Results 8,181-8,200 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that all individuals are liable to the income levy if their gross income exceeds the threshold of â¬18,304 per annum or the increased age exemption thresholds of â¬20,000 single/â¬40,000 married for those aged 65 and over. Persons in receipt of a full medical card are specifically exempt from the income levy. The income levy is payable on gross income, up to a ceiling of...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together. I assume that the Deputy is referring to individual pension contributions, the tax relief on which is allowed at the taxpayer's marginal tax rate, that is, at the standard or higher rate of income tax as appropriate in each case. A breakdown of the cost of tax relief on employee contributions to occupational pension schemes is not...
- Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The table shows gross current expenditure, both Voted and non-Voted. Voted current expenditure is divided by Department based on the current allocation of Ministerial responsibilities. Non-Voted expenditure is predominantly made up of interest on the National Debt and contributions to the EU budget. The gross Voted expenditure figures between 1997 and 2007 are taken from the Appropriation...
- Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The table shows gross Voted capital expenditure from 1997 to 2007. This has been broken down by Department and expressed as a percentage of both GDP and GNI. All expenditure figures in the table are taken from the Appropriation Accounts for each year with the exception of 2008. As final gross Voted expenditure figures are not yet available, the expenditure figures for 2008 are obtained...
- Written Answers — Public Sector Employment: Public Sector Employment (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The number of people employed in the public sector at the 31 December for each year since 1997 is presented in the following table. The numbers employed in the public sector is constituted by the numbers of whole time equivalents employed in the civil service, the education sector, the justice sector, the health sector, the local authorities, the non-commercial agencies and the commercial...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Based on the current Pay bill an additional charge of 2% of income on public sector employees would amount to approximately â¬360 million in a full year.
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Revenue Commissioners have provided VRT receipts for the period 1997 to 2008 and these figures are supplied in the following table. The figures provided are on a Revenue Net Receipts basis, which differ from Exchequer receipts due to timing and accounting issues. The Deputy should note that the figures for 2008 are provisional at this stage and are liable to some slight revision. VRT...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that following careful consideration of the matter, they reviewed their procedures in this area and, with effect from 18 March 2008 they implemented revised arrangements for the recovery of penalties in tax settlements involving deceased persons. When the taxpayer dies before a settlement has been agreed with Revenue, Revenue will not seek the...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The legislation governing approved profit sharing schemes is contained in Chapter 1 of Part 17 and Schedule 11 to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The legislation specifies a number of conditions that must be satisfied in order to obtain approval of a profit sharing scheme from the Revenue Commissioners. These conditions relate to the type of trust that must be established, the type of...
- Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that there were 26 drug seizures by Custom Officials in Co. Clare in 2008. All 26 seizures took place in Shannon Airport.
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that Forms P45 and particulars from the relevant P60 are on record in respect of the person in question, for the years 2005 to 2007 inclusive. Details from Form P60 for 2008 will be given to Revenue by 15th February 2008. Particulars can be requested by the person in question by contacting Revenue either by : Writing to PAYE Mail Centre, P O...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that, as I announced in Budget 2009, health expenses relief will be granted at the standard rate only in respect of expenses incurred from 1 January 2009, with the exception of nursing home expenses which will continue to be granted at the marginal rate. Issues relating to the provision of health care facilities are a matter in the first instance for the Minister for Health...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Government has been pro-active in seeking to safeguard the interests of households that experience difficulties in meeting their mortgage payments owing to circumstances beyond their control. A particular priority is to ensure as much as possible that difficulties in relation to mortgage arrears do not result in legal proceedings for home repossession. Home repossession should be, and...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The amount spent on foreign travel by me and officials of my Department for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 was â¬488,899. I have been informed by the Office of Public Works that the total expenditure incurred on foreign travel by the Minister of State and staff of the Office of Public Works for the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 amounted to â¬251,124. The National...
- Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) was established in 2001 under the National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000. The Act requires the Government to make a contribution equivalent to 1% of GNP to the NPRF each year. In 2008 the Exchequer contribution to the NPRF amounted to â¬1,690 million. Payment of this figure was made in four equal instalments of â¬422.5 million on 11 March, 10...
- Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Pensions Reserve Fund was established on 2 April 2001 under the National Pensions Reserve Fund Act 2000 with the objective of meeting as much as possible of the cost to the Exchequer of social welfare pensions and public service pensions to be paid from the year 2025 until at least 2055. The market value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund at 31 December 2006 and 31 December...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: The staffing of my private and constituency office is set out below: Private Office Title Number Annual Salary Range Administrative Officer 1 â¬45,510 â â¬64,296 Executive Officer 2 â¬30,566 â â¬50,510 Staff Officer 1 â¬34,941 â â¬46,655 Clerical Officer* 5 â¬23,174 â â¬40,417 *Including 1 work sharing. Constituency Office Title Number Annual Salary Range...
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have arranged for an unemployment refund for 2008 to issue to the person in question. This should issue within the next ten days.
- Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: Starting in late 2005, Revenue conducted a national campaign of audit and site visits in the industry to establish the levels of tax compliance and to tackle abuse. One of the key problems identified was the fairly common failure to operate the construction industry withholding tax, known as RCT (Relevant Contract Tax). This tax should be operated by a principal contractor on payments to...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2009)
Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 294 together. The position is that section 531K(3) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for any income levy deducted from the income of a married person, jointly assessed for tax, where one or both persons are aged 65 years or over, to be repaid after the end of the tax year where the aggregate income of both spouses for the year does not...