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- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: Long may the Deputy suffer under that inhibition.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: A hospice and palliative care policy is in place and this amendment is designed to be in line with it.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: In fairness, I have listenedââ
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I would like to reply. I am not going to be allowed to reply.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I am not laying down the law
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I gave notice on Committee Stage that I would bring forward this amendment on Report Stage. The amendment was brought forward late in the day because of the decision to work with the Department of Health and Children. The provision of the new scheme of capital allowances specifies pre-approval of any proposed development in this area by the HSE with the consent of the Minister for Health and...
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: The specialist inpatient unitsââ
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: Please, Deputy. I am entitled to make a few remarks in reply to the many Deputies who have made a contribution.
- Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: The specialist inpatient units have a number of private health insurance beds. Where patients have private health insurance, the health insurance company is billed directly for accommodation costs in the specialist inpatient unit. Both public and private patients are seen by the consultant in palliative medicine. All consultations with the consultant in palliative care are delivered free of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the question from the Deputy is not specific in relation to dates and times during which the difficulty was experienced. However, apart from a power cut in the Tullamore office on 5 February 2008 during which all the telephone lines were down from midday to close of business, I am advised that there are no ongoing difficulties with regard to...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 72 together. The position is that while the carers allowance, payable by the Department of Social and Family Affairs, is disregarded in determining the total income of the home carer for the purposes of claiming the home carer tax credit, it is a taxable source of income. Taking account of the most up to date information available to them, the Revenue...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: The position is that in matters relating to the VAT rating of goods and services, I am constrained by the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. In this regard, I would point out that the rate of VAT that applies to a particular good or service depends on the nature of the good or service and not on the status of the consumer. In this case, there is no provision in...
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I have recently received the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. In this regard, I would point out that matters relating to the VAT rating of goods and services, I am constrained by the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. In this regard, I would point out that the rate of VAT that applies to a particular good or service depends on the nature of the good or...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department is outlined in the tables below. In some cases, the functions undertaken by the agency are new functions not previously undertaken by my Department. Special EU Programmes Body Devolved responsibility Arrangements in place in the case of each agency listed to respond on a priority basis to...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: The sanctioning process established under the terms of Department of Finance Circular 16/97 has been put in place to assist Departments and Offices deal with their ICT related expenditure in a delegated and controlled way. Each organisation is responsible for identifying, agreeing and prioritising its development and maintenance needs in order to meet its current and anticipated business...
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. The Government published its Green Paper on pensions in October last year. It sets out the background to the demographic and sustainability challenges facing pensions in Ireland; the wide and complex range of issues involved; and the options that we might consider for future pensions development. The Green Paper consultation process...
- Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 178 together. The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and Vehicle Registration Tax (up to a certain limit), and exemption from motor tax, on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities. The disability criteria for these...
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: It is Government policy to campaign for a complete ban on the use of cluster munitions and my colleague, Mr Dermot Ahern, TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs, is working to bring to completion negotiations on the first-ever instrument of international humanitarian law specifically directed against cluster munitions. I understand that there are still significant differences to be resolved in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: A two-day Stress Awareness/Management training Programme is offered to all staff in the Department of Finance. The purpose of the programme is to inform individuals about how to recognise and understand the various factors which cause stress and measures to manage it. In the period 2005-2007, 82 members of staff availed of this training programme, and a further 34 attended a one-day...
- Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (11 Mar 2008)
Brian Cowen: My Department has examined and collated the responses received with regard to our request to Departments and agencies for details of the systems in place to protect the confidentiality of personal data. A report on the findings of this exercise has been completed and has been circulated to relevant stakeholders for comment and observations. When all comments and observations have been...