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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 104. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on establishing a public banking model here along the lines of a Sparkasse model in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28611/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 105. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department's report on corporation tax will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28612/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 21 June 2018, the annual cost of removing the income tax, including USC and PRSI, on dividend income and replacing it with a flat rate of taxation on dividend income of 20%, 30% and 40%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28613/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of expanding the CGT entrepreneurial relief to include individual external investors, such as angel investors and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28614/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 114. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual number of persons based on the most recent data that have availed of the entrepreneurial relief for CGT; the annual cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28621/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of expanding the SURE scheme to include persons that were previously self-employed before establishing a new company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of removing the 30% share ownership restriction for the EIIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28616/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of increasing the annual cap for the EIIS from €150,000 to €1 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28617/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Deduction Systems (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 111. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of expanding the foreign earnings deduction to an extra country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28618/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Deduction Systems (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual number of persons based on the most recent data that have availed of the foreign earnings deduction; the annual cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28622/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of removing the outsourcing restriction on the research and development tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the research and development tax credit by companies employing fewer than 10, 10 to 50, 50 to 250 and companies employing more than 250 employees, respectively; the associated annual cost for each classification of company based on the most recent data in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: I welcome Mr. O'Flynn and his colleagues. I also welcome Deputy Joan Collins. I thank Mr. O'Flynn for his presentation. I join others in commending the group. It is a group of immense conviction. It has stayed the course on this issue. As Deputy Pearse Doherty said, it has helped to shape public debate and has had influence - more than its members might think. Based on the figures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: With regard to the argument of the European Central Bank, that institution would take it back to monetary financing, stating the origin of all of this was the emergency liquidity assistance that Anglo Irish Bank or IBRC was able to access using the promissory notes. Its argument is that this funding was temporary and has to be taken out of the system, as such, because otherwise it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Sale of Promissory Note Bonds: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: I have final question and then I will have to leave because I tabled a question to the Minister for Health and it is due to be taken in the Dáil. The members of the committee are meeting the ECB in September. There will be an opportunity to follow up on this in Frankfurt at that stage. I hope to be there. I will also raise the issue with colleagues. We can liaise with Mr. O'Flynn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: I apologise for being late. I was speaking in the Chamber. I welcome Mr. Kavanagh, Mr. Butler and the people in the Gallery. I ask the Chairman to cut me off if any of my questions have been asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: The Chairman would, and he would be justified. That would be okay. I have been aware of this issue for some time. I raised it in the past, for example during Deputy Michael Noonan's time as Minister for Finance. The response from the Department and the Minister then and now has been that the EBS is at arm's length and has nothing to do with the Department, and that all commercial and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: Was it legally permissible for the EBS to take that approach under the contract?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: EBS Tied Agents: Discussion (28 Jun 2018)

Michael McGrath: Okay.