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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Lobbying Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Since March 2016, my Department has received nine Representations from a number of organisations regarding the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, as follows: - IBEC - Hume Brophy - Responsible Retailing of Alcohol in Ireland – 3 Reps received - Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland - Alcohol Health Alliance – forwarded to Department of Health for direct response - Q4 PR - HSE West -...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: S396c was a provision introduced by the NAMA Act 2009 which limited the amount of trading losses incurred by a NAMA participating bank that could be set-off against future trading profits. The set-off was limited to 50% of the profit in any given year. It did not disallow any tax losses from being utilised but instead lengthened the period over which they could be used. Section...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Earned Income Credit was introduced in Budget 2016 and then increased in Budget 2017.   The tax credit is available to taxpayers with active self-employed trading or professional income and to business owners or managers who do not have access to the PAYE credit on employment income from their business. The credit provides a significant benefit to small business-owners right...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Investigations (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is under the aegis of the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation. Furthermore, section 949(3) of the Companies Act 2014 provides that the Director of Corporate Enforcement shall be independent in the performance of his statutory functions. Therefore, I, as Minister for Finance, have no direct function in such matters. I am informed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the announcement in Budget 2017 of the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks in April 2018, a public consultation was opened until 3 January this year. The consultation invited interested stakeholders to make submissions in relation to the design, scope and practical implementation issues of the tax. Thirty submissions were received, the majority of which...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that as the change to Capital Gains Tax entrepreneur relief took effect from 1 January 2017 and, as the tax returns for 2017 are not due to be filed until late 2018, it is not possible to provide information in respect of the level of uptake at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, on a foot of a review of share based remuneration conducted in 2016, it was announced in the Budget 2017 that work had commenced on the development of a new, SME-focused, share-based incentive scheme, to be introduced in Budget 2018. It was noted that such an incentive would require the approval of the European Commission and that officials would be engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2017 (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the Budget 2017 announcement by my predecessor, officials of my Department re-engaged with the Charities Institute to examine options in this regard. However, the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions. 

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Yield (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the excise duty collected on tobacco products in the years 2014 to 2016 is available on the Revenue's website at: . The estimate for the Excise to be collected on tobacco products in 2017 is €1,200 million. 

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that statistics on the Help To Buy (HTB) scheme are available on the Revenue Statistics webpage at . These statistics, which are updated on a monthly basis (mostly recently at end September), provide a range of information in respect of the scheme, including the number of approved applications and the estimated total cost of approved HTB claims to date. As of 29...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Budget 2017 specified three compliance measures: amendments in relation to Section 110 and fund changes (projected yield of €50 million), tackling offshore tax evasion (€30 million) and increased resources for Revenue to confront non-compliance (€50 million). I am informed by Revenue that it is too early to accurately assess the impact of, or collection under, these...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Sections 32D and 32E of the Central Bank Act 1942 (as amended by the Central Bank Reform Act 2010), provide that the Central Bank Commission may make regulations prescribing levies and fees to be paid by entities subject to regulation by the Central Bank, subject to my approval as Minister for Finance. The annual Industry Funding Levy is designed to recoup, directly from regulated entities,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that NAMA is a wind down vehicle, which is repaying its debt and maximising the value of its remaining assets.  There are valuable expertise and skills in NAMA which may have a role to play in future housing delivery. Work is ongoing in considering how this expertise may be best utilised, giving due cognisance to the various legislative, balance sheet and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excessive Deficit Procedure Implementation (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The estimated structural deficit for 2016 was -1.4 per cent of GDP, as published in the Summer Economic Statement 2017.  As the structural balance is a function of the general government balance (GGB), it may be updated should the Central Statistics Office revise the GGB in its October Excessive Deficit Procedure transmission to Eurostat. The structural balance is also a function of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Collection (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In July this year I brought a joint memorandum to Government on behalf of myself and Minister Humphreys seeking approval of a Public Service Records Management Plan. The Government has approved this plan, which is to be implemented by the National Archives with the support of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The plan is to be carried out over three years and aims...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: All payments are made with regard to the provisions of Payment of Wages Acts.  There are approximately six hundred pay adjustment cases with PeoplePoint related to acting up allowances, assignment to higher scale and pay on promotion, of which 50% are over thirty days old. A specialist team is dedicated to progressing the abovementioned cases. It is expected all pay...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Superannuation Schemes (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Spouses’ and Children’s Scheme is a contributory scheme, membership of which is compulsory for men appointed on or after 1 January 1969 and women appointed on or after 1 June 1981. Men and women serving prior to the relevant dates were given options to join the scheme. The original scheme provides pensions for the spouse and/or dependent children of a member...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The draft general scheme of the Data Sharing and Governance Bill was approved by Government and published in August 2015. 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: Civil Service Staff Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The latest reconciled figures relating to end-Q2 2017 are that there were 771 serving Principal Officers at end June 2017 (in full-time equivalent or FTE terms), made up of 472 FTEs serving at PO standard, and 299 FTEs serving at PO higher.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (10 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy on the numbers of personnel serving in particular senior grades in the Civil Service is set out in the table below (in full-time equivalent or FTE terms).  Grade Serving Numbers Secretary General 27 Deputy Secretary 11 Assistant Secretary 135 Principal Higher 299