Results 14,021-14,040 of 27,019 for speaker:Michael Noonan

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Records (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The Department has procedures relating to records management. These procedures include additional controls related to sensitive files and documents. As part of the process, the section in the Department to whom the file is registered specifies whether the file should only be seen by that section. On the file tracking system the file is marked on the comment field as containing private and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Voluntary Sector Funding (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: My Department has not funded any community or voluntary organisation in 2013. In the past there were payments from the Vote for the Office of the Minister for Finance  to the promoters of certain charitable lotteries. These payments were funded by the National Lottery.  However, the functions that gave rise to the payments were transferred to the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank Loans (21 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy will find below a table with a breakdown of Irish projects assisted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) including: the amounts for loans approved; the approval date; the sector involved; and the signature dates for the loans approved in respect of the period 2008 2013. The Deputy should note that the total amount of EIB support in a particular year may include loans approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The purpose of the Tax Clearance scheme is to ensure that persons who derive economic benefit from: - A licence/permit to conduct certain activities in the State, and/or - Receipt of contracts/grants, subsidies and other payments from the State are in compliance with their tax obligations. A Tax Clearance Certificate is a written confirmation from the Revenue Commissioners that a person's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I refer the Deputy to PQ 2424/14 which was answered on the 21/01/14. Section 227 of the NAMA Act 2009 requires me to complete a review of NAMA every 5 years. The purpose of the review is to assess the extent to which NAMA has made progress toward achieving its overall objectives, and decide whether continuation of NAMA is necessary having regard to the purposes of the Act. Due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Loan Book (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: NAMA advises that this information is not currently available in the format sought by the Deputy.  Once NAMA has collated the information in the format requested and subject to any commercial sensitivity it will be provided to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Legal Cases (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised that due to commercial confidentiality and sensitivities the Special Liquidators are unable to provide information in relation to the current status and the approach being taken for each of the legal cases involving IBRC (In Special Liquidation). All relevant disclosures in respect of legal cases involving IBRC (In Special Liquidation) are publicly available through...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Court Cases (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: NAMA reports to the Minister for Finance pursuant to Section 55 of the NAMA Act on a quarterly basis on, inter alia, all legal proceedings commenced by it or by one of its group entities. These reports contain information on the title to the proceedings, the parties to the proceedings, and the reliefs sought. As the Deputy may be aware, these reports are available to members of the public and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy could not be collated in the time available. I will respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy could not be collated in the time available. I will respond directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I provided in the Finance Act 2013 for the diesel rebate scheme. This is a repayment scheme to qualifying road haulage and bus operators of a part of the mineral oil tax paid on their purchases of auto-diesel for use in the course of business. In order to qualify for the repayment, the auto-diesel must be purchased by the qualifying road transport operator; either in bulk (a quantity over...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Staff Issues (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I can inform the Deputy that the Banks have provided me with the following details regarding staff loans, loan write offs and related matters: 1)Allied Irish Banks In line with other financial institutions, AIB had a policy of offering favourable loan rates to staff. This policy has been discontinued for standard new lending to AIB staff. With regards to workout situations in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The One-Parent Family Tax Credit has been replaced with a new Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit from 1 January 2014. The Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit will be of the same value, i.e. €1,650, as the existing One-Parent Family Tax Credit and will also carry the same entitlement to the extended standard rate tax band of €36,800 per annum. However, the new credit will be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy is aware, the One-Parent Family Tax Credit has been replaced with a new Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit from 1 January 2014. The Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit is of the same value, i.e. €1,650, as the former One-Parent Family Tax Credit and also carries the same entitlement to the extended standard rate tax band of €36,800 per annum. However, the new...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Outsourcing of Public Services (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: In response to the Deputy's question during 2012 my Department outsourced the provision of Security Services for our Tullamore offices to a private Company. The successful company was Manguard Plus and the estimated savings that can be achieved as a result of outsourcing the function in Tullamore is around €55k. I have been informed by the Office of the Revenue Commissioner that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (22 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Performance related payments made to National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) staff are published in the NTMA's Annual Report and are set out in the table below. Year Total Amount of Performance Related Pay Number of Staff who received Performance Related Pay 2012 €43,100 6 2011 €62,610 5 The personnel who...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NewERA Remit (23 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: In September 2011 the Government announced the establishment of NewERA, initially on a non-statutory basis, within the NTMA. The core activities of NewERA since its establishment have been:  advising on the disposal or restructuring of State assets; activities to facilitate investment in economic infrastructure; and provision of corporate finance and governance advice in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management (23 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 43 together. The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) was valued at €15.6 billion at 30 September 2013. The directed portfolio (public policy investments in Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland made at the direction of the Minister for Finance) was valued at €9.0 billion and the discretionary portfolio (the investment of which remains...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Job Creation (23 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: It has not been possible to prepare a reply in the timeframe available. I will write to the Deputy once the issue raised has been explored.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (23 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: At the outset, it should be noted that the issue of flood cover and its unavailability is one which I am familiar with. I am also very conscious of the difficulties that the absence of such cover can cause to householders and businesses. However, I am not in a position to direct insurance companies to provide flood cover to specific individuals. The issue of provision of new flood cover or...