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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Due to the nature of their roles, neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis have annual income streams from sources similar to motor tax, directly paid by persons to them.  The Office of Public Works will respond directly to the Deputy in line with Standing Order 42A.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of the ongoing reform of Ireland’s capital management systems, the Office of Government Procurement is conducting a review of construction procurement and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is reviewing the Public Spending Code. The purpose of these reviews is to strengthen the existing guidance to better align with the realities of project delivery and with a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Project Ireland 2040 (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237, 239 and 240 together. Due to the nature of their roles, neither my Department nor the bodies under its aegis, with the exception of the Office of Public Works, have projects under Project Ireland 2040. The main purpose of the capital investment undertaken by my Department is to deliver greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2017 (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Current estimates of certain demographic pressures in the areas of Health, Social Protection and Education were set out in Expenditure Report 2019 and included in the pre-committed current expenditure baseline for the period to 2021. These costs are set out again on an aggregate level in the recently published Summer Economic Statement.  The amounts allocated for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Supplementary Estimates by Vote for each of the last five years, on a net voted expenditure basis are available at the following link: The tables for each year reflect the Vote structure that was in place in that year. In a number of cases, a negative amount has been included for either current or capital expenditure. These negative figures represent amounts that were...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Expenditure Report 2014 was the first in which multi-annual Ministerial Expenditure Ceilings were published, setting out baseline gross voted current, capital and total expenditure for 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Ministerial Expenditure Ceilings as published in each Expenditure Report from Budget 2014 to Budget 2019 are available at the following link: This spreadsheet also sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: HSE Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Health Vote is in regular contact with the Department of Health regarding expenditure management. Each month, the drawdown of funds from the Exchequer is reported on against published expenditure profiles in the Fiscal Monitor, published by the Department of Finance. In addition, the HSE monthly Management Data Reports which include the information outlined...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 245 and 246 together. My Department has not previously had any capital projects over the value indicated by the Deputy’s office (€5 million). Similarly, the Department has no capital investment planned in projects over this value. Due to the nature of its role, my Department does not have any major capital projects. The main purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Data (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The percentage growth in gross voted current, capital and total expenditure from 2000 to 2019 is available at the following link: . These expenditure figures are available on . In a number of years, there are technical changes which impact on the year-on-year increases. This includes the disestablishment of the HSE Vote in 2014, with expenditure of the HSE now met by way of a grant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: All Government Departments and public bodies in receipt of public funding must comply, as appropriate, with the relevant requirements of Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) Circulars, Public Financial Procedures, Public Spending Code, the Civil Service Corporate Governance Standard or Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies, and Government Procurement...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department and I are committed to making a strong contribution to the collective efforts that we all need to make in respect of climate action.  For this reason, latest developments in respect of climate action are regularly discussed at the Department’s weekly Management Board meetings.  I attend these meetings once a quarter and the matter also features then. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (11 Jul 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As advised in the replies to Questions No.53934/18 of 18/12/2018 and No.17264/19 of 16/04/2019, an applicant may express a preference for mobility for up to 3 out of 46 Zones with an option to apply for any, or all organisations in Zone 1 to Zone 45, and up to 5 organisations in Zone 46 (Dublin). Staff members can apply for mobility within their current zone as well as other zones. A number...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51 and 52 together. I am aware of the issues facing many businesses in the leisure, sports and tourism sectors when it comes to the affordability and availability of insurance. Unfortunately, neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, can compel any insurer to continue operating in the Irish market as this is a matter of a commercial nature, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT (up to a certain limit) on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities, payment of a Fuel Grant, and an exemption from Motor Tax.  To qualify for the Scheme an applicant must be in possession of a Primary Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Data (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 and 55 together. I am informed by Revenue that the numbers of used Category A vehicles registered in Ireland from 2014-to date, having previously been registered in the UK, are as follows:  Year Total used VRT category A importations from UK 2019 to end July 60,289 2018 97,511 2017 91,386 2016 69,541 2015 45,495 2014 52,468 The registration...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Oil Specifications (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 152 together. I take it that the reference ‘tractor diesel’ in Parliamentary Question number 36319/19 is referring to Marked Gas Oil, commonly known as MGO or green diesel.  MGO is diesel that has been marked with fiscal markers to indicate that it has been released for consumption at a reduced rate of taxation. Council Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that the current legislation governing the registration of vehicles, provided for in Finance Act 1992, Part II, Chapter IV.  Section 131(2), does not specify a minimum age for owners. The question of persons using fake names and bogus addresses to acquire a vehicle for illegal activities is a law and order issue.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that it is not possible to accurately estimate from data held by Revenue the yield of a financial transactions tax.  The Deputy may be interested to note, however, that the yield from the Irish stamp duty of 1% on transactions in shares, stocks and marketable securities was €420.7m in 2018 and €425.3m in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the UK voted to leave the EU, the Central Bank has instructed firms on the need to have appropriate contingency plans in place to ensure continuity of business and to address key risks that may arise from Brexit.   In relation to credit institutions, as at end July, the majority of the 57 credit institutions selling financial products and services from the UK and Gibraltar to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (6 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that Large Cases Division was split into two Divisions in May 2018. The new Divisions are: Large Corporates Division (LCD) and Large Cases-High Wealth Individuals Division (LC- HWI).  The following table below, which reflects the combined LCD and LCD-HWI, sets out the number of instances where an original assessment was amended for the 4 years 2015 to 2018. The...