Results 9,941-9,960 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person in these particular circumstances is not liable to pay the income levy. The pension provider should refund the income levy deducted since 1 January 2009.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (14 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On 27 March 2009, I announced a moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service (with certain exceptions in the health and education sectors). Since then my Department has received 221 applications for the filling of posts comprehended by the moratorium. To date, I have sanctioned 55 (36 are for staff in the offices of recently appointed Ministers of State). The details are...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: No officers in my Department have left for employment in the private sector in the past 12 months.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The report of the Commission on Taxation is due to be presented to the Government during the summer and will be published shortly thereafter. The terms of reference of the Commission on Taxation are broadly defined, far reaching and allow for consideration of all aspects of the Irish taxation system. As part of its terms of reference, and as I mentioned in my supplementary budget speech on...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Public servants who are members of public service pension schemes or are entitled to a benefit under such a scheme or receive a payment in lieu of membership in such a scheme are liable to pay the pension-related deduction legislated for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. Any questions on the precise details of an employee's superannuation terms and...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that each spouse is treated individually throughout the year by their employer-pension provider when the income levy is applied. According to Revenue records, the person in question is aged over 65; therefore the €20,000 per annum (€385 per week) exemption is applied to each pay period. On that basis, no refund can be made during the year. After the end of the tax year...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that each spouse is treated individually throughout the year by their employer/pension provider when the income levy is applied. According to Revenue records, the person in question is aged over 65; therefore the €20,000 per annum (€385 per week) exemption is applied to each pay period. On that basis, no refund can be made during the year. After the end of the tax year...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand that the person to whom this question refers is an applicant on the Central Applications Facility (CAF) for the position with the Office of Public Works (OPW) in Claremorris. This person currently occupies a position on the CAF list that is within the required number for the location. OPW are due to decentralise to Claremorris in 2011 and subject to the agreed protocols, OPW...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the payment for the first month of operation of the Air Travel Tax is due not later than the 23 May 2009. Therefore it is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy at this time.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Committee of Public Account's Fourth Interim Report on Special Report 10 of the Comptroller and Auditor General and FÁS 2007 Accounts. As the Deputy will be aware, a formal reply to every report of the Committee of Public Accounts is prepared in consultation with the Departments and Offices concerned in the form of a Minute of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As I mentioned in reply to previous Parliamentary Questions on this matter, the implementation of the bicycle purchase scheme for the civil service is being dealt with by my Department. Introducing the scheme in the civil service has given rise to a number of issues including that of public procurement, warranty etc. I understand that all the issues have now been resolved and that a circular...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that public servants, who are members of public service pension schemes or have analogous arrangements, are liable to pay the pension-related deduction legislated for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. Public servants who are in receipt of a medical card are not exempt from the pension-related deduction by virtue of being in receipt of the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, on the basis of the information available to them, the person's employer is correct in deducting the income levy. At the end of the year the person should contact the Revenue Commissioners to have the position reviewed and the Revenue Commissioners will refund any overpayment of the levy, if an overpayment has been made. I should also...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that a claim for repayment of tax was received from the individual in question. On receipt of the claim it was determined that a refund of tax was not due. As a person's tax credits accumulate, the individual was advised to reapply in eight weeks time, as a refund may then be due. Contact has been made with the Revenue Commissioners in the...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 22 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2009 provides that the Minister for Finance may, after consultation with the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, make a Pensions Insolvency Payment Scheme (PIPS) providing for the payment of monies to or in respect of relevant pensioners. The Act does not provide for the inclusion or exclusion of any particular pension scheme in PIPS....

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (20 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The decision on pass through of ECB rate reductions to customers with credit cards or personal loans is a commercial decision for the financial institution concerned. This decision will reflect a range of different factors including funding costs, market conditions, profitability and business strategy, the risk profile of the consumer, whether the loan is secured or unsecured as well as the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy has not supplied sufficient detail to allow me to respond. I can point out that the public servants to whom section 2 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 applies are liable for the pension related deduction. Payment of the deduction does not confer any additional pension benefits.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Public servants who are members of public service pension schemes are liable to pay the pension-related deduction legislated for in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009. The applicability of the new deduction to the North-South Implementation Bodies (including Waterways Ireland) arises from section 1 of the Act, by way of the definition of 'public service body',...

Written Answers — Registered Charities: Registered Charities (20 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that up until now there has been no regulatory framework or register governing charities in Ireland. However the recent enactment of the Charities Act 2009 sets out the framework for the registering and regulation of charities into the future. Responsibility for the implementation of this legislation rests with the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 May 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a claim for the one parent family tax credit for the individual in question was processed on 13 May 2009, and the relevant refunds of tax will issue in the near future.