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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The breakdown of the figure of €405,000 in the A9 Subhead of the Public Appointments Service Vote in the Estimates Book 2010 is as follows:- Payments to Interview Board Members €382,000 Pre-employment Medical Checks €19,000 Translation Costs €4,000 The figure reflects the reduced levels of recruitment activities in the Public Service consequent on the Government's...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that 322,000 of the 564,000 mortgage accounts that were in receipt of mortgage interest relief up until the introduction of the change in the Supplementary Budget 2009 continued to be eligible for the relief notwithstanding that change. I am further advised by Revenue that they are not in a position to provide a breakdown by location of those who...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Tax relief for mortgage interest paid on a qualifying home loan, i.e. a loan used for the purchase, repair, development or improvement of an individual's principle private residence, is operated through the tax relief at source (TRS) system. In my Supplementary Budget 2009, I announced that mortgage interest relief for first-time buyers and non-first time buyers was being limited to the...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Under the Eligible Liabilities Guarantee (ELG) Scheme, which commenced on 9 December 2009 following Oireachtas and EU State aid approval, deposits taken by a participating institution under the Scheme between the date that the institution joins the Scheme and 29 September 2010 are guaranteed subject to six-monthly approval by the European Commission under State aid rules. Term deposits can...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that there has been no change in their practice in relation to determining the tax status (i.e. employed vs. self-employed) of locums working as substitutes in general practitioner practices. The position is that, notwithstanding that an individual may, in relation to an engagement, be described, correctly or otherwise, as a 'locum', Revenue's...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As you are aware, expenses incurred in respect of routine dental treatment are excluded for the purpose of health expenses relief; this has always been the case since the inception of the relief in 1967. Routine dental treatment for the purposes of the relief is scaling, extraction and filling of teeth and the provision and repair of artificial teeth and dentures. With regard to the question...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (26 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No 2) Act, 2009 makes provision for the reduction in the pay rates of all persons employed by public service bodies, including those on short-term contracts, with effect from 1 January 2010. The purpose of the Act is to generate €1billion in savings on the public service pay bill in 2010 in light of the need to reduce public...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that for the purposes of Capital Acquisitions Tax (Gift and Inheritance Tax), the relationship between the person who provided the gift or inheritance (i.e., the disponer) and the person who received the gift or inheritance (i.e., the beneficiary), determines the maximum tax-free threshold – known as the "Group threshold" – below which gift or...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Budget 2010 provided for a reduction of €1.48 billion in the public sector pay bill of which €1 billion related to pay rates and the remainder to the Public Sector Moratorium and other schemes including the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement. This €1.48 billion represents 8.5% of the expected pay bill for 2009 as published in the Revised Estimates for the Public Services 2009....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that tax relief in respect of mortgage interest paid on a qualifying home loan, i.e. a loan used for the purchase, repair, development or improvement of an individual's principal private residence, is paid through the tax relief at source (TRS) system. The mortgage provider or lender gives the relief, which applies to first-time buyers and non-first time buyers, at source....

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There is no agreement in place or being discussed as the Deputy suggests. The Deputy will be familiar with the Financial Regulator's Code of Conduct on Mortgage arrears which applies to all regulated lenders on a statutory basis. This Code applies only to mortgage lending activities to consumers in respect of their principal private residence in Ireland. The main features of the Code are...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department is currently working with the EU Commission on making an application for funding under the EU Solidarity Fund.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person concerned has not to date submitted all relevant and requested information to enable a review of his tax liability to be carried out. Accordingly, it is not possible to complete a review of the taxpayer's liability.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a capital gains tax refund for the year ending 2008 issued to the person concerned on 14 January 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 12 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Act 2003 gave the Commission the power to determine its staff requirements and to appoint staff members except for staff at or above the grade of Principal (Higher), for which the consent of the Minister for Finance is required. The figures available to my Department for Oireachtas staff in the named grades are as follows: Grade End...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is proposed to take No. a13, motion re membership of committees; No. b13, motion re referral of papers to the Joint Committee on Health and Children; No. 24, statements on the mid-west task force; No. 13, motion re proposal that Dáil Éireann notes the report of the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny, EU Scrutiny Report No. 29: COM (2009) 499, 500, 501, 502 & 503 - Draft legislative...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Order of Business is as laid before the House this morning. I did not hear an alternative proposal from the Opposition leaders who wish only to discuss banking matters. Let us be clear about one fact. Permanent TSB has not applied to join NAMA and it has not received one cent in capital from the State. Once again, Deputies Gilmore and Kenny referred to a collective entity called "the...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Permanent TSB is not in receipt of any moneys from the State and has not applied to join the National Asset Management Agency. Let us leave aside that matter for a moment.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Permanent TSB is and has paid money to the State for the benefit of the guarantee. The suggestion will, no doubt, be advanced in the next 24 hours that we should withdraw the State guarantee from the banks. Let us be clear about the consequences of doing so. The consequences of that would be to increase the cost of funding for those institutions. These are commercial realities upon which...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I was asked a specific question about a specific institution and I dealt with it. I should make clear that there is a clear commitment in the programme for Government to protect family homes. The interdepartmental group charged with examining this issue has already met twice and is progressing commitments in this regard.