excess of 2000 staff have been assigned to...

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (17 Oct 2006)

Brian Cowen: I have received a pre-Budget submission from the organisation concerned. Its contents will be considered in the context of the forthcoming Budget and Finance Bill. As Deputies are aware it would not be appropriate for me to comment in advance of the Budget on possible Budget decisions.