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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 33. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost in 2015 of increasing the €100 payment to persons in receipt of the household benefits package to alleviate the impact of water charges to €150; the additional cost of extending the payment at the same rate to recipients of the fuel allowance who do not receive the household benefits package; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the cost of extending the household benefits package to recipients of carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the approximate cost of increasing the maximum rent limits within the rent supplement scheme by 5% in the four Dublin local authority areas as well as Cork city and Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36379/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring 50% of the 2013 cut to the respite care grant; the cost of reversing the cut in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the cost in 2015 of not proceeding with the reduction of the income disregard for the one parent family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36385/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the threshold for capital acquisitions tax category A from €225,000 to €250,000 and €275,000 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance the approximate additional tax revenue the State earns from each 1% rise in nominal GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36231/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in tabular form the total excise duty collected from beer, wine and spirits in each year since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36232/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the rate of tax relief at source that will apply in 2015 to 40% and 50%, respectively, from 30% for those who took out a qualifying loan between 2004 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36233/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing in 2015 the ceiling of €3,000 interest for tax relief at source for those who took out a qualifying loan between 2004 and 2008 to €4,000 and €5,000, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36234/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Portfolio (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the current cash balance on the discretionary portfolio in the National Pensions Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36235/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of raising the threshold for the universal social charge to €12,500, €15,000 and €16,500 respectively; the number of persons who would be taken out of the USC net and average saving in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36380/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Exemptions (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of income earners exempt from the universal social charge; the number who pay a maximum rate of 4%; the number who pay the 7% rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36400/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of making the 100% young trained farmers’ stock relief available to all farmers, for a period of four years up to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36388/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 74. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of allowing capital allowances of up to 50% over the first two years,for the development of the agriculture industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36389/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the land leasing tax exemption scheme to include a company that is operating for the purpose of farming as a qualifying lessee; the cost of removing the 40 year age limit for qualifying lessors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36390/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of extending the capital gains tax relief for farm restructuring to include as qualifying transactions; farmland that is sold under CPO and subsequently replaced; the sale of an existing farm and replacement with a more viable consolidated holding; the sale of a land parcel and reinvestment of the sale proceeds into farm capital infrastructure; and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of treating compulsory purchase of co-operative shares or other forms of compulsory financial contribution fulfilling the same role as a qualifying capital expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36393/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of allowing forestry income to be declared over a number of taxable years, similar to the averaging of sugar beet restructuring payments over a six-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2014)

Michael McGrath: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of allowing farmers the choice to write-off capital expenditure on plant and machinery and farm buildings over a period of three to eight years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36399/14]