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Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) publishes monthly both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). The latter is compiled on a common basis across the European Union. The main difference between the CPI and the HICP is that the latter excludes mortgage interest costs. The CPI fell by 5.9 per cent in the twelve months to August while the HICP fell by...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am committed to the introduction of a carbon tax on a phased basis in the context of the 2010 Budget. Indeed work is already underway on the design of a carbon tax. In relation to the issue of fuel poverty, it is acknowledged that appropriate measures may need to be put in place depending on the level of carbon tax introduced.

Written Answers — Budget Statement: Budget Statement (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is intended that Budget 2010 will be presented to the Dáil in December and an announcement on the exact date will be made shortly.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Chief Executive of the Regulatory Authority is appointed by the other members of that Authority and the conditions of employment are agreed between the person and the other members of the Authority. The Regulatory Authority has informed me that pension benefits to the former Chief Executive are payable in accordance with the Central Bank and Financial Services of Ireland Superannuation...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 to 222, inclusive, together. I am informed that, where available, costings of the various recommendations made by the Commission have been provided in their report. The estimates are generally to be found adjacent to the specific recommendation concerned. In the case of tax expenditures they are presented in a tabular form at the beginning of each...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed that, where available, costings of the various recommendations made by the Commission have been provided in their report. The estimates are generally to be found adjacent to the specific recommendation concerned. In the case of tax incentives for retirement savings the available figures are presented at various stages throughout Part 10 of the Report. I am informed by the...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 to 230, inclusive, together. I am informed that , where available, costings of the various recommendations made by the Commission have been provided in their report. The estimates are generally to be found adjacent to the specific recommendation concerned. I am informed by the Valuation Office that there is no data available upon which a reasonable...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In general all income arising from an employment is chargeable to income tax. The relevant legislation is contained in Section 112 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997. The scope of that legislation is very wide and includes all salaries, wages, fees, perquisites and any profit whatever arising as a result of holding or having held an employment. In the case of the payment in question, based on...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 235 together. The Office of Public Works has not leased or rented any property on behalf my Department in Waterford City for the timeframe in question. I have been informed by the Office of Public Works that the cost to the Exchequer for the rental of property by the Office of Public Works on behalf of the Minister for Finance for the Revenue...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The cost to the Exchequer for the rental of property by the Office of Public Works, on behalf of other Departments / Offices in Waterford City for the years 2004 - 2008 is as follows: 2004 â'¬237,247 2005 â'¬252,434 2006 â'¬280,035 2007 â'¬281,402 2008 â'¬292,830 I have included a breakdown of these figures in the attached spreadsheet, together with the individual units...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has primary responsibility for matters relating to the state body mentioned, including its pension schemes. However as Minister for Finance, I am generally required to consent to pension schemes made by public sector bodies. The legal requirement usually arises from the founding statutes of the organisation in question. In this...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Each of the covered institutions covered by the Bank Guarantee Scheme pay a quarterly charge to the Exchequer for its guarantee. For the years in question, I expect to have received the following monies under the Guarantee Scheme: 2008 €110,203,000 2009 €433,401,692 2010 €456,395,308 We intend to collect at least this €1bn from the guaranteed institutions and this figure may be...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Both AIB and Bank of Ireland were recapitalised with €3.5bn of Core Tier 1 Capital on 13 May and 31 March respectively. In return the Government has received €3.5bn worth of non-cumulative preference shares. These preference shares pay a fixed coupon of 8% annually. If cash coupon is not paid, then ordinary shares are issued in lieu at a time no later than the date on which the bank...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In relation to airport charges, this is a policy matter in the first instance for my colleague the Minister for Transport, under whose aegis the State airports fall. I am informed by the Department of Transport that such charges are set for Dublin Airport by the independent regulator, the Commission for Aviation Regulation, and for Shannon and Cork airports by the companies themselves...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the air travel tax arising from travel undertaken in any month is payable by airline operators by the 23rd of the following month. The yields from the air travel tax received in the period from May to September 2009, in respect of travel undertaken during the months April to August 2009 are...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On foot of a Government decision to reduce board fees by 10%, all Departments were advised in writing on 7 May of this year, authorising the implementation of the revised fee rates. Departments were also asked to bring the matter to the attention of all bodies under their aegis (which were listed in an accompanying appendix). The request was brought to the attention of all bodies under the...

Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services) Bill 2009: Second Stage (8 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: That is correct, and I shall be looking to ComReg to do that because this is a very dangerous area, where children can be exposed to extremely violent games at a young age and assume this is some type of normal behavioural pattern. It is an area of enormous challenge for ComReg. I was genuinely surprised at my children. I assumed I was facing into a series of very expensive pay-as-you-go...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together. I am informed that the cost of producing the combined polling card plus the statement for the information of voters for the Lisbon Referendum held on 2 October 2009 amounted to €290,081.56. While my Department has not yet been invoiced by An Post for the delivery of this document to every voter, it is estimated that postal charges will...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is a particular priority of the Government to ensure as much as possible that difficulties in relation to mortgage arrears do not result in legal proceedings for home repossession. Home repossession should be and generally is the last resort for the lender and the preferred method of dealing with arrears cases should be early intervention. There are a number of important initiatives in...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Oct 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Revenue Commissioners are empowered under section 1002 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to attach monies due from third parties (including financial institutions) to a taxpayer in discharge of that taxpayer's unpaid tax debt to Revenue. That section sets out clear and specific obligations on a third party served with a Notice of Attachment. It also provides a comprehensive framework...