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Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is expected that NAMA will substantially complete its work by 2020. The Agency announced in October 2017 that it had redeemed all of its €30.2bn in Senior Debt which was guaranteed by the State. However, notwithstanding the successful achievement of this primary and important objective, three years ahead of schedule, there is still a significant body...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: One member of staff (adviser) traveled to the launch of the NCP and NPF in County Sligo.  No travel and subsistence claims in relation to this event have been received, at the time of writing.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the transfer of a business and its associated assets within a family constitutes a conveyance on sale for stamp duty purposes. Stamp duty is payable by the person receiving the business assets. Where the business assets are sold or otherwise transferred for less than market value, section 30 Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 imposes a charge to stamp duty at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As you may be aware, the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities, payment of a fuel grant, and an exemption from Motor Tax. The tax reliefs under the scheme are very significant, with a maximum tax relief in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The review of the appropriate treatment for tax purposes of trade union subscriptions and professional body fees carried out by my Department in 2016 was included in the 2016 report on tax expenditures published on budget day 2016 . The review concluded that “analysis of the scheme using the principles laid down by the Department’s Tax Expenditure Guidelines shows that it fails...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Repayments (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Most loan agreements include a clause that allows the original lender to sell the loan on to another firm.  The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2015 (“the 2015 Act”) was introduced to fill the consumer protection gap where loans are sold by the original lender to an unregulated firm. Under the 2015 Act, if the firm who bought loans from the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bond Markets (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The NTMA have informed me that Schuldschein were issued by Ireland in March 2009, as well as in June and September 2010 with original maturities ranging from fifteen to twenty years. They were issued as a means of diversifying the Exchequer’s sources of funding. They were issued at fixed interest rates, similar to standard fixed-rate Irish government bonds. The weighted average...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bond Markets (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been informed by AIB and PTSB that neither bank have outstanding borrowings in Schuldschein bonds.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The ten-year National Development Plan (NDP) has been put in place to underpin the implementation of the National Planning Framework (NPF) to support the development of all counties and regions, both urban and rural areas. The NDP sets out an investment programme of €116 billion, aligned to the ten National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) detailed in the NPF which are critical to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Growth (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Exchequer funding envelope of €91 billion detailed in the National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2027 is underpinned by a prudent and moderate scenario relating to the economy’s potential growth over the period of the Plan. This ensures that the projected level of public capital investment over the ten years of the Plan is sustainable and affordable in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74, 79 and 80 together. The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) is an independent statutory body whose purpose is to provide an independent assessment of official budgetary forecasts and proposed fiscal policy objectives. While my Department did not consult with the IFAC in relation to the National Development Plan, IFAC's broad support for the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 77 together. My Department is collating the information requested in the Deputy's question from the file record which requires a review to be carried out on archived files and will respond to the Deputy directly in relation to this matter as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Annex 1 of the National Development Plan sets out capital ceilings for each Ministerial Vote Group for the five year period 2018 - 2022. As stated in section 3.6 of the Plan, these five-year ceilings will be maintained on a rolling basis for the period of the Plan, updated annually in the annual Estimates process to include a new fifth year. Capital ceilings by Ministerial Vote Group for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Annex 1 of the National Development Plan sets out capital ceilings for each Ministerial Vote Group for the five year period 2018 - 2022.  As stated in section 3.6 of the Plan, these five-year ceilings will be maintained on a rolling basis for the period of the Plan, updated annually in the annual Estimates process to include a new fifth...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works have raised the issue of ivy overhanging the Phoenix Park boundary wall at numbers one and two St Joseph's Cottages, Blackhorse Avenue with the Phoenix Park Special School. I can confirm that these works are a matter for the Health Service Executive and they have been notified of the issue.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 to 90, inclusive, together. Public procurement is the acquisition, whether under formal contract or not, of works, supplies and services by public bodies. National rules governing public procurement must comply with the relevant EU, WTO and national legal requirements and obligations. The aim of European and national rules is to promote an open,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister of State, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, and I are pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the select committee in connection with the 2018 Estimates for my Department's group of Votes. The group comprises a significant number of Votes as follows: the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform andseveral offices under its aegis, namely, the State Laboratory, the Public...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I will begin with the easier question. I never expected to utter those words. On the question related to Brexit and cross-Border funding, I assure the Deputy that it is a major focus for me and my Department. I will comment on the current position and what we would like to achieve in the future. In the immediate aftermath of the referendum in the United Kingdom on leaving the European...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: On the work on successor programmes to PEACE and INTERREG and the maintenance of funding under these programmes, there are two signature points coming up. The first will be in May, when we expect a communication from the European Council on its proposals for the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework, MFF. This is important because most of the funding used to underpin the programmes comes...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Votes 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - National Shared Services Office (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised)
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (Revised) (22 Feb 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Before I answer the Deputy's question directly, I will say a brief word about the earlier point that she put to me, as it is important to me. She raised the question with me previously, but I was not in a position to answer it fully then. She asked about where we were in terms of diversity in our appointees, particularly through the Public Appointments Service, PAS. In 2017, the proportion...