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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised from applying DIRT to State savings schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39559/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue that would be raised from exempting the first €1,000 of medical expenses from tax relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that would arise on revenue from DIRT from applying it at the individual's marginal tax rate rather than the current flat rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of the €100 million in additional dividend from State companies provided for in the 2013 budget adjustment that has been received; if he expects the full amount to be received before the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39562/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector Regulation (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance the date the Permanent TSB restructuring plan was submitted to the European Commission; when he expects to receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39563/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtors (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of developers currently in receipt of a salary from the National Assets Management Agency; the number who have received an increased in salary since their contact with NAMA was initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39566/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Plastic Bag Levy (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 377. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the revenue raised from the plastic bag levy in each year since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39555/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 547. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of extending free general practitioner care to all children under five years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39564/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (24 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 548. To ask the Minister for Health his views on recent comments that the Health Service Executive has a surplus of 1,500 administrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39565/13]

Other Questions: Early Years Strategy Implementation (19 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: 7. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the priorities for the new early years strategy; the additional funding she has secured for its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38696/13]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate last night and this morning. I fully accept that some mortgages are beyond rescue and that there must inevitably be an increase in the number of repossessions or voluntary surrenders. Nobody is suggesting otherwise. In fact, some mortgage holders would be better off as a consequence of such action because it would allow them to start...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Is that the case even if there is agreement between both countries involved?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I suspect that the level of trade relating to double taxation agreements is quite high.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Taxation Agreements with Ukraine and Dominica: Motion (19 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. I commend the latter and their colleagues in the Revenue Commissioners on their continuing success in negotiating double taxation agreements and tax information exchange agreements with third-party countries. In regard to DTAs, I understand they are based on the OECD model. Are they generally of a pro forma nature or are they usually...

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I move:That Dáil Éireann:notes: -- the continuing rise in mortgage arrears with 142,892 family home mortgage accounts in arrears at the end of June 2013; -- the fact that 57,163 family home mortgage accounts are in arrears for greater than one year; -- the evidence presented by the banks during the recent hearings of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Discussion with Department of Finance and Revenue (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Mr. Tobin referred to the double-Irish and he said that similar two-tier structures, as he put it, apply elsewhere. Could he tell us where else there are similar examples or alternatives to the Irish incorporated non-resident company system? Does the United Kingdom patent box regime, which attracts a rate of 10% corporation tax for certain types of income related to patents, pose a threat...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Discussion with Department of Finance and Revenue (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: I would like to put a specific question to Revenue. The assertion being made is not that special deals are being done, rather it is that corporate structures for corporation tax purposes are being approved by Revenue and that an interpretation of these structures from the point of view of taxation law in Ireland is being provided for consideration by a company in making a decision on whether...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Discussion with Department of Finance and Revenue (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: What I am asking about is whether we took the initiative to contact the US authorities after the hearings. Given the information that they erroneously put into the public domain and the accusations that were made about Ireland were they challenged directly and presented with the facts?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Discussion with Department of Finance and Revenue (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Has the European Commission been given everything that it has sought?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Joint Sub-Committee on Global Corporate Taxation: Base Erosion and Profit Shifting: Discussion with Department of Finance and Revenue (18 Sep 2013)

Michael McGrath: Before the witness responds, I have a supplementary question. Does the Commission have the legal authority under EU rules to break the veil of confidentiality between the Revenue Commissioners and individual taxpayers?