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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, it is important to note that as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation and my Department does not collect the type of information being sought by the Deputy. It is very difficult to compare insurance costs across Europe due to differences in legal and regulatory systems in each member state....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that, similar to the position that applies in the case of other taxes and duties, penalties can be imposed for various offences relating to local property tax (LPT), such as failure to submit a return or other documentation or the provision of false information. Thus, all taxpayers who fail to submit an LPT return, or who submit an incorrect LPT return, are liable to a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of the ongoing reform of Ireland’s public investment management systems, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is updating the Public Spending Code.  The purpose of this update is to strengthen the existing guidance to better align with the realities of project delivery and with a particular focus on improved appraisal, cost estimation and management.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Due to the scale of Government expenditure and the cash basis of Government accounting, the need for Supplementary Estimates can arise for a number of reasons, including policy decisions, timing issues and overspends. Supplementary Estimates are an important element of our expenditure management toolkit, allowing for the proper alignment of resources with allocations. The attached document...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2019 sets out estimates of certain demographic pressures in the areas of Health, Social Protection and Education as pre-committed elements of the current expenditure baseline for the period to 2022. These are primary areas of current expenditure which are particularly impacted by demographic changes. For 2020 an amount of €0.45 billion has been allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Managing expenditure within the overall fiscal parameters has been a key factor in ensuring that our fiscal targets have been achieved. A key responsibility of each Minister and Department is delivering public services efficiently and effectively within their budgetary allocations. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is in regular contact with all other...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (3 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Procurement is key priority for Government and has undergone significant reform aimed at ensuring the sustainable delivery of much needed public services while also encouraging and supporting SME participation in these business opportunities. This approach is beneficial for the State because it nurtures competition which ensures value for money is maintained and provides SME with a platform...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A Cheann Comhairle, this is a budget without precedent. INTRODUCTION In bringing it to this House, we seek to manage risk for our nation while aiming to make progress on so much, from the health of our national finances to the quality of our public services and to the great challenge of climate change. But these are also times without precedent. As we respond, we do so with the...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The sequencing and deployment of the balance of the €390 million of Brexit contingency funding will be determined closer to the time. This funding will assist our farms, businesses and citizens should a no-deal Brexit happen. Alongside this, €365 million will also be provided for extra social protection expenditure to support those at risk of losing their jobs or who have lost...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----to increase the price of carbon from €20 today to €80 per tonne by 2030. This would raise an additional €6 billion that could be invested in decarbonising our economy while also protecting the most vulnerable from the increases in living costs associated with the carbon change. I know that this will not be easy for everyone.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Therefore, instead of a larger increase in any one year, I am committed to a €6 increase as a first step towards this target. It is the Government’s intention and my ambition to increase this steadily to meet the 2030 target. This increase will apply from midnight tonight to auto fuels but its application to other fuels will be delayed until May 2020, after the winter heating...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----deliver new environmental schemes in Irish food and agriculture; and invest in our low-carbon future. Investing in our low carbon future We know that climate disruption is already impacting our country. In the midlands in particular, job losses are already being experienced. Midlands communities understandably feel very threatened by the potential closure of Bord Na Móna and...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----including Bord na Móna and the relevant unions, and will work closely with the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, and with a local task force. Investment of this scale in energy efficiency will support more than 400 environmentally sustainable jobs, with up to 100 more jobs through expanded peatlands rehabilitation. Other climate related tax changes In relation to...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----in increasingly diverse areas. Extension of relief for farm restructuring As such, and subject to state aid approval, I am extending the farm restructuring relief, introduced in budget 2013, to the end of 2022, with no change to the conditions of the relief. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Agriculture and rural development are cornerstones of our economy. They support so many...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Conscious of the particular impact that a no-deal Brexit will have on our rural economy, the Government stands ready to further increase the level of investment already in place. TOURISM The tourism sector is another key part of our economy, rooted in communities and supporting rural job creation. It has been performing very well in recent years. A record 10.6 million visitors from...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This funding includes a portion of the 2020 carbon tax revenues to support the sector. From this, I am providing €9 million for sustainable mobility projects around the country, including for greenways and new urban cycling projects.

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am allocating an additional €3 million for electric vehicle infrastructure. This will double the number of local authority on-street charge points that will be installed in 2020-----

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----support a new scheme to install communal charging points at apartment blocks and facilitate the roll-out of fast charging points to taxi ranks at transport hubs around the country. In addition, €8 million will be allocated to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to maintain grants for individuals purchasing electric cars. These measures represent...

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: House price increases are moderating and Government policies are helping but more needs to be done. We will also continue to engage with the credit union movement on appropriate mechanisms for it to establish a vehicle-----

Financial Resolutions - Budget Statement 2020 (8 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: -----to invest in approved housing bodies. Homelessness Despite the significant investment in homelessness in the past couple of years, the numbers in receipt of homeless services of course remains too high. Therefore, I am allocating a further €20 million for homeless services, bringing total funding to €166 million in 2020. This will provide support to citizens in emergency...