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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As you are aware, the new Sick Leave Scheme was introduced following the enactment of the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Act 2013 [] by the Oireachtas to reduce the very high and unsustainable cost of sick leave in the public service. Under the scheme, sick leave is paid at full pay for three months (i.e. 92 days) and at half pay for three...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: While I cannot comment on individual cases or circumstances, the following sets out the position in relation to the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme and provisions for serious illness. The Critical Illness Protocol (CIP) is the basis for access to extended sick leave which provides substantial additional protection to employees experiencing critical illnesses or serious injury....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table outlines the contracts my Department or bodies under the aegis of my Department have with the company (details supplied) or its subsidiaries: Department/Office Purpose of Contract Date of Contract Expiry of Contract Value Institute of Public Administration Capita IB Solutions provide software support for the IPA finance system 2011 2019 €12,000 per...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Data (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform I wish to inform the Deputy that there are currently two Special Advisers employed in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Ms Deborah Sweeney was appointed as Special Adviser to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with effect from 15 June 2017 on 6 September 2017, in accordance with SI Ref No. 399 of 2017. Mr Stephen Lynam was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: On Monday the 18th of September the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions endorsed the terms of the recently negotiated extension to the Lansdowne Road Agreement on pay and reform in the public service. This Public Service Stability Agreement will run from 2018 to 2020 by which point pay will be fully restored to all public servants earning up to €70,000,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I would like to refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 156, 43759/17, answered on 17 October 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (7 Nov 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is responsible for setting the overall allocations (capital and current) across Departments and for monitoring monthly expenditure at a Departmental level.  The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform does not currently monitor capital expenditure by county or NUTS 3 region.  Arising from the review of the Capital Plan...

Finance Bill 2017: Referral to Select Committee (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s carbon tax covers non-ETS emissions arising from the combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, for uses outside electricity generation and heavy industry sector. In the context of Ireland’s commitments under the Paris Agreement and other climate obligations the National Mitigation Plan commits to examine the impact of the carbon tax to inform policy on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that, while a breakdown of the receipts from non-residential property Stamp Duty is not presently available, Revenue is undertaking further analysis on this topic and expects to have more detail available in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that in recognition of the difficulties experienced by many households and businesses during recent storms that resulted in significant power outages, Revenue announced yesterday, 25 October, an extension in the online Pay and File deadline to midnight on Thursday 16 November 2017. A copy of the Press Release is attached for the Deputy’s information. Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Data (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. The Central Credit Register is established by the Central Bank under the Credit Reporting Act 2013. Part (e) of the definition of credit as set out in Section 2(1) of the Act excludes from the definition of credit that which is provided ‘in connection with the provision of a utility or other service on a continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The VAT Consolidation Act 2010, as amended, provides for the application of the standard rate of VAT, currently 23%, to the supply of the service of a band. The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In general, the VAT Directive provides that all goods and services must be charged to VAT at the standard rate unless they fall within...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the Knowledge Development Box (“KDB”) was introduced with effect from 1 January 2016. Information from Corporation Tax returns for 2016, the bulk of which are presently being filed, will be processed, parsed and analysed in the coming months. Further information on the KDB will then be available in late 2017 or early 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit is a very important feature of the Irish Corporation Tax system. The central purpose of the R&D tax credit is to encourage companies to undertake high-value added R&D activity in Ireland, thereby supporting jobs and investment here. A review of the R&D Tax Credit was undertaken by my Department prior to Budget 2016....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In Budget 2018 I introduced the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP) with the objective of supporting SMEs in Ireland in competing with larger enterprises to recruit and retain key employees. Share options can provide key employees with a financial incentive linked to the success of the company and may improve the attractiveness of an SME employment offer. A restriction is placed at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that vehicles which are granted relief from VRT and VAT under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 must continue to be used primarily for the transportation of persons with a disability for a minimum period of required use that ranges from 2 to 6 years, depending on the level of adaptations of the vehicle and the corresponding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (26 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the Civil Service Mobility scheme is one of a number of arrangements to be put in place to fulfil the requirements of Action 15 of the Civil Service Renewal Plan which calls to ‘Expand career and mobility opportunities for staff across geographic, organisational and sectorial boundaries’. The scheme will generate an open, fair, transparent and...

Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I will attempt to address as many of the points raised in this wide-ranging debate as possible. However, as I am sure Deputies will appreciate, I will not be able to respond to every point made in the course of the discussion of the Finance Bill on Second Stage. I want to address the points made by Deputy John McGuinness in two areas, the first being about the comments I have made and...

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The way the banks have dealt with this issue is wrong and it is unacceptable to me. The behaviour that caused this issue was wrong and the behaviour in responding to its resolution has failed to reflect the appreciation the banks should have of the difficulty, hurt, anxiety and trauma caused by their actions to their customers and our citizens. I am unambiguously sending out the message on...