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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A review of the appropriate treatment for tax purposes of trade union subscriptions and professional body fees was carried out by my Department in 2016 and included in the 2016 report on tax expenditures published on budget day 2016. The review may be found at the following link: () The review concluded that: "...analysis of the scheme using the principles laid down by the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 285 together. I refer the Deputies to my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 53517/2017 on 14 December 2017. The legislation is on the list of priority legislation for publication in the Spring/Summer Session 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department provided grants totalling €1.95 million to Benefacts in the period 2015 to 2017 and concluded a further funding agreement with Benefacts at the end of last year. Under this agreement a grant of €950,000 was provided for in 2018. This grant was included in the 2018 Estimate for my Department, which was discussed at the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The ten-year National Development Plan (NDP) has been put in place to underpin the implementation of the National Planning Framework (NPF) to support the development of all counties and regions, both urban and rural areas. The NDP sets out an investment programme of €116 billion, aligned to the ten National Strategic Outcomes (NSOs) detailed in the NPF which are critical to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 289 and 290 together. As part of the negotiations last year leading to the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 all parties acknowledged “issues of concern relating to the increased length of salary scale for post 2011” new entrants and committed to examining these issues within 12 months of the commencement of the agreement. In general...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The information the Deputy has requested on the recruitment of Administrative Officers in the civil service is set out in the following file. Administrative Officers recruited by Department 2010 - 2017 (Source - National Shared Service Office, April 2018) Dept  2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Agriculture, Food & the Marine 1 3 2 1 7 12 10 Attorney General's Office ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy on expenditure on consultancy and related matters is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not enacted or published any pieces of legislation which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill is a priority for the Government in the spring/summer legislation programme. The purpose of the Bill is to promote and encourage data sharing between public bodies by providing a statutory framework for data sharing for legitimate and clearly specified purposes that are compliant with data protection law; and to improve the protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Regulator (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 304 to 308, inclusive, together. I have been advised by the Office of the National Lottery Regulator as follows: Pursuant to Clause 8.12 of the Licence to operate the National Lottery, the Operator is required to prepare the sales code of practice, and submit the Code to the Regulator for approval. Schedule 5 of the Licence further provides that the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm to the Deputy that there are no Clerical Officers or Clerical Assistants on temporary contracts in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of the Public Service Reform Plan, one of the actions under the Government's Property Asset Management Delivery Plan was the creation of an Intra-State Property Register. The Office of Public Works hosts this Register, which is a work-in-progress. The Register contains basic details of properties held by 94 public bodies. While the Office of Public Works hosts the Register, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, has responsibility for the delivery of the Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland.  The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has assisted the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to one aspect of the plan through the establishment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101, 102 and 122 together. I am advised by Revenue that the cost of the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) rebate for electric cars in 2017 is estimated at €5.3 million. There is no basis available to Revenue on which to forecast possible future costs as this is linked to the growth in the volume of electric car sales. The higher the rate of growth in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: This Government recognises that small businesses play a central role in the sustainable recovery of the Irish economy. To facilitate this, Government policy since 2011 has been focused on ensuring that all viable SMEs have access to an appropriate supply of credit facilities from a diverse range of bank and non-bank sources. However, the Deputy will be aware that in my role as Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Training (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that during 2016 the following expenditure was incurred by the Department in relation to the following training; - Certificate for Press Officer - €1,560. - MA in Political Communication €3,600.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Training (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that during 2016 the following expenditure was incurred by the Department in relation to the following training; - Certificate for Press Officer - €1,560. - MA in Political Communication €3,600.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: During 2017, the Department engaged through the Office of Government Procurement Framework Process, the services of the company (details supplied). The company undertook work under the Civil Service Dignity at Work policy. The Company was paid a total of €12,888.19 for their services.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107, 113 and 114 together. The Help to Buy (HTB) incentive was introduced in Finance Act 2016, backdated to 19 July 2016. The online HTB system was made available by revenue in January 2017 and I am assured by Revenue that there are no issues with the system and that it is robust and working correctly. I am advised by Revenue that there were 5,392 HTB claims...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Finance Act 2016 made certain changes to the taxation of qualifying companies, within the meaning of section 110 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (“TCA 1997”). The changes related to the taxation of profits which were derived from Irish land and buildings. Those changes took effect from 6 September 2016. A further amendment was made in Finance Act 2017 which came into force in...