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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2017 outlined an amount of €0.3bn to be allocated from the Lansdowne Road Agreement and €0.2bn from the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 in 2018. The allocation of these central provisions to Departments is a matter that is subject to ongoing assessment in the context of the expenditure out-turns for 2017 and the estimates for 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleague, Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan, launched the new Public Procurement Guidelines for Goods and Services in July.  The purpose of these guidelines is to promote best practice and consistency of application of the public procurement rules in relation to the purchase of goods and services.  The guidelines are published on the OGP website @ www.ogp.gov.ie....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out in the Summer Economic Statement 2017, published in July, the Government will invest a further €4.1 billion in key infrastructure supporting economic and social progress. This is in addition to the extra €2.2b in Exchequer funding already allocated to housing under Rebuilding Ireland. I am satisfied that this new planned level of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116, 119, 121, 124 and 125 together. Effective management of expenditure has been a key contributor towards putting Ireland’s public finances back on a sustainable footing. On an ongoing basis, managing the delivery of public services within budgetary allocations is a key responsibility of each Minister and their Departments. Important measures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Service Reform continues to be a key feature of my Department's policy. Considerable progress has been made since the first Public Service Reform Plan was published in 2011. We are now moving from a stage of reform to one of development and continuous improvement which will cover the period to 2020. My Department is currently developing a new Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118, 122 and 127 together. Both current and capital expenditure levels for 2018 will be published in the Revised Estimates for Public Services. All Departments will provide profiles for how this expenditure will be allocated across the year.  As set out in the Summer Economic Statement 2017, published in July, the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 126 together. As the Deputy is aware this Government believes in collective agreements and that the full benefits of a collective agreement should flow to those who subscribe to that agreement. Under the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement there are a series of affordable pay increases which will unwind FEMPI pay reductions for all those...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Procurement reform is a key element of the Government's overall reform programme and is aimed at delivering increased value for money, more accurate and timely data and improvements in the capacity and capability of the procurement function across the public service and supporting increased compliance. The fragmented procurement arrangements across the public service which existed prior to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (26 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that my Department has received communications in respect of the Review of the Capital Plan and the 2018 Estimates. The Deputy will be aware that I published the Review of the Capital Plan on the 14th of September, and a copy of the report was made available to each Deputy on that day. The Review draws on an evidence base that included detailed submissions by Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that an individual in a defined contribution pension savings arrangement has the option of putting the funds accumulated under the arrangement into an Approved Retirement Fund (ARF) on retirement, subject to conditions. Where such an individual is under the age of 75 at the time of exercising the option and does not meet the requirement of having a minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Abolition (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the estimated full year cost of abolishing the Universal Social Charge (USC) in 2018 on all income less than €90,000 is €2,800 million.  This costing includes the abolition of USC on all incomes less than €90,000, i.e., those earning in excess of €90,000 only pay USC on the portion of their earnings in excess of €90,000....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Setanta Insurance was placed into liquidation by the Malta Financial Services Authority on 30 April 2014. As it was a Maltese incorporated company, the  liquidation is being carried out under Maltese law. The Supreme Court delivered its judgment on 25 May 2017 and overturned the previous decisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal that the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 63, inclusive, and 65 to 67, inclusive, together. I am advised by Revenue that information in respect of the annual tax cost of the research and development tax credit for years up to 2015, the latest year available, is at the following link www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/tax-expendi tures/costs-tax-expenditures.pdf. Information in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The R&D Tax Credit is a general measure available to all taxpayers and does not constitute State Aid. The European Commission’s position that the R&D Tax Credit is a ‘general measure’ was confirmed in 2004, when the tax credit was introduced. The refundable element of the R&D Tax Credit was introduced in Finance Bill 2008 (No.2), and was examined beforehand...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume the Deputy is referring to the decision taken in Finance Bill 2013 in relation to Deferred Tax Assets (DTAs). As the Deputy is aware the NAMA Act 2009 introduced Section 396C of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA 1997).  The purpose of the section was to restrict NAMA. Participating institutions in offsetting their losses against a maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In Budget 2016, the Minister for Finance committed to extending the bank levy (a form of stamp duty paid by financial institutions) until 2021, subject to a review of the calculation methodology. This review took place during 2016, and included a public consultation to ascertain the views of stakeholders. Following on from this, it was decided to retain the existing DIRT-based...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Motor homes are classed as Category B vehicles and therefore are subject to a rate of VRT of 13.3% of their Open Market Selling Price (OMSP). This compares to Category A (passenger) vehicles which are charged at rates between 14% and 36% of their OMSP depending on the level of CO2 they emit. Motor homes also receive preferential treatment vis-à-vis Category A vehicles in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue has advised me that the Local Property Tax (LPT) ‘unfinished housing estate’ exemption is only available for properties that are located within a housing estate, or part of an estate,  that was prescribed as ‘unfinished’, by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 91 of 2013. Before...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budgets (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: EU Budget payments and public sector receipt data are published annually by the Department of Finance in the Budget Statistics publication. The Budget Statistics, which go back to 1973, can be found on the Department of Finance website. For ease of reference, Ireland's receipts from and contributions to the EU Budget are set out in the following table: Year Public Receipts from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (21 Sep 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that estimates are not available of the VAT foregone by online retailers from outside the EU that sell online through internet trading platform companies. Ireland is discussing these issues bi-laterally with a number of Member States and also centrally at EU level at European Council working party level and through an eCommerce Committee. Research and...