Results 19,161-19,180 of 32,999 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Fees (24 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: It should be noted from the outset that in practice fees for making FOI requests were largely abolished under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. In general, no fee whatsoever is charged for applications under the 2014 Act by an individual for their personal information. This applies at all stages the FOI process, including with respect to a review by the Information Commissioner. Based...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 to 133, inclusive, 136 and 137 together. The main civil service pay scales are published in circulars which are a matter of public record and available at . Rates from these scales have also been included in the list below for convenience. Annual Wage Whole time as of 1stSeptember 2019 Grade Minimum Scale point PPC€ Max Scale Point / Long...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that officials from my Department have met with representatives of Wicklow County Council to discuss the future of Rockbrae House and surrounding lands and are currently waiting for an updated position from the Council with regard to any potential proposals they have for the property. Until these considerations are advanced I am unable to provide a position on the future of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This question would be a matter for the Minister of Justice and Equality as Garda Síochána staff are employed by his Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Oireachtas Members' Remuneration (24 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 to 148, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Estimated annual savings to be made by: € Capping TDs’ salaries at €75,000 3,423,860 Capping Senators’ salaries at €60,000 507,120 Reducing the allowances (i.e. salaries excluding TD element) of Ministers and An Taoiseach by 50%...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Shared Services (24 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been informed by the National Shared Services Office (NSSO), who are responsible for the Payroll Shared Services Centre, of recent issues with the payroll system and the Core online portal. The NSSO have advised that there was a major power incident on Wednesday 28th August 2019 affecting the relevant Government data centre which hosts the Civil Service, and some Public Service,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In accordance with the VAT Directive the supply of bicycles is liable to VAT at the standard rate, currently 23%. It is not possible under Annex III of the VAT Directive to apply a reduced VAT rate to bicycles.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Central Bank that the Bank or the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) can take a summary prosecution for unauthorised activity. However, the Central Bank does not have the power to take prosecutions on indictment, which typically attract more significant penalties. This power rests solely with the DPP. Fines are imposed by a Court once an unauthorised provider has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Where a couple is cohabiting, rather than married or in a civil partnership, each partner is treated for the purposes of income tax as a separate and unconnected individual. Because they are treated separately for tax purposes, credits, tax bands and reliefs cannot be transferred from one partner to the other. Cohabitants do not have the same legal rights and obligations as a married couple...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Tax relief in respect of health expenses is provided for in section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. Health expenses is defined in that section as "expenses in respect of the provision of health care...including the services of a practitioner...". A practitioner is defined in the section as "any person who is– (A) registered in the register established under section 43 of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that section 130 of the Finance Act 1992 provides the definition of an ambulance for the purposes of registration and VRT. An ambulance must be type approved under the type-approval framework directive, Directive 2007/46/EC, and must meet the technical criteria in Annex XI of that directive to come within the scope of the registration provisions. This includes...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Rate (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 59 together. I have been advised by the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) that they are unable to provide the information requested in both Parliamentary Questions, in the allotted timeframe. The Central Bank have informed me that the information is not readily available and will require a detailed analysis of data. I will write to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 63, inclusive, together. I am advised by Revenue that as at 30 June 2019, the latest date for which such data has been collated, approximately €191 million in tax is the subject of open correlative relief claims. Table 1 includes the number of correlative relief claims made by companies for each of the years 2010 to 2019 (up to 30 June 2019),...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 64 to 67, inclusive, together. I am advised by Revenue that a sectoral breakdown of losses forward claimed on Corporation Tax returns and Income Tax returns is set out in the tables below for years 2015 to 2017 (inclusive). Information in respect of the 2018 tax year is not available, as the relevant tax returns are not yet filed. This information will be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Audits (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 to 71, inclusive, together. Tax administrations generally use assets and/or wealth as their main criteria for defining a High Wealth Individual (HWI), while some also include income criteria. I am advised by Revenue that its criterion to be considered a HWI and to therefore come within the remit of the HWI branches of its Large Cases – High Wealth...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Reports (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, my Department in conjunction with the Department of Rural and Community Development, issued a report on Local Public Banking in Ireland last year. The report concluded that there is not a compelling case for the State to establish a new local public banking system based on the German Sparkassen model in Ireland. A commitment was given in the report that my...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (25 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of Project Ireland 2040, Government allocated €2 billion to the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF), to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s five cities, regional drivers and other large urban centres. Management of these resources falls to my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in the first...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has been actively preparing for Brexit since the referendum took place. While a no-deal Brexit will never be Ireland's or the European Union’s choice, the risk of a no-deal remains significant and, therefore, no-deal preparations have the highest priority across Government. The aim of the Government’s preparations is to make sure that Irish citizens and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: To work through each of the Deputy's questions, the answer to his final question is "Yes". My objective is to be outlining a set of supports that are available only in a no-deal setting. On the magnitude of the supports, while it would be up to each Minister to outline the detail of how funding would be made available in a no-deal setting, what I will be doing on budget day is announcing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Preparations (26 Sep 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I acknowledge the supportive tone that all colleagues and parties have offered in dealing with the consequences of Brexit, in particular a no-deal Brexit. With regard to the Deputy's repeated question on whether the resources will go beyond €2.8 billion if we are in no-deal setting, the answer is "Yes". The consequences of dealing with more people becoming unemployed or of having to...