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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bullying in the Workplace (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am satisfied that an anti-bullying policy is in place in the Department of Finance and Bodies under the Aegis of my Department.  The Department is guided by the Dignity at Work (the anti-bullying, harassment and sexual harassment) Policy for the Civil Service which was revised by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and came into effect in February 2015.  This Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Debt (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy may be aware that the Central Bank is proactively regulating the financial system and has issued regulations aimed at protecting SMEs.  Following a review in 2015 of the Central Bank Code of Conduct for Business Lending to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 (Section 48) (Lending to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, provision 3.11 of the Central Bank’s Consumer Protection Code 2012 requires that, where a regulated lender intends to transfer all or part of its ‘regulated activities’ to another regulated entity, it must provide advance notification to both the Central Bank and affected consumers.  Specifically, a lender must provide a consumer with at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The actuarial tables currently in use for calculating transfer values via the Public Service Transfer Network (PSTN) are as follows. These tables are subject to review periodically. The tables are for use in calculating the values of retirement benefits included on the information forms. They should not be used in cases where a transfer value falls to be paid on foot of a Pension Adjustment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Bullying in the Workplace (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, my Department and the bodies under its aegis have anti-bullying policies in place in accordance with the Civil Service Dignity at Work policy.  My Department is committed to promoting respect, dignity, safety and equality in our workplace. The Dignity at Work policy is accessible to all staff and provides awareness regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Bullying in the Workplace (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, my Department and the bodies under its aegis have anti-bullying policies in place in accordance with the Civil Service Dignity at Work policy. My Department is committed to promoting respect, dignity, safety and equality in our workplace. The Dignity at Work policy is accessible to all staff and provides awareness regarding the steps which...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (29 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: This Government is strongly committed to increasing public funding for capital investment in Ireland over the next four years and beyond in order to meet key infrastructural requirements in areas such as transport, broadband, education, health and flood defences. The Programme for a Partnership Government committed to additional capital investment over the period of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Employment and Investment Incentive (“EII”) scheme, provided for in Part 16 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, is a tax incentive whereby individuals who invest in certain qualifying companies can qualify for tax relief on the amount invested. A qualifying company is one which: - is an unquoted SME, meaning it has less than 250 employees and has an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: It is my understanding, after seeking clarification, that the Deputy wishes to know if there is an intention to amend the Insurance Compensation Framework legislation (Insurance Act, 1964) to allow the claimants of Setanta to be compensated for 100% of the amounts due to them. At the outset you should note that my Department has been advised by the Liquidator that as of 20 June...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies Data (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy's question, I am advised that of the eighteen bodies under the aegis of my Department, ten have an up to date tax clearance certificate.  These bodies are the Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General, Central Bank, Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, National...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and Vehicle Registration Tax (up to a certain limit), an exemption from motor tax and a grant in respect of fuel, on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities.   To qualify for the Scheme an applicant must be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not in a position to outline the specific reasons why companies may require such a limit on bicycle insurance.  As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Schemes (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank has advised that, as part of its ongoing supervisory work, the Bank carried out some work in respect of ‘Lifetime’ loans in 2016. Based on information from lenders (which represented the majority of the market at a point in time in 2016), the Central Bank indicated that there were loans of approximately €640 million to approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Investigations (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: My understanding is that the Deputy is referring to correspondence, dated 18 August 2015, from the then Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Patrick Honohan, to the then Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan TD, following a request under Section 6A of the Central Bank Act 1942.  I sought the views of the Central Bank on this matter and they have advised...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Staff (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that under the current Department of Public Expenditure & Reform guidelines on Ministerial Appointments my predecessor was entitled to the following supports: Permitted under DPER guidelines Number of staff assigned to the Minister Special Advisors – 2 Civilian Drivers – 2 Parliamentary Assistant – 1...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Agencies Data (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the Public Appointments Service, the Office of Public Works, the State Laboratory, the Office of the Ombudsman and the Regulator of the National Lottery are all tax compliant.  PAS and OPW have up to date tax clearance certificates.  The State Laboratory supply their customers with their tax numbers and access codes and the customer uses...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Data (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The management of the tendering process and the administration of the contract once awarded is a matter for each contracting authority. Public contract details, therefore, are held by the individual contracting authority concerned. This public procurement process is facilitated through the national eProcurement portal www.etenders.gov.ie which is managed by the Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (28 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department has published details of this matter on its website: Please find, in addition, the following table outlining the costs for those measures on which agreement was reached in the course of the recent negotiations and which will only fall to be payable should the Agreement be ratified later this year.  Measure Cost per annum The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, in February 2015 the Central Bank introduced regulations on residential mortgage lending which applied proportionate limits to mortgage lending by regulated financial services providers in the Irish market. The key objective of these regulations is to increase the resilience of the banking and household sectors to the property market and to reduce the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the Cost of Insurance Working Group 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, which are clearly set out in an Action Plan. 45 of these action points are due to be implemented by the end of this year...