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Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Revenue Commissioners that a refund of the Income Levy in the amount of €599.69 issued for payment to the bank account of the applicant on 3 June 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The amount paid by my Department in respect of carbon offsets for commercial flights undertaken for official travel by both the Minister for Finance and Minister of State at the Department of Finance for the period 14 June 2007 to 31 December 2009 are set out in the table. Period Ministerial Travel total spend on carbon offsets Minister of States Travel total spend on carbon offsets 14...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The costs of flights for staff headquartered in my Department's decentralised office in Tullamore in connection with events or meetings in Brussels, and which were charged to the Vote in the years in question, were as follows: Year 2008 2009 2010 (to date) € 1,855.51 355.72 105.66 Other travel and subsistence costs in respect of travel to events or meetings in Dublin and Brussels, which...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The below table sets out the total spend by my Department on public advertisements in national and local print media, radio and television for 2009 and to date in 2010. Year Amount 2009 â'¬56,734.90 2010 (to date) â'¬10,114.00

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy is aware arrangements in relation to exceptional liquidity assistance (ELA) are generally between the Central Bank and financial institutions concerned. However, the Central Bank has informed me that similar to other central banks, the Central Bank of Ireland can supply ELA to institutions when that is judged necessary. This facility is not part of regular monetary policy...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The NAMA business plan is a matter for the Board of NAMA. It was published by NAMA yesterday, 06 July 2010, on the NAMA website. I laid copies of the report before both Houses of the Oireachtas and arranged for copies to be sent to each Deputy and Senator.

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The first quarterly report was laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and published yesterday, 06 July 2010.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Chief Boundary Surveyor is a statutory officer appointed by the Minister for Finance pursuant to Section 1 of the, Boundary Survey (Ireland) Act, 1854. The office is combined with, though subsidiary to, that of Commissioner of Valuation. The level of remuneration paid to the occupier of the combined offices is equivalent to that of Assistant Secretary in the Civil Service. The...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Income tax receipts were 13,177 million euro in 2008 and 11,835 million euro in 2009. The forecast for 2010 is income tax receipts of 11,530 million euro. I understand from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that the Local Government sector was responsible for a total current expenditure of some 5.1 billion euro in 2008. Local authorities receive current...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Total tax receipts were 40,777 million euro in 2008 and 33,043 million euro in 2009. The forecast for 2010 is total tax receipts of 31,050 million euro. I understand from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government that the Local Government sector was responsible for a total current expenditure of some 5.1 billion euro in 2008. Local authorities receive current funding...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In accordance with the relevant EU Directive the overall excise duty on cigarettes is made up of a specific (fixed) element and an ad valorem element. Based on the information already available to my Department, and that supplied by the Deputy, Sweden have put forward proposals to move its excise duty on cigarettes from being one based mainly on the ad valorem element to one based mainly on...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners, who are responsible for the collection of tobacco products tax and tackling the illicit trade in cigarettes and tobacco products, that they are concerned at the level of cigarette smuggling and the illicit trade in cigarettes. It has to be acknowledged that tobacco taxes in Ireland are...

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Iarnród Éireann is a commercial state body within the ambit of my colleague the Minister for Transport, with whom I will take up this matter. I am concerned to facilitate SMEs tendering for public sector contracts and this must be balanced against the costs of running the tendering competition. I will contact the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: An allocation of €335,000 has been made in respect of my Department for the purpose of staff training and there has been no reduction in this allocation. The total amount spent from this allocation up to the end of June 2010 is €86,500 or 26% of the overall budget. Greater expenditure is normally profiled from the training budget arising from the operation of the refund of fees scheme...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Eligibility to apply for transfer from one Government Department to another is regulated in accordance with arrangements agreed centrally with the Civil Service unions. These arrangements apply to the transfer of civil servants within the Civil Service. The staff of the Pensions Board are public servants and are therefore not eligible to apply for transfer to a Civil Service post under the...

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I understand that a competition was held by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to establish a Clerical Officer panel in Limerick & Tipperary which was advertised in July/August 2008 in anticipation of creating a panel from which future vacancies could be filled. The competition required candidates to undergo tests at the first stage of the selection process. These tests were held during...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The cost of extending to the video game industry a tax relief similar to the scheme for film relief operating under Section 481 would depend on the level of uptake by investors and the amounts invested. I am not therefore in a position to provide such an estimate. I have no plans to extend Section 481 to the video game industry.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (7 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The following is the information requested in relation to my Department and information supplied by the Offices under the aegis of my Department. This information does not include applications for transfers to decentralised locations through the Central Applications facility (CAF) for which the Public Appointments Service have central responsibility. Finance The information does not relate to...

Banking Sector Crisis: Motions (8 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move: That Dáil Éireann: — having regard to the significant public concern about the scope and cost of measures that have been necessary to stabilise the Irish banking sector; — noting the recommendations of the reports, 'The Irish Banking Crisis: Regulatory and Financial Stability Policy 2003-2008', by the Governor of the Central Bank, and 'A Preliminary Report on The Sources of...

Banking Sector Crisis: Motions (8 Jul 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It was eventually.