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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The amount of Exchequer funds granted to non-commercial semi-State bodies and agencies is listed in the Revised Estimates for Public Services (REV) each year under the section entitled "Detailed Expenditure Information On Non-Commercial Semi-State Bodies and Agencies". The table below lists the total amounts paid in each of the last ten years. 2000 €2,237 m 2001 €2,744 m 2002...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department has recently retained the services of staff with economic expertise to advise on economic policy issues. Under their terms of their employment, they are subject to the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1963 as amended by the Freedom of Information Acts, 1997 and 2003. In addition, they are required not to disclose to third parties any confidential information especially...

Written Answers — State Savings Initiatives: State Savings Initiatives (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I note the helpful suggestion in the correspondence forwarded to me by the Deputy. I think it is worth pointing out that the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) offers a comprehensive suite of State Savings products, details of which are available on the NTMA's website www.StateSavings.ie or by calling 1850 30 50 60. The full range of State Savings products, which are available at...

Written Answers — Offshore Betting: Offshore Betting (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have stated previously that it is my intention to widen, if possible, the tax base on which betting duty would be applied. Bets placed either online or over the phone are generally with out-of-State companies so applying betting duty is therefore problematic. My officials, in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Nov 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. Ireland already applies a high specific duty element and a low ad valorem element in setting its excise duty for cigarettes relative to other Member States. It is intended to continue that approach in setting our excise duty for cigarettes. ...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated full year yield to the Exchequer, estimated by reference to 2011 incomes, of a 1% point increase in the top rate of income tax for those single individuals with incomes over €100,000 and married couples with incomes over €200,000 as referred to by the Deputy would be of the order of €57 million. Consequently, the top rate of...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 5 of the National Lottery Act 1986 provides that the surplus from the National Lottery may be used for the following purposes: sport and other recreation; national culture, including the Irish Language; the arts, within the meaning of the Arts Act 1951; the health of the community; and for such other purposes as the Government may determine. The following additional categories have...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 to 203, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the accompanying table. The yield from these three tax-heads increased steadily during the first half of the decade, to peak at a combined amount of just under €7.2 billion in 2006. However, this figure had fallen to just €1.7 billion in 2009, a decline of over 75 per...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is my intention that all necessary legislative changes in the area of taxation arising from the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act will be provided for in the next Finance Bill.

Written Answers — Cash for Gold Schemes: Cash for Gold Schemes (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The practice to which the Deputy refers is not supervised or regulated by the Central Bank. For information, the Deputy may wish to note that the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority ceased to exist with the commencement of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 on 1 October 2010 and its regulatory functions were subsumed into the Central Bank of Ireland.

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department has not awarded or given any printing contracts to any company from outside the State in the past three years.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the refund of Deposit Interest Retention Tax in this case was held pending submission of outstanding income tax returns. According to Revenue records a reminder letter issued to the customer on 14th. October 2009 advising that the refund could not be issued until outstanding Income Tax Returns (Forms 11) for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 were...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Office of Public Works states that the following lists schedule the buildings and structures, owned (142) or leased (22) in Cork city and county. The leases scheduled are all of an annual rental value of €10,000 and above.

Written Answers — Departmental Committees: Departmental Committees (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Committee for Public Management Research was wound up at the end of 2007, following a review. The table below sets out the details of meetings, allocated funding and expenditure during the years 2005 - 2008. 2005 2006 2007 2008 No. of meetings 5 4 2 0 Allocated funding â'¬406,400 â'¬406,400 â'¬406,400 0 Expenditure â'¬399,210 â'¬409,920 â'¬380,520 â'¬190,396 Funding...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy has clarified that the information sought is in respect of high level groups appointed by myself to examine a specific issue and involve stakeholders outside the Department such as interest groups. The table below sets out the detail requested in respect of such groups. Entity Purpose Date formed and number of times the group has met Credit Union Advisory Committee The Credit...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The measurement of administrative burdens using the Standard Cost Model is an exercise that was called for by business, as a baseline for the 25% administrative burden reduction programme, and is being carried out across all Departments with any substantive regulation that affects business. My Department has already listed burdens arising from regulations under its responsibility, e.g....

Written Answers — Civil Service Language Service: Civil Service Language Service (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Language training programmes in the civil service are provided by Gaeleagras and the Civil Service Language Centre which operate under the aegis of the Civil Service Training and Development Centre in my Department. Gaeleagras Gaeleagras delivers training in the Irish Language to civil servants to enable Departments to meet their obligations under the Official Languages Act, 2003. It...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, to ensure compliance with the conditions of the credits claimed, additional information was requested. The application will be processed on receipt of this additional information.

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On 25 October the United Kingdom and Switzerland signed a declaration on the initiation of negotiations on the expansion of cross-border cooperation in tax matters and improved market access for banks. These negotiations are expected to commence at the beginning of 2011. Ireland recently concluded negotiations with Switzerland on a Protocol to the Ireland Switzerland Double Taxation...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In order to improve access to bank information held offshore and to promote international co-operation in tax matters I can advise the Deputy that Tax Information Exchange Agreements are in force with the Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar. An Agreement with Guernsey has been concluded and ratified by Ireland. It will come into force when it has been ratified by Guernsey. A Tax...