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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Corporation Tax Loss Relief is provided for by Section 396 of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997.  Loss relief for corporation tax is a long standing feature of the Irish Corporate Tax system. It allows for losses incurred in the course of business to be accounted for when calculating a business’ tax liabilities. This mechanism is a standard feature of Corporation Tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank has informed me that a mortgage lender is not obliged to require a guarantor of a mortgage loan to take out such a policy.  However, a mortgage lender is also not prohibited from making an offer of a mortgage loan contingent on the guarantor taking out a life assurance policy.  The following requirements apply in the case of a borrower: The Central...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Is é líon iomlán na foirne atá fostaithe ar fhoireann na Roinne ar an 31ú Deireadh Fomhair ná 330. Níl aon phost sa Roinn daingnithe mar phost a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leis, agus tá roinnt ball foirne a bhfuil ag an Roinn atá abalta déileáil le comhfhreagras agus ceisteanna i nGaeilge, más gá. Níl...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Níl aon phost sa Roinn daingnithe mar phost a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leis, agus tá roinnt ball foirne a bhfuil ag an Roinn atá abalta déileáil le comhfhreagras agus ceisteanna i nGaeilge, más gá. Tá an Roinn tar éis 62 folúmtais a líonadh I 2017.Tá 5 folúmtais  fós le líonnadh againn. There are no...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The matter raised relates to pension increase policy as it will apply to public service pensioners who have retired post end-February 2012. Section 6.2 of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020, which was published on 8 June 2017 at the conclusion of the public service pay talks, indicates that, over the duration of that agreement, for those who retired or will retire post...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Appointments to State Boards Data (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. The Board of the Public Appointments Service is the only State Board under the aegis of my Department. The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004, which established the Public Appointments Service (PAS), specifies that the chairperson and ordinary members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Communications (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not use any such accounts for official business.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Retirements (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In reply to the Deputy's question on this subject on 20 June last, I indicated that the review of issues relating to the compulsory retirement age in the public service which was being undertaken by my Department on foot of the report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives was nearing completion and that it was expected to be completed by the end of that quarter. That...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Data (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: There are three bodies under the aegis of my Department that receive in excess of €1 million funding from my Department and have 50% or more of their income come from public sources.  The funding for each body is summarised in the table below for years 2015, 2016 and 2017.  Subheads Body under the Aegis 2015 Outturn €m 2016 Outturn €m...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The table provides details of the contracts between my Department and the companies in question for the years 2011 to 2016: Year Company Amount  Purpose/Brief description of contract 2011 Deloitte €65,915 Expert external support for development of the Public Service Reform Plan 2011 2012 Deloitte €75,152 Expert external support for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered before that date was addressed with the relevant union interests under the provisions of the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA). From 1 November 2013 pre and post-2011 pay scales were merged into a single consolidated scale...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Foireann Roinne (28 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 153 together. Tá 418 baill foirne fostaithe ag an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe faoi láthair agus tá 4 baill foirne breise le tosnú ag obair leis an Roinn roimh dheireadh Mhí na Nollag, rud a chiallaíonn go mbeidh 422 baill foirne ag an Roinn. Thosaigh 100 baill foirne leis an Roinn i mbliana,...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 79:In page 75, between lines 7 and 8, to insert the following:“Report of Minister for Finance81. The Minister for Finance shall, not later than 9 months after the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dail Eireann a report on the issues relating to making provision in law for a tax on vacant residential property, the administration and implementation of such...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 78:In page 72, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of Schedule 24A to Principal Act (arrangements made by the Government with the government of any territory outside the State in relation to affording relief from double taxation and exchanging information in relation to tax) 77.Schedule 24A to the Principal Act is amended-(a) in Part 1 by...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The roadways will be included in the 25% element.

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: One of the reasons I am introducing this measure on Report Stage is the significant engagement we had on this issue with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 71:In page 65, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “Farm consolidation relief 65. (1) Section 81C of the Principal Act is amended⁠—(a) by substituting “24 months” for “18 months” in each place where it occurs, (b) in subsection (1)(a)⁠—(i) by deleting the definition of “PPS...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputy McGrath has proposed that a report on the options to incentivise charitable donations in the form of bequests and the transfer of shares to charitable organisations be prepared and laid before the Dáil. Capital acquisitions tax is a tax on the beneficiary of a gift or an inheritance. Section 76 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 provides that a gift or an...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I take the Deputies' points regarding the need for briefing on an amendment of this scale. It is something that I will take account of in future. I introduced the amendment on Report Stage because when I was working through the implementation of the change in non-residential commercial property and considering the consequences, it became apparent that there was potential to feed in to an...

Finance Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 68:In page 59, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“Repayment of stamp duty where land used for residential development 60.The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following section after section 83C:“83D. (1)(a) In this section⁠—‘appropriate part’, in relation to land, means the whole or, as the case may be, the...