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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The final remuneration that Returning Officers receive for carrying out their duties in respect of the 2019 Local and European elections are not available as final accounts from Returning Officers are not due until six months after the election. The remuneration paid to Returning Officers’ for the 2014 European & Local Elections was €12.4m (this figure includes the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of my Department's spend on consultancy costs, professional fees, legal fees and advisory fees since its establishment in 2011 up to end Q1 2019 can be found at .

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Spending Code requires that Departments undertake an appropriate appraisal, such as cost benefit analysis (CBA) or cost effectiveness analysis, on all expenditure proposals with an estimated value in excess of €20 million, before any approval is given to proceed to procurement.  The Public Spending Code further requires Departments to submit their appraisals for such...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Children's Hospital (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Development Plan announced an investment programme of €116 billion over the period 2018 - 2027.  There will be no increase in this amount to facilitate the construction of the National Children's Hospital, therefore there will be no additional impact on GGB, GDP or GNI*.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Broadband Plan (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 and 217 together. As I have previously indicated, I intend to provide the additional capital required to fund the cost of proceeding with the National Broadband Plan from future revenues.  This will be done in the context of updating the overall multi-annual capital ceilings set out in Project Ireland 2040.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Spending Code is the set of rules and procedures that apply to ensure that value for money standards are upheld across the Irish Public Service. The Code sets out the appraisal/business case requirements for every publically funded project. It stipulates that every spending proposal should be appraised carefully but the resources spent on appraisal should be commensurate with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Travel (21 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 to 221, inclusive, together. Travel on official duty is an integral part of the functions carried out by many civil and public servants.  As a standard principle, public servants should always use public transport for official travel in the first instance, where suitable. Where the use of car is deemed necessary, the mileage rates are designed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, under Sections 99 and 202 of  the NAMA Act 2009, NAMA is legally prohibited from disclosing confidential information relating to debtors or their associated assets. Therefore NAMA is not in a position to comment on the information requested. The Deputy will also be aware that I, as Minister for Finance, have no role in respect of NAMA’s commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are ongoing discussions at the OECD on further reforms to the international corporate tax system.  Some countries have raised the issue of minimum effective corporate tax rates in that context.  I recently had the opportunity to discuss the OECD work with some of my EU counterparts on the margins of last week’s Eurogroup, and there was a more in depth discussion at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Setanta Insurance was placed into liquidation by the Malta Financial Services Authority on 30 April 2014. As it was a Maltese incorporated company, the liquidation is being carried out under Maltese law.   I am very conscious of the effect of the delays in the payment of compensation to Setanta claimants, and this is one of the reasons why I brought forward the Insurance (Amendment) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 to 88, inclusive, together. The database referenced by the Deputy is operated by Insurance Ireland, a representative trade body for the insurance sector. As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation and therefore have no role in the operation of this database referred to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: It is assumed that the question is referring to a co-habiting couple. Where a couple is cohabiting rather than married, they are treated as separate and unconnected individuals for the purpose of Income Tax. Each partner is a separate entity for tax purposes and, accordingly, credits, bands and reliefs cannot be transferred from one partner to the other. Cohabiting couples are expressly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note at the outset that as Minister for Finance, I have responsibility for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation in Ireland.  The relevant framework for the provision of life, non-life and reinsurance, and the supervision of that activity, is prescribed by EU Directives, principally the Solvency II Directive.  As set out within...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Supervision (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Data protection issues are a matter for the Data Protection Commission rather than the Central Bank of Ireland, and as such are in the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality.  However, Section 4.13(e) of the Consumer Protection Code 2012 provides that, in its terms of business, a regulated entity must provide a summary of the regulated entity’s policy in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (22 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Expenditure Report 2019 sets out the revised baseline for current expenditure out to 2021 after taking account a number of known pre-commitments. Inclusive in this are estimates of certain demographic pressures in areas of Health, Social Protection and Education. An allocation of an additional €0.45 billion is set out for these measures in both 2020 and 2021. These allocations are...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all the words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"notes that:— significant progress has been made in reducing the level of mortgage arrears; — Central Bank of Ireland statistics show that the number of primary dwelling mortgage accounts in arrears over 90 days has fallen from 98,700 in September 2013 to...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I seem always to rile Deputy Mattie McGrath when I put facts in front of him.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am used to the interruptions but I will continue on. I would have hoped for a broader appreciation from Deputy Harty of the facts in this context but he did not feel able to offer it on this occasion. Restating the anxiety and understanding, which I share with Deputy Harty, of the worry citizens face when dealing with arrears, I would have hoped to hear from the Deputy, whose...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: They are related. We are a country and we are an economy that has gone through a number of years of employment growth and income growth. A number of our banks still have a level of non-performing loans that is very high versus the European average. We went through many years in which Opposition speakers, I and many in this House criticised the fact that we either did not have an...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: People do not think the Deputy has the answers.