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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that, based on personal Income Tax returns filed for the year 2014, the latest year for which complete information is available, and making certain assumptions, it is estimated that the cost of increasing the level at which landlords can claim interest repayments against tax for residential rental properties from 80% (the amount allowable in 2017) to 100% is in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Contract Plans (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As I stated previously in replies to questions regarding this issue, Personal Contract Plans (PCPs) are a form of Hire Purchase and both the Central Bank and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) have certain functions and legal powers in relation to the provision of hire-purchase agreements.  The statistics requested by the Deputy are not...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budgets (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: Until it formally withdraws from the European Union, the UK remains a full EU Member, with all of its existing rights and obligations including in relation to the EU Budget. Brexit is likely to involve complex discussion on the Multiannual Financial Framework, particularly as the UK is an important net contributor to the EU Budget. Therefore, Brexit will have a significant impact on EU...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As requested, please find information on the staffing complement of my Department in whole time equivalents as at the end of 2016. My Department is also responsible for the National Shared Services Office "NSSO" and the Office of Government Procurement "OGP" and I have provided the information in relation to these organisations separately. - Department of Public Expenditure and Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The rates of pay for Secretarial Assistants were last increased on 1 September 2008 in line with similar such pay revisions for grades in the public service with whom the Secretarial Assistants would have a correspondence for pay movement purposes. However, Secretarial Assistants are employed on a direct contractual basis by Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas as well as by qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government’s overall Capital Plan was published in September 2015.  The details and county location of capital projects announced under the Capital Plan since March 2017 can be provided by the relevant Ministers and I understand that the Deputy has put this question down to all Ministers.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (27 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 180, inclusive, together. I can confirm that the recruitment of Temporary Clerical Officers "TCOs" and Clerical Officers "COs" in my Department, is controlled by the relevant circulars issued by my Department. My Department is also responsible for the National Shared Services Office "NSSO" and the Office of Government Procurement "OGP" and I have...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (27 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 Finance: Credit Availability (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that my Department conducts a biannual SME Credit Demand Survey. This survey series, currently being conducted by Behaviour & Attitudes, is the most comprehensive survey of SME credit demand in Ireland, covering over 1,500 respondents and involving over 6,000 direct telephone calls to SMEs. SMEs of all sizes trading in all sectors, excluding property...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 Ireland (MIBI) is liable in respect of third party motor insurance claims made against the policyholders of Setanta Insurance.  The consequence of this is that the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF) has been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Agencies (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: With specific regard to section 38 agencies, I am presuming the Deputy is referring to the agencies provided with funding under Section 38 of the Health Act, 2004. My Department has received no request for consent to be granted to a Section 38 body under the terms of SI 120 of 2014. Statutory Instrument (SI) number 120 of 2014 refers to the General Government Secured...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I have a specific obligation to review and assess NAMA's activities under Section 227 of the NAMA Act.  The establishment of a Commission of Investigation does not alter this obligation, nor my intention to carry out such a review in due course. The Deputy will be aware that Department of Finance officials previously prepared a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Redundancy Payments (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware the NAMA retention and redundancy scheme was established to help safeguard NAMA’s performance during an orderly wind-down and allow NAMA to fulfill its objective of maximising value for the State. For the benefit of those unfamiliar with NAMA's redundancy and retention scheme, the Secretary General of the Department of Finance provided a detailed note...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Treasury Management Agency have informed me that its record management policy applies to all of its records irrespective of their format. The NTMA’s records evidence the conduct of business and when considering retention periods, the content and context are the determining factors. Retention periods are set out in the policy, based on the nature of the records and any...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the supply of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. In accordance with the VAT Directive the consideration paid for a supply of goods is chargeable to VAT at the time of supply.  The supply of a new motor vehicle is liable to VAT at the standard rate, currently 23%. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts Data (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Finance reports a cost of €492.00 for all work contracted out to external agencies or consultancies for work completed or investigations undertaken in human resources and industrial relations including hiring and interviewing of staff, disciplinary procedures and workplace related issues, for the year 2016. There is a nil value reported for 2015. The following is a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of the matters relating to certain property investment funds that the Deputy has raised, which my officials will continue to monitor. However, as litigation relating to a number of funds, including those identified by the Deputy, are currently before the courts, it would be inappropriate for me to comment at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Help to Buy Incentive introduced in Budget 2017. During the debates in the Oireachtas on the Finance Bill 2016, Minister Noonan agreed to commission an independent impact assessment on the effects of the Help to Buy tax incentive on the supply of new homes, house prices and the residential property market generally. Following a competitive tender...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, anyone wishing to engage in the business of moneylending requires a licence from the Central Bank in accordance with the Consumer Credit Act 1995 and this licence must be renewed every year. Although a number of firms have approached the Central Bank in relation to offering payday loans in the Irish market, the Central Bank has a robust licencing process in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (22 Jun 2017)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware it is not appropriate for me to comment on or become involved in an individual borrower's dispute with a financial service provider.  On the issue more generally, if a customer has made a formal complaint to the financial service provider in question and is not satisfied with the outcome, then the matter should be referred...