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Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: All legal matters relating to the State Property Act, 1954 are dealt with by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor on my behalf. Between 1986, when the company in question (which owns the property) was struck off the Register of Companies for not submitting annual returns to the Companies Registration Office, and 2006, the property vested in the Minister for Finance under the State Property...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: Section 1060(1) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides that where a deceased has incurred a penalty, "any proceedings under the Tax Acts which have been or could have been commenced against that person may be continued or commenced against his or her executor or administrator, as the case may be, and any penalty awarded in proceedings so continued or commenced shall be a debt due from...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 150, inclusive, together. In Budget 2007, I announced that it was planned to introduce changes to the current VRT system to take greater account of environmental issues, and in particular Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions, with a target date of 1 January 2008. The Programme for Government re-affirms the commitment to introduce measures to further weight...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that approximately 58% of net registrations of new cars for VRT to date in 2007 (end August) took place in the first quarter of the year. The number of net registrations of new cars for VRT in 2007 to date represents an increase of over 5 per cent compared to the same period in 2006. The table below provides information regarding the number of net...

Written Answers — Motor Fuels: Motor Fuels (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: The Government Supplies Agency (GSA) awarded drawdown contracts in September 2007 to cover the purchase of 18 large executive saloon cars for the Ministerial fleet. This tender competition was for diesel-engined vehicles. Contracts were awarded for the following vehicles: BMW 525d SE Saloon Audi A6 3.0 TDI SE Citroen C6 2.7 Hdi TGV Volvo S80 D5 SE All of these cars have the capacity for the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: The Finance (No. 2) Act 2007 introduced an exemption from stamp duty for first-time buyers in accordance with the commitments made in the Programme for Government to bring about immediate change to the stamp duty code for first-time buyers. This provided that deeds presented by first-time buyers to the Revenue Commissioners on or after 30 April 2007 will be exempt from stamp duty. As a deed...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: The Revenue Commissioners have advised me that an amended statement has just issued to the taxpayer for the year 2003 showing a net refund of €748.93 for the four years ended 31 December 2005. A cheque for this amount will issue shortly. Revenue has also written to the taxpayer giving a full breakdown of how the net refund was calculated.

Written Answers — Tax Incentive Schemes: Tax Incentive Schemes (3 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: The position is that there are almost 1,500 institutions approved of for the purposes of section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 of which approximately 340 are located outside of the State. A full list of the institutions is available on the Revenue Commissioners' website at www.revenue.ie. The 1,500 or so institutions have been approved of over the 40 year period since the relief...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: It is proposed to take No. 4, Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007 — Second Stage, resumed; No. 1, Control of Exports Bill 2007 — Second Stage; and No. 2, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006 — Second Stage.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: This is part of the new image Fine Gael is promoting. This is the new conduct of its leader. The nursing home support scheme Bill is due this session. The report to which Deputy Kenny referred has just been published and I am sure it will be considered by the relevant Department.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: To prevent other unfounded rumours circulating here, I note that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment was informed for the first time on 3 October that the Amgen project in east Cork would be postponed indefinitely. The decision to postpone is based purely on developments pertaining to Amgen's global business and, contrary to Opposition claims, is not due to costs or lack of...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: Regarding the budget——

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: ——on foot of Cabinet decisions reached, we will publish the pre-budget outlook in October, as I have explained. The date will be set when the Cabinet decides on the existing level of service provision in the first instance, which is being considered. As the Deputy noted, the tax and expenditure proposals will be addressed in a unified way on budget day as part of a process of budgetary...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: It is hoped that the Curragh of Kildare Bill will be published next year. The Bill will provide for the establishment of a statutory body to manage the Curragh, with the exception of the military establishment at the Defence Forces training centre, and will update the existing Curragh of Kildare Acts. The designated land Bill, to which I think the Deputy referred, is due for publication...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: Not yet.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: The issue of budgetary reform is being promoted by everybody in this House. Many people have discussed the issue but when we address it somebody has a problem. Most observers would recognise that it is more satisfactory to move towards a unified budget system——

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: ——for everybody, in terms of presentation of accounts and being able to discuss expenditure and tax proposals. Developing a unified position is the best way to proceed. When the pre-budget outlook is published, the House will have an opportunity to debate it and Members will be able to present their ideas regarding the shape of the budget based on the pre-budget documentation, of which...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: I suggest that this is a matter that should be raised at the Whips' meetings.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: I am sure such a debate could be arranged but it should be discussed at Whips' meetings.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Brian Cowen: This Bill seeks to place all student support on a statutory footing, to designate VECs as awarding authorities, to provide for a system of appeals, to create penalties for fraudulent grant applications and to repeal the Local Authorities (Higher Education Grants) Acts of 1968 to 1992. The heads of the Bill were approved by Government on 19 July 2006 and we expect it to be published during...