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- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 62:In page 55, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “Taxation treatment for self-employed contractors 54.The Minister shall within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report assessing the taxation treatment of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by self-employed contractors, including but not limited to a...
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 63:In page 57, after line 32, to insert the following:“VAT treatment in respect of children’s footwear and clothes58. The Minister shall within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report examining the options for reviewing, in respect of children’s footwear and clothes, the size limits that are currently zero...
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: Shoes.
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: If we carry out a review we will flush out that issue. The price differential is not solely explained by VAT. Products are marketed in a way that shows a range up to 5.5 for footwear, but beyond that the range differs and a completely different price model is used. That is the reality. VAT is part of the price differential because the simple truth is that clothing and footwear sizes...
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: I was not aware there was a review in 1997. I welcome the commitment from the Minister of State. I take it the Department will ask Revenue to come back to us through the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach once the matter has been scoped out. On that basis, I will withdraw the amendment.
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: Hopefully there is no after-hours.
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: This is a seven and a half page amendment to the Finance Bill, which is coming in on Report Stage. While I support the substance of it I reiterate the point that was made earlier by a number of Deputies about adequate briefing material being provided in advance to enable us to properly assess amendments. It is a point that is well made. I ask that in future it would be accommodated. ...
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: On the issue of 75%, while I realise this is a technical and detailed anti-avoidance measure, must the footprint of the buildings account for at least 75% of the total surface area of the land to avoid a clawback? Must the open space, roadways and so on in the estate account for less than 25% of the total area?
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: I assume there has been full consultation with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government on the planning guidelines in place for residential developments. The figure appears to be very low.
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 75:In page 66, after line 36, to insert the following:“69.The Minister shall, within six months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before the Oireachtas a report on the options to incentivise donations to charity in legacies and also options to incentivise donations to charity through the donation of shares.”. This amendment provides that the...
- Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: I accept the Minister's reply in good faith. Certain groups have made specific proposals to improve legislation in this area, notwithstanding the existing tax code and the provisions the Minister set out. I will engage with the Minister and his officials on the matter and withdraw the amendment on that basis.
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 62. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the staffing levels at the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority; if she is satisfied with the levels of staffing; if the authority is in a position to fulfil its functions effectively with existing resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49815/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 77. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 16 November 2017, the penalties that will now apply to persons who come forward with a declaration after the 4 May 2017 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 78. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 16 November 2017, the role of financial institutions regulated here in providing information to the Revenue Commissioners in respect of offshore income sources and assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49818/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid Investigations (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact with a company (details supplied) including details of meetings held and correspondence exchanged since 1 September 2017 in respect of the collection of the money due under the EU state aid rules; the position on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49819/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Bank's role in monitoring the methodology used by bank lenders, non-bank lenders and unregulated lenders to calculate mortgage arrears; the enforcement powers the Central Bank has relating to the miscalculating of mortgage arrears; the steps that the Central Bank has taken regarding the apparent miscalculation of mortgage arrears by (details...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has undertaken reviews or investigations relating to the miscalculation of mortgage arrears in individual lenders or in the industry as a whole; the number of investigations that have taken place; the outcomes of those investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49839/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman Data (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases taken to the Financial Services Ombudsman in each of the past four years regarding the miscalculation of mortgage arrears, the number that were found in favour of the borrower; the number that were found in favour of the lender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49840/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if legal proceedings have been taken place against the borrowers involved in the apparent miscalculation of mortgage arrears; if the borrowers have lost homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49841/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (23 Nov 2017)
Michael McGrath: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank has authority to investigate and impose a fine on an unregulated loan owner in the event that the loan owner has miscalculated the amount of mortgage arrears a borrower faces; when the function of calculating mortgage arrears lies with the unregulated loan owner and not the regulated credit servicing firm; and if he will make a statement...