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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter raised relates to pension increase policy as it will apply to public service pensioners who have retired post end-February 2012. Section 6.2 of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which was published on 8 June 2017 at the conclusion of the public service pay talks, indicates that, over the duration of that agreement, for those who retired or will retire post...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards Data (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. The Board of the Public Appointments Service is the only State Board under the aegis of my Department. The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, which established the Public Appointments Service (PAS), specifies that the chairperson and ordinary members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Communications (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not use any such accounts for official business.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Retirements (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In reply to the Deputy's question on this subject on 20 June last, I indicated that the review of issues relating to the compulsory retirement age in the public service which was being undertaken by my Department on foot of the report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives was nearing completion and that it was expected to be completed by the end of that quarter. That...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Data (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There are three bodies under the aegis of my Department that receive in excess of €1 million funding from my Department and have 50% or more of their income come from public sources.  The funding for each body is summarised in the table below for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.  Subheads Body under the Aegis 2015 Outturn €m 2016 Outturn €m...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The table provides details of the contracts between my Department and the companies in question for the years 2011 to 2016: Year Company Amount  Purpose/Brief description of contract 2011 Deloitte €65,915 Expert external support for development of the Public Service Reform Plan 2011 2012 Deloitte €75,152 Expert external support for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). From 1 November 2013 pre and post-2011 pay scales were merged into a single consolidated scale...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together. Tá 418 baill foirne fostaithe ag an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe faoi láthair agus tá 4 baill foirne breise le tosnú ag obair leis an Roinn roimh dheireadh Mhí na Nollag, rud a chiallaíonn go mbeidh 422 baill foirne ag an Roinn. Thosaigh 100 baill foirne leis an Roinn i mbliana,...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy has just indicated, as a Government, we do not play a role in any decision the Central Bank makes on criteria for access to loans to purchase homes. The only legislative relationship in this area requires that we be informed of what the Central Bank is doing, but it makes its decision and announces it. As the Deputy said, there are other measures at which we are looking to...

Estimates for Public Services 2017: Leave to Introduce (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December 2017:Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 26 — Education and Skills (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 34 — Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 38...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Order for Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill seeks to implement the provisions agreed in the Public Service Stability Agreement, PSSA, 2018-2020 of earlier this year. It does so in the context of our country’s continuing economic growth and within the Government’s policy of carefully looking after our economy. Last month I had the honour of presenting my...

Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose that the Bill pass Second Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that tax due as a result of benefit-in-kind is not separately declared by benefit type on employer returns, instead the total aggregated benefit-in-kind figure is declared to Revenue, therefore there is no basis for compiling the costing sought by the Deputy. Given the relatively small numbers of electric vehicles currently registered in Ireland, and the fact that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Paradise Papers. (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Paradise Papers were discussed in the November ECOFIN meeting in the context of the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. There is widespread consensus in recent years that aggressive tax planning can only be prevented by all countries acting together. Member States of the EU agreed last year to draw up a list of countries who do not live up to international best...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In my Budget 2018 statement I announced an increase in the stamp duty rate for all non-residential property transactions, including agricultural land, from 2% to 6%. Based on Revenue’s Post-Budget Ready Reckoner this is projected to raise around €392 million in 2018. In my Budget statement I also announced an extension of consanguinity relief for another 3 years and that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Transfers (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The rate of stamp duty on non-residential land was increased to 6% on Budget Day, which rate applies in relation to all relevant conveyances executed after midnight on 10 October 2017. I subsequently introduced transitional measures in the Finance Bill that will allow for the lower rate of 2% to continue to apply where the parties to a contract entered into a binding contract before 11...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept. This position is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Land Transfers (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There are two reliefs from the charge to Stamp Duty on inter family transfers of farm land – young trained farmer relief and consanguinity relief. Young trained farmer relief provides a total relief from Stamp Duty, i.e. no duty is payable. I am advised by Revenue that based on the information available, the conditions for granting the young trained farmer relief did not apply in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages (29 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank has clearly set out its expectations of lenders to provide appropriate redress and compensation to affected customers in its Principles for Redress. The Principles of Redress provide for a number of different classes of redress payments depending on the harm suffered by individual borrowers. The question of whether a tax liability arises in any given case...