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Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: The economic, analytical and other expertise currently within my Department is also available to my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In consultation with Minister Howlin, I will keep under review whether specialist expertise and advice may be required in order to supplement current resources. Under Section 11 of the Public Service Management Act, 1997 each Minister...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I will retain responsibility, in conjunction with the Government and the Oireachtas, for all tax policy issues.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a disposal to the National Roads Authority of farmlands under compulsory purchase is within the charge to Capital Gains Tax in the normal way. Compensation money for any kind of damage or injury to farmlands, such as injurious affection or disturbance, is also included within the charge. This charge is unaffected, under existing legislation, by...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have written to the person concerned for the necessary details. On receipt a PAYE Balancing Statement (P21) for the year 2010 will issue to the person concerned.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have written to the person concerned for the necessary details. On receipt, a PAYE Balancing Statement (P21) for the year 2010 will issue to the individual.

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: NAMA has directed all participating institutions to ensure that all credit applications are forwarded to it within ten business days of being received from debtors. NAMA, in turn, aims to respond to applications within ten business days of receiving them from institutions. Accordingly, in normal circumstances, a debtor credit application should, therefore, be processed within twenty business...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: The position is that legislation to provide the same tax treatment for civil partners as that provided for spouses is currently in preparation. It is intended that the legislation will have effect for the tax year 2011. As the Deputy is aware the shortened timescale for this year's Finance Act meant that it was not possible to include the legislation in that Act but it is intended that the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: The Government is committed to resourcing a Jobs Fund within its first 100 days in the Programme for Government. The details of individual measures, including the Jobs Fund items referred to at page 8 of the Programme for Government, are currently being considered by the Government for the purpose of delivering on this commitment.

Written Answers — Universal Social Charge: Universal Social Charge (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: There is a commitment in the new Programme for Government to carry out a review of the Universal Social Charge (USC). The terms of reference of the review have yet to be finalised. However, I expect these to be finalised shortly. I would anticipate that the review will be completed in time for Budget 2012.

Written Answers — Auditing of Accounts: Auditing of Accounts (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) has a wide audit remit covering the Central government area, Third level education bodies, non-commercial Semi State and Health sector bodies. Commercial State bodies are audited by private sector firms. The accounts of all bodies disclose the basis on which the accounts have been prepared whether cash or accrual. The C&AG conducts his audits in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I wish to inform the Deputy that no decision has been made regarding the timescale for the recruitment of an external person to head the Budget and Economic Policy Division in my Department. However, the matter will be kept under review.

Department of Finance (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: It is intended to establish a new Department of public expenditure and reform which will have responsibility for all public expenditure as well as the modernisation and reform of the public service. The Minister for Finance will retain responsibility for overall budget, tax and spending parameters while the Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform will be responsible...

Department of Finance (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I thank Deputy Lenihan for his good wishes and congratulations. The manner in which responsibilities are now being allocated in the Department is new. However, it is not entirely new. Deputy Lenihan will recall that it was quite common, over the years, to have a Minister for the Public Service with full Cabinet rank. It was also the practice to combine that portfolio with the functions of...

Department of Finance (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: Deputy Bruton produced a document containing the analysis that public service reform had failed over a series of Governments for two reasons. First, the person responsible, whether a public servant or a Minister, did not have full Cabinet rank. Second, even when the Minister with responsibility for public service reform had full Cabinet rank he did not have the influential policy levers to...

Jobs Fund (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: To the extent that the proposals for a jobs fund as set out in the programme for Government involve additional costs, these costs will have to be counterbalanced by offsetting measures to reduce expenditure or raise revenue. Over the coming weeks, I will be examining the options in this regard in conjunction with colleagues on the Economic Management Council and with the wider Cabinet. Full...

Jobs Fund (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: In our discussions with the IMF and the European partners, they made it quite clear, and we assented quite willingly because we made it quite clear during the election, that whatever changes we made to the conditions in the memorandum of understanding would be fiscally neutral. In other words, if we substituted a range of measures, whether taxes or expenditure savings, by another range of...

Jobs Fund (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: With regard to the measures I outlined in my reply, the measures for 2011 have a cost of €220 million and €640 million in a full year. We slightly overestimated our costs during the campaign so they are somewhat lower than the figures the Deputy has quoted.

National Debt (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 and 13 together.

National Debt (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: The purpose of the joint EU-IMF programme of financial support is to provide the necessary funding while Government continues the process of repairing the banking system, restoring the public finances to a sustainable position and assisting the economy to return to a path of sustained growth and job creation. The programme provides access to a secure source of funding which the State can...

National Debt (23 Mar 2011)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy pointed out, there is an ongoing and far-reaching debate on these issues. However, there is not a consensus, as he suggested. There are different views and the debate continues. I never said our debt was not sustainable; I said it could become unsustainable, which is a different issue. It could become unsustainable and we must be very careful to ensure it does not become so....