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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Returns (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that sections 766 and 766A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for a tax credit in respect of qualifying expenditure on Research & Development (“R&D”). The R&D tax credit must be used initially to reduce the Corporation Tax liability of the company for the accounting period in which the relevant expenditure is incurred. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Construction Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Neither the Central Bank of Ireland nor the Department of Finance tracks the amount of finance from non-domestic and non-banking investment companies investing in the Irish construction sector. However, the SME Credit Demand Survey, conducted on behalf of the Department, monitors the overall credit requirements of SMEs.  As the Deputy will be aware, SMEs account for 99.5 per cent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Hypothecation is not a feature of the Irish tax system in general. I am not in favour of hypothecation of revenue receipts as it reduces the flexibility of the Government to prioritise and allocate funds as necessary at a particular time. All revenues collected by the state should go to the Exchequer.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 135 of Finance Act 1992, as amended, provides that a State resident in possession of a motor vehicle provided to him or her by an employer in Northern Ireland must register the vehicle in Ireland unless the vehicle is used principally for business purposes in Northern Ireland.  Revenue has also informed me that the Tax Appeal Commission recently confirmed Revenue’s...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, I have been advised that there have been no appointments made to the boards of the eighteen bodies under the aegis of my Department in May and June 2017. There are currently two vacancies on the board of the Central Bank Commission and two vacancies on the board of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA).  With respect to the Central...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that for inheritance tax purposes, the relationship between the deceased (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives the inheritance (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum amount known as the “Group threshold” below which inheritance tax does not arise. There are three separate Group thresholds based on the relationship of the beneficiary...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Addiction Treatment Services (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Tax Strategy Group Review on betting duty focuses on recent developments in this area, including the extension of the tax regime to remote operators, and looks at the potential for revenue raising in that sector.  The funding of addiction prevention and treatment services is primarily a matter for my colleague the Minister for Health. In this regard, I am not in favour...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Bodies Code of Conduct (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, under the revised Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies ("the Code"), each State Body is required to report non competitive procurements in the Chairperson’s comprehensive report to the Minister. The NAMA Chairman submitted his comprehensive report in conjunction with the NAMA Annual Report for 2016, as required by the Code. I would...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 342 together. In relation to Question 28956/17, I am advised that the estimated net Corporation Tax receipts paid by the top 10 and the top 20 multinational groups in each of the years 2010 to 2016 are as shown in the table below. Year Top 10 Multinational GroupsNet Corporation Tax Receipts €m % of Net Corporation Tax Receipts Top 20...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 343 to 345, inclusive, together. Regarding the Deputy’s two questions regarding reductions in the standard and higher rate of PAYE by 1% and 2%, it is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the standard and higher rates of income tax overall rather than the rates of income tax for PAYE employment income only. I am advised by Revenue that a Post-Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Relocation (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are a few ways for staff to apply for a transfer to other Departments and Offices including applying directly to the Department/Office and applying for a "Head to Head" transfer through their Union Magazine. My Department would not be aware of such applications. In 2015 three of my staff based in my Department in Dublin applied to be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the number of staff in my Department by County is as follows : Dublin - 263.8 Tullamore, Co. Offaly - 31.5 With regard to State agencies under the aegis of my department, see below:  Body # # Number of Staff employed by county Cand AG's 156, Dublin Central Bank 1,597 (FTE) as at end April 2017, Dublin Credit Reviewer 1, Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Banking (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 349 together. It will be necessary for Government Departments and Offices to open bank accounts with the commercial banks from time to time to facilitate payments made or receipts received arising from the performance of their statutory roles and responsibilities. These accounts are deemed to be public bank accounts within the meaning of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The 10% reductions in starting pay for certain new entrants were introduced in January 2011 as part of the National Recovery Plan in order to reduce the Public Service Pay Bill by the then Government. The issue of addressing the difference in incremental salary scales between those public servants, who entered public service employment since 2011 and those who entered...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the tables below outline the number of staff employed by my Department by county. Department of Public Expenditure and Reform County Number of staff Dublin 398 Offaly 5 Total 403 Office of Government Procurement  County Number of staff Dublin 149 Cork 12 Limerick 7 Meath 17 Sligo 10 Total 195 National Shared...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the cost of the pension schemes for established and non-established civil servants, including State industrial posts. The gross provisional outturn figures for expenditure on civil service pension schemes (excluding the Single Public Service Pension Scheme) for established and non-established personnel made from Vote 12 Superannuation and Retired...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353, 355, 363, 364, 380 and 385 together. On foot of one of the recommendations of the Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives, my Department, with Public Service employers, was tasked to review the current statutory and operational considerations giving rise to barriers to extended participation in the public service workforce up to and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Question Heading for question(s) 354 (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) and the Irish Coastguard Service (IRCG) are responsible for the financing of Coast Guard Station Projects. The Office of Public Works (OPW) provides advice on the design of such projects and manages their delivery in line with the requirements of the two bodies concerned. The current position is that the Department, the IRCG and the OPW...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 to 358, inclusive, together. The €2.6 billion of additional capital resources to be allocated over the period 2018 to 2021 arising from the ongoing review of the Capital Plan are included in the most recent forecasts of net fiscal space published by the Department of Finance at Budget-time last October.  My Department understands...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the following table outlines the payments made by my Department to the company referenced in the question since March 2011. Year Purpose of Contract Amount 2011 Development of the Public Service Reform Plan 2011 €80,465 2012 Capacity and Capability Review of the Central Procurement Function €30,750 2013...