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Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: Lads, if you ever want to aspire to be over here, would you ever grow up and take these issues seriously?

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: If you ever want to come across here, would you ever grow up and stop playing the kind of silly games you are playing here tonight?

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: Is it? I have some very good lines left but you can read them on the record of the House.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: This is a total fraud. Fianna Fáil agreed this with the troika but now it will not vote against this nonsense. Fianna Fáil is running from Sinn Féin.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy is voting for this Bill after all he has said.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy is running away from Sinn Féin.

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: He must have been robbing banks.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excessive Deficit Procedure Administration (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134 and 149 together. All European Commission recommendations to Council relating to implementation of the Excessive Deficit Procedure can be found at the following link: . The Commission's recommendations are discussed at Council. Typically decisions are reached by consensus rather than by formal vote.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I am advised that approved housing bodies (as well as local authorities) will be liable to pay the Local Property Tax (LPT) on their properties in the same way as any other residential property owner, unless the properties in question are used to provide special needs accommodation. This refers to people who require support to enable them to live in the community, such as sheltered...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Collection (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by Revenue that Sheriffs are officers of the Court, holding office under Section 12 of the Court Officers Act, 1945. Their debt collection activities are generally covered by the Enforcement of Court Orders Act, 1926, as amended and the execution of Revenue certificates is specifically provided for in Section 962 of the Taxes Consolidated Act 1997, as amended. When acting in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that data on seizures of tobacco products are not compiled on the basis of local authority areas and that it would not be possible, therefore, to provide the Deputy with separate figures in respect of each of the four local authority areas in Dublin. Information can be provided, however, for the overall seizures made in the Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Operations (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 163 together. I have been informed by the bank that due to data protection rules and customer confidentiality the bank is not in a position to discuss details of individual customer circumstances. Each customer case is unique and the bank makes every effort to support and work with its business customers in a collaborative manner where economically...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: The Revenue Commissioners have provided me with the following information. Statistics on income tax and corporation tax receipts do not generally distinguish between the yields from different sources of income, the figures of tax yields from stallion stud profits are not separately identifiable. Figures of the profits earned from the provision of stallion stud services were required to be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Black Economy Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that they are very mindful of the unfair competitive advantage to be gained by those businesses that do not fulfil their tax obligations. Their audit and tax compliance programmes are under constant review to ensure that they are focussed on the areas of greatest risk, including risks from a possible upsurge in the shadow economy, particularly in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Ratings (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: The Credit Reporting Bill, which was published in September 2012, will enable the establishment of the Central Register which will be owned by the Central Bank. The Register will contain credit information pertaining to both consumers and businesses. The Bill also provides that credit providers must access the Register when a consumer or business makes an application for a loan in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Exemptions (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. While the EU VAT Directive and Irish VAT law provide for the possibility of applying a reduced rate of VAT to the supply of certain medical equipment this possibility does not extend to the supply of personal alarms. Nor is there any provision in VAT law that would make it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: Companies are chargeable to corporation tax on the profits generated from their economic activities after taking account of allowable deductions and reliefs under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA). Ireland has a transparent corporation tax regime that applies a competitive 12.5% rate on a broad base, with limited provision for reliefs or exemptions. There are certain reliefs available to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I assume the Deputy is referring to a gratuitous or ex-gratia lump sum which might be awarded out of company funds to a director on ending employment with a company and not a pension lump sum paid out of the director’s pension fund. In the first instance, ex-gratia payments made by an employer to an employee or office holder at the date of cessation or retirement are not subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers Grant Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that Section 134(3) of the Finance Act 1992 (as amended) and Statutory Instrument No: 353 of 1994 (Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994 (as amended) provide for permanent relief from the payment of specified maximum amounts of VAT and VRT for persons registered under the scheme. The legislation specifies that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Redeployment (11 Jun 2013)

Michael Noonan: The Revenue Commissioners have advised me that no additional staff have been assigned to audit, investigation and compliance tasks since 2011. The Revenue Commissioners are subject to the Employment Control Framework staffing reductions imposed since 2009. Revenue’s overall staffing levels have reduced from a total of 6,581 full time equivalents (FTE) at the end of 2008, to 5,962...