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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. Under the VAT Directive, Member States may retain the zero rates on goods and services which were in place on 1 January 1991, but cannot extend the zero rate to new goods and services. As medical appliances such as the Lokomat machine were not subject to the zero rate on 1...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Charities and non-profit groups engaged in non-commercial activity are exempt from VAT under the EU VAT Directive, with which Irish VAT law must comply. This means they do not charge VAT on the services they provide and cannot recover VAT incurred on goods and services that they purchase. However, there is provision for the refund of VAT incurred on the purchase of a new medical instrument...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The recruitment and promotion moratorium announced on Friday 27th March 2009 applies to the civil service, local authorities, non-commercial state bodies, the Garda Síochána and the Permanent Defence Forces. It is not an embargo. An embargo would imply that no filling of vacancies whatsoever could take place. The Minister for Finance has the authority to allow for the filling of some...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are no legal panels for solicitors and barristers under the control of my Department. The Department has its own in-house legal adviser in certain functional areas, and in certain cases would avail of the services of the Offices of the Chief State Solicitor and the Attorney General. My Department does, from time to time, require specific legal services on certain matters not available...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are no civil servants from my Department who receive fees, salary or remuneration for membership of Boards of agencies under the aegis of my Department. In some cases, where meetings would be held away from the normal location of such an officer, travel expenses can be paid in accordance with normal civil service rules. In the case of agencies under the aegis of my Department, I have...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume that the Deputy is referring to the income levy in his question. I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that persons entitled to hold a full medical card are specifically excluded from the income levy as introduced on 1st May 2009. The individual should supply sufficient evidence to his pension provider that he holds a full medical card. The pension provider will cease...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The banking system is not functioning as it should be and today I am introducing major new legislation to address this issue. To deal with credit specifically, the Deputy will be aware that 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...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that statistics are not maintained in a manner which can identify Revenue compliance interventions or activities specific to one-off house building sites or extensions. Revenue maintains statistics on its activities in the construction industry as a whole, and has completed 1,794 audits in the industry to end August 2009, recovering €62m in taxes,...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My role as Minister for Finance with respect to financial regulation is to bring forward legislative proposals to the Oireachtas for the regulation and supervision of the financial services sector. That statutory legislative framework places responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of financial institutions with the Financial Regulator. The Regulator is statutorily independent in the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position in relation to Child Benefit is as set out in my Supplementary Budget on 7 April 2009. My Department, together with the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Revenue Commissioners are considering the matter.

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that sea trials are due to commence next week at the shipyard in Finland, where the second Revenue Cutter was built. Following those trials and any necessary changes to the vessel, shipyard personnel are due to deliver the cutter to Ireland for handover to Revenue Customs in the last week of September. The actual delivery date is dependent on...

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the container scanner project remains on target for the new scanner to be deployed by the end of this year. The procurement process is at an advanced stage, Revenue having signed the contract and agreed the manufacturing and factory-acceptance testing schedule with the supplier.

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the table below sets out the number of customs checks at the airports/aerodromes that have flights into and out of the State, on either a scheduled or an on-going basis. The type of customs checks implemented vary significantly, depending on the type and origin of traffic and the level of risk in each case. Some other aerodromes do have...

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that there are currently 12 detector dog teams in Revenue's Customs Service. The teams are deployed in the Revenue Regions as follows: Dublin Region – 5 detector dog teams South West Region – 3 detector dog teams East & South East Region – 3 detector dog teams Border Midlands West Region – 1 detector dog team A further team is in training and...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 22 of the Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Act 2009 provides that I shall appoint an Assessor at an appropriate time having regard to the public interest, to determine the fair and reasonable aggregate value of the transferred shares and extinguished rights and the consequent amount of compensation, if any, that may be payable to persons in respect of Anglo shares transferred and rights...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The following table sets out the amounts spent by my Department and the offices under its aegis on advertising and promotions for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009. 2004â'¬ 2005â'¬ 2006â'¬ 2007â'¬ 2008â'¬ Year to date 2009â'¬ Office of the Appeals Commissioner 0 0 0 0 0 0 Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments 29,692 70,436...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no discernible cost to this Department's vote in administering the cycle to work scheme. The bicycles and equipment are paid for by way of salary sacrifice by those acquiring the bicycles. There would be minor costs in processing forms and in carrying the up-front costs until such time as those are offset by the gradual deductions from salary. Neither of these is quantifiable. The...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy was told that time and again.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A 10% haircut.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Sep 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no recovery bank. It does not exist in France.