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Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I cannot indicate at this stage when the House will be recalled.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Child Care Bill, as I understand, is for this session. Work is progressing on the heads of the Bill. The legislation is very complex and has potential constitutional implications. The other legislation on collective investments is expected to be published next year.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no date for the Sexual Offences Bill.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is not.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The period between the receipt of an invoice by my Department and the subsequent payment to the supplier has averaged 10 days thus far in 2009.

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume that the Deputy is enquiring about the amounts of income tax paid as preliminary tax by self-assessed taxpayers over the period in question. On that basis I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested is as follows. Calendar year Preliminary tax paid (income tax)€ million 1999 627 2000 707 2001 674 2002 824 2003 866 2004 960 2005 1,057 2006...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My attention has been drawn to the existence of the correspondence dated 20 May 2009 from the person referred to. I can confirm that the letter has been acknowledged.

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A core Government objective is to free up lending on a commercial basis into the economy to support economic growth and a number of actions have been taken to achieve this objective. In the context of the bank guarantee scheme and recapitalisation the banks have made important commitments to support business lending. A Code of Conduct for Business Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises was...

Written Answers — Social Partnership: Social Partnership (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Towards 2016 is a Social Partnership agreement. Such agreements are made between the Government and the Social Partners and not with individuals. The terms of Towards 2016 apply to various groups of employees where the relevant unions and employers are parties to the agreement. These terms include a number of pay increases which have been paid to the employees concerned.

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware from my previous reports to the House that PWC has carried out reviews of the loan books and the capital position of six of the covered institutions. Since then, additional due diligence reviews of Anglo Irish Bank, Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland have been carried out, building on the assessments carried out by PWC. As I have previously stated, I am not in a...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (25 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: 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 concessions are set out in the Disabled Drivers and Disabled...

Written Answers — Exchequer Savings: Exchequer Savings (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In the April 2009 supplementary budget, I announced a range of initiatives which are intended to lead to savings in the public service pay bill. The Government has decided to offer an Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement in the public service to reduce the public service pay bill and facilitate a permanent, structural reduction in the numbers of staff serving in the Civil Service, local...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The contract between the interim NAMA and the firm in question is a commercial contract. As such it is subject to commercial confidentiality. I cannot comment on the terms and conditions. The procurement process for this contract was conducted through www.etenders.gov.ie which is the website for Irish public tenders. I am advised that the process was fully compliant with public procurement...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) 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 National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission — who control and manage the fund —...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The latest estimate for the accrued liability for public service occupational pensions is €75 billion as of 2007. This accrued liability figure is a single monetary amount representing the present value of all expected future superannuation payments to current staff and their spouses in respect of service to date, plus the full liability for all future payments to current pensioners and...

Written Answers — Value for Money Reviews: Value for Money Reviews (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the ongoing Value for Money reviews. Under the Expenditure Review Initiative my Department, and the offices under its aegis, has carried out the following reviews during the last three years: Value for Money Review Completion date Outcome Department of Finance Ordnance Survey Ireland January 2007 22 recommendations (published in detail on the...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am not aware of any particular situation where a delay in payment by a main contractor to a sub-contractor has occurred on a public works contract. I should explain to the Deputy that a contracting authority is only responsible for payment for work satisfactorily done by a main contractor under contract with the contracting authority. The contractual relationship on a project with a...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they are aware that the person concerned claims that emergency tax was deducted during the period concerned. They are in correspondence with the person in an effort to establish whether or not PAYE tax was deducted from the payments made to him.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the number of transactions coming before them where a professional presenter (the vast majority of whom are solicitors) has not paid the stamp duty in full and where the instrument (the vast majority of which relate to property) has not been stamped amounted to 155 in the first five months in 2009 from a total of 45,117 instruments received for...

Written Answers — Members' Remuneration: Members' Remuneration (30 Jun 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: To date all Ministers and Ministers of State, 15 Deputies and five Senators are making gifts from salary to the Minister for Finance. In addition, all Ministers, Ministers of State, Deputies and Senators are subject to the public service pensions-related deduction.