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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme provides relief from VAT and Vehicle Registration Tax, an exemption from motor tax and a grant in respect of fuel expenditure, on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a permanently and severely disabled person within the terms of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 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: EU Directives (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Insurance Distribution Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in February 2016 and must be transposed into Irish law by 23 February 2018. It will replace the Insurance Mediation Directive which was adopted in 2002 to regulate point of sale insurance products and will create a single market for the sale of insurance products. The Insurance Distribution...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Universal Social Charge (USC) was introduced in Budget 2011 to replace the Income Levy and Health Levy. It was a necessary measure to widen the tax base, remove poverty traps and maintain revenue to reduce the budget deficit. It is a more sustainable charge than those it replaced and is applied at a low rate on a wide base. However, the base for USC does not include payments made by the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Under Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act 1942 (as amended) (“the Act”), the Central Bank may hold an inquiry to determine whether or not a financial service provider is committing or has committed a suspected prescribed contravention. The Central Bank may also hold an inquiry to determine whether or not a person concerned in the management of a regulated financial service...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Assessment (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, one of the central policy aims of the Help to Buy initiative is to help make mortgages more accessible to first-time buyers, many of whom have difficulty securing the required deposit under the Central Bank macro-prudential rules. Individuals who are in a position to avail of a mortgage at a lower loan-to-value ratio than 70% are considered to have sufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Efforts are continuing to seek Ireland’s removal from the Brazilian black list. A technical delegation from the Department of Finance and Revenue met with Brazilian officials earlier this year to seek a resolution to this issue. Since then there has been continuing contact with the Brazilian authorities at official level. The issue was also raised directly with the Brazilian Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Programme (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government Legislative Programme was published by the Chief Whip Joe McHugh T.D. on 19 September following consultation with the Attorney General and Government Departments including the Department of Finance. My Department has three items included on the list of Priority Legislation for Publication this session. The title and purpose of each of those Bills is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the banks in which the State is a shareholder are independent commercial entities, I as Minister do not have a role in their strategic or operational management. The information requested by the Deputy is therefore not held in my Department. I have asked the relevant institutions to respond to the Deputy's request. AIB: "For commercial confidentiality reasons AIB does not publicly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that it is not the practice of the Minister for Finance to discuss the details of measures which may be under consideration as part of the Budget and Finance Bill.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It is the long-standing practice of Ministers for Finance not to comment on what may be contained in upcoming budgets.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that all vehicles that are type approved by the relevant competent body as M1 or N1 vehicles are registered by Revenue as M1 or N1 vehicles. Following the introduction of a laser measurement system in 2016, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) provided Revenue with a list of new vehicles that they had measured and that did not qualify as N1 vehicles....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtor Agreements (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In order to meet its primary objective of obtaining the best achievable financial return for the State from its acquired loans, NAMA may provide funding to its debtors and receivers to protect and enhance their assets so as to optimise their income-producing potential and disposal value. Since inception, NAMA has advanced loans to its debtors and receivers for a range of purposes,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Cost of Insurance Working Group – which is now chaired by Minister of State Mr. Michael D’Arcy T.D. – finalised its Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance in December 2016 and it was published on 10 January 2017. The Report makes 33 recommendations with 71 associated actions to be carried out in agreed timeframes, set out in an action plan within the Report. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I note the recent speech delivered by the French President to which the question refers. In respect of Ireland's cooperation on corporation tax policy within Europe, Ireland has been very actively engaged with corporate tax proposals at EU level. Ireland played an important part in the negotiation and agreement of several significant tax directives, including the Anti-Tax Avoidance...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers Grant Appeals (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal is a body under the aegis of my Department. The following table shows the number of appeal applications heard in the past 5 years and a breakdown of the number that were successful and unsuccessful, as provided to us by the DDMBoA. It is not possible to give a breakdown by county. Year 2017 (to June) 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Total Number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As 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: Legislative Programme (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Work is progressing on the National Claims Information Database Bill which will provide powers to the Central Bank to put in place a database to enable it carry out statistical analysis of movements in private motor insurance claims costs and trends. The development of the National Claims Information Database is complex as insurers very often record data in different ways and do not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It is understood the Deputy’s question refers to the taxation position of international music artists who perform concerts in the State. I am informed by Revenue that there are no specific tax exemptions available to international artists performing in the State. Artists who are not resident in the State for tax purposes have a liability to Irish tax on income arising from the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (3 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the person concerned should bring to the attention of his employer his error in providing an incorrect PPSN to them and ensure that the employment details and relevant tax credits are applied to him in line with the tax credit certificate issued by Revenue on 5 May 2017.