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Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (16 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 10 October 2013, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has made a voluntary disclosure to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2089/14]

Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The key element of this legislation is the provision to extend the applicability of the 1% betting duty applied in betting shops to telephone and Internet bets. This is very much an overdue piece of legislation as the Finance Act 2011 provided for to the extension of the betting duty subject to an appropriate licensing mechanism being...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: That is quite a lot. I thank the Minister.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: The Revenue Commissioners seem to be adopting a much more forensic and targeted approach to audits. One of the outputs from 2013 was that risk-based audit and compliance interventions yielded over €550 million. The targeted output for 2014 points to an increased yield from such interventions. Clearly, the Revenue Commissioners have had a lot of success in this regard. Can the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: The high-yield areas that have been identified.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: I have a question for the Minister. The matter is dealt with on page 31, context and impact indicator related information. It compares the targets that the office faced at the end of September, and then the outcome. It is falling considerably behind on accounts to be certified by the end of September 2013. It was to be 252 and in practice, it was 204. The percentage of current year...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: I wish to ask about one of the outputs listed for this year to complete the review of the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, including assessment of alternatives to outright sales for relatively illiquid properties such as qualifying investment funds. Could the Minister tell us about the NAMA review, which is a requirement under the legislation? Who will conduct the review and what is...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: What is the timeframe for the completion of the review?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: Will it be published in due course?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: What about Deputy Boyd Barrett's point about the €6.5 million for consultancy fees?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: On subhead A3, will the Minister indicate what accounts for the increase from €425,000 to €720,000?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: On a point of clarification, are we dealing with administrative subheads 1 to 8 and then dealing with each programme?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance (Revised)
Vote 8 - Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Revised)
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners (Revised)
Vote 10 - Office of the Appeal Commissioners (Revised) (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: I would like to thank the Minister for his comprehensive statement and welcome him and his officials here today for the Estimates meeting. In his statement the Minister strongly emphasised the positives and there have been positive events in the past 12 months, principally the exit from the troika programme, the National Treasure Management Agency's, NTMA, recent access to the markets, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance the requirements imposed on banks seeking proof of identity for customers under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010; if the banks are required or permitted to hold the customer proof of identity on file; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1567/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Numbers (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 116. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of staff employed by National Asset Management Agency; the total number of staff that have left the organisation in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55522/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 117. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of taxation raised from motorists in 2011, 2012 and 2013 from mineral oil tax, VRT, VAT, carbon tax and motor tax including driver licensing receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55523/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance the total cost incurred by his Department as part of the recent balance sheet assessments of the banks, which advisers were engaged as part of the process; the amount each of the advisers were paid; the person who will incur the cost of the balance sheet assessment; if a similar exercise will have to be carried out again as part of the euro area stress...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Sales (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures that apply when the National Assets Management Agency or a NAMA debtor is appointing a selling agent to dispose of a particular property; if the selling agent is obliged to notify NAMA or the NAMA debtor of all offers that have been made for the property; if he will provide details of the nature of the commercial relationship, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Eligibility (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount granted by way of mortgage interest relief in respect of principal private dwellings in each of the years 2010 to 2013; and the expected cost each year until the relief is withdrawn in 2017. [1174/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (15 Jan 2014)

Michael McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners have refused to issue a tax clearance certificate to compliant taxpayers because the Revenue is showing that the local property tax for 2014 has not been paid even if the person concerned made their return before the deadline and chose the single debit authorisation payment date of...