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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I take it the Deputy is referring to proposals made by the IMF in 2010. In its 2010 report to the G-20 the IMF suggested three forms of FAT. The IMF considered that the revenue potential of the various forms of FAT would differ across countries, depending on the relative size, profitability and wage structures of their financial sectors, and would be constrained by the need to apply low...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt Servicing (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together. General Government Debt (GGD) is a measure of the total gross consolidated debt of the State compiled by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and is the measure used for comparative purposes across the European Union. National Debt is effectively a domestic measure as it is the net debt incurred by the Exchequer after taking account of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 233 together. In relation to Question 34538/17, I am informed by Revenue that the gross rental income (residential and commercial) declared on Income Tax returns is in the order of €4,573 million for 2011, €4,446 million for 2012, €4,301 million for 2013 , €4,322 million for 2014 and €4,321 million for 2015, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Value (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that information relating to NAMA’s remaining loan portfolio is available in NAMA’s Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016 which was published on 1 June 2017 and is available via . The concentration of NAMA’s remaining loan portfolio by sector and geography based on the value of underlying security is outlined in charts on page 46 of the 2016 Annual...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. In relation to Question 34540/17,  I am informed by Revenue that a tax on second and subsequent properties based on existing rates of LPT plus an additional €600 for the second property and €1,000 on all subsequent properties, would have an annual yield in the region of €284 million. This is based on those...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank of Ireland publishes a wide variety of statistics, the data is however, provided on an aggregate basis and does not include loan exposures outside this jurisdiction. Table A.14 of the Central Bank of Ireland’s Business Credit and Deposits statistics relates to the Deputy's question and provides information on bank credit advanced to Irish resident private-sector...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Minimum Wage (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, I have been advised that of the 18 Bodies under the Aegis of my Department, 6 would have a cost of introducing a minimum wage of €15 per hour for all employees. The information provided by the relevant bodies is listed in the following table: Body Cost of introducing a minimum wage of €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Remuneration (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, I have been advised that of the 18 Bodies under the Aegis of my Department, 8 would have a cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full-time employees. The information provided by the relevant bodies is listed in the following table: Body The cost to introduce a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full time...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the Knowledge Development Box (“KDB”) was introduced with effect from 1 January 2016. The earliest Corporation Tax returns claiming the KDB would therefore be 2016 returns, the bulk of which are not due to be filed until later this year. When these returns have been filed and subsequently processed and analysed, Revenue will be in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Instruments (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together. Qualifying Investor Funds (“QIF’s”) and Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds (“QIAIF’s”) are forms of investment undertakings and are regulated by the Central Bank.  QIAIFs were introduced in July 2013 to meet the requirements of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT, up to a certain limit, on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities, payment of a fuel grant, and an exemption from Motor Tax. To qualify for the Scheme an applicant must be in possession of a Primary Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards Data (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Appointments Service is the centralised provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services for the Civil Service, Local Authorities, the Health Service Executive, An Garda Síochána and other public bodies. The Public Appointments Service also aims to provide an open, efficient and effective gateway and process to identify top quality people for consideration...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Decentralisation Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, The Decentralisation Programme announced in December 2003 involved the relocation of over 10,000 civil and public service jobs to 53 locations in 25 counties. Up to the date of the cancellation of the programme, about a third of the target numbers, over 3,400 posts were decentralised. The proportion of civil servants working outside Dublin is now just over...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules.  The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers the best value for money.  It would be a breach of the EU rules for a public body to favour particular candidates on grounds such as organisation size, locality, nationality, etc. and there are legal...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2018 (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Decisions on the expenditure allocation to the Department of Social Protection will be taken in the context of the 2018 Estimates process.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 sets out the legal obligations of public service bodies to include promoting and supporting the employment of people with disabilities and complying with any statutory Code of Practice. The National Disability Authority (NDA) reports annually on compliance within each public service body with a target of  3% of employees with disabilities. In...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government’s Capital Plan was announced in September 2015 and outlined exchequer capital spending of €27 billion over the next six years. In the 2016 Summer Economic Statement, the Government committed to additional capital investment of €5.14 billion over the period of the Plan. Subsequently, in this week's 2017 Summer Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I fully appreciate the uncertainty that Brexit has caused not just for the PEACE programme but also for INTERREG.  For that reason I am committed to the successful implementation of the current programmes and to successor programmes post-2020. I was pleased, therefore, to be able to announce last October that agreement had been reached between my Department and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Minimum Wage (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the following table outlines the annual cost of implementing a minimum weekly gross wage of €15 an hour for all employees in my Department and the bodies under its aegis: Organisation Annual Cost € Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 272,453 National Shared Services Office 3,054,430 Office of Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Remuneration (13 Jul 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the following table outlines the annual cost of implementing a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full time employees in my Department and the bodies under its aegis: Organisation Annual Cost € Department of Public Expenditure and Reform 151,813 National Shared Services Office 2,203,267 Office of Government...