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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Rights (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Over the last decade, we have seen a shift in the way consumers and businesses are paying and banking. While historically Ireland has been a relatively cash-intensive economy, significant changes have occurred with a rapid increase in the take-up of electronic payments is evident. The Covid-19 pandemic has acted as a potential catalyst for the move towards digital payments and the move away...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Dec 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that a letter issued to the person concerned on 4 April 2022, advising that the Local Property Tax (LPT) return for their property had not yet been filed, in respect of the valuation period 2022 to 2025. While the person paid LPT through An Post on 19 January 2022 in respect of the 2022 LPT estimated liability, the return remains outstanding. Revenue will contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that my Department does not have any schemes and programmes for which a means test applies. In addition, the bodies under the aegis of my Department have advised they do not have any schemes and programmes for which a means test applies.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Meetings (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that the staff of my Department have not attended any joint policing committees and city and county development boards since 2015 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It is my understanding that the nature of the Deputy’s request emanates from industrial relations issues in the film industry with regard to provisions within the copyright directive. I am aware that the issue of copyright is an important one for the Irish culture, arts and media sectors. I am also aware that there have been issues raised in relation to intellectual property rights and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 73 together. Officers of the Revenue Commissioners have a statutory power under section 141 of the Finance Act 2001 to seize a vehicle as liable to forfeiture where there has been a breach of VRT legislation. Revenue has statutory discretion to restore goods that have been seized as liable to forfeiture. This process is referred to in the Vehicle...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I can indeed. I thank Deputy Doherty. Section 3 extends the Central Bank's existing power to make regulations under section 48 of the Central Bank Act 2013 in order to provide for the senior executive accountability regime. It provides power to the bank to make regulations for the proper and effective regulation of regulated financial service providers. By so doing it aims to introduce a...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The sections the Deputy has raised refer to the arrangements for the regulated financial service provider to allocate to PCF holders for the purposes of section 53(b) of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010 responsibility for aspects of its affairs specified in relation under section (2)(bb). I have the material in front of me which I can share with the Deputy as opposed to reading it out here....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Bear with me Deputy. My officials will get it for me and I will confirm that to him in a moment. My officials tell me that is the right section.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Where is-----

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: That is what we are inserting. Under the item the Deputy referred to what we are doing is inserting into that Act the text that is now the subject of the new piece of legislation.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The piece of text the Deputy referred to is being amended via this Act in section 3.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Yes.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It is under the section entitled "duty of responsibility". It is section 53.