Results 321-340 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Valuation Act, 2001 which came into effect on 2nd May, 2002, provides for the revaluation of all commercial and industrial property in the State. The Commissioner of Valuation has sole responsibility for all valuation matters under the Act, which includes the implementation of the revaluation programme. The purpose of revaluation is to bring more equity, fairness and transparency into...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have made eleven appointments or reappointments to the Valuation Tribunal since I became Minister for Finance. The names and details of the appointees are as follows – Name Occupation Date Appointed Term ofcurrent appt 1 Fred Devlin *Deputy Chairperson Valuer 4/1/2010 5 years 2 John Kerr *Deputy Chairperson Valuer 4/1/2010 5 years 3 Mairead Hughes * Hotelier 7/9/2008 5 years 4...

Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department makes payments to charities through its administration of the "Scheme of Payments to the Promoters of Certain Charitable Lotteries". The amount of funding provided for the Scheme in 2011 is €6m. Information on payments under the Scheme in previous years is available in the annual Revised Book of Estimates and the annual audited Appropriation Account for the relevant years.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that as there is no legislative requirement to provide information along the lines sought by the Deputy, these details are not available.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that under Revenue rules an employee retiring on ill-health grounds may have his or her retirement benefits paid immediately, in the form of a lump sum and pension, regardless of the employee's age, based on the service record the individual would have had if he or she had continued in service until normal retirement age. The precise benefits payable...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that under EU and domestic VAT rules traders who are registered for VAT collect VAT on the goods and services that they sell. In turn such traders are entitled to recover the VAT they incur on their business inputs used in the purchase or production of goods or delivery of services. VAT is a tax on the value added to a supply and the collection and...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The position is that the number of tax years for which tax relief is available on the interest paid on qualifying home loans is confined to the first 7 tax years of the mortgage in accordance with the Finance Act 2009. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that in this instance, the loan in question was taken out in 2002. The person concerned is no longer entitled to mortgage interest...

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The total unguaranteed senior, unsecured debt redeemed by the covered institutions in December 2010 was €935m. I am waiting for information from the Central Bank for October and November 2010 which I will forward on to the Deputy when I receive it. The total unsecured, unguaranteed senior bond debt in the covered institutions due to mature in 2011 is €8.3 billion. Due to...

Written Answers — Bank Guarantee Scheme: Bank Guarantee Scheme (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows. The total redemptions of senior unsecured unguaranteed debt at Anglo Irish Bank during January 2011 is €805 million. The total outstanding senior unsecured unguaranteed debt at Anglo Irish Bank at end January 2011 (as at close of business on 31 January 2011) is expected to be €3.15 billion. Please note that the amounts provided are...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Recovery Plan outlines the measures necessary to put the public finances in order. It also identifies the areas of economic activity that will provide growth and employment in the next phase of our economic development and specifies the reforms the Government will implement to accelerate growth in these key sectors. The essential conditions for growth are either already in...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A transfer of farmland may give rise to tax liabilities under Capital Acquisitions Tax, which includes inheritance tax (CAT), Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Stamp Duty. CGT is payable by the person disposing of the land while CAT and Stamp Duty are payable by the person receiving the land. However, a number of generous reliefs and allowances reduce the tax burden in such cases. The...

Written Answers — National Recovery Plan: National Recovery Plan (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can confirm that potential revenues from auctioning of carbon allowances from 2012 have been included in projections under the four year plan. In a previous reply to the Deputy (43455/10) I detailed the possible revenues on the basis of an estimated carbon price, however, as with any market-based instrument, this is subject to significant uncertainty.

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The number of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department and the number of those refused for the years 2000 to 2010 is set out in the attached table. The total number of requests refused in 2010 is not yet to hand but 20 requests were refused up to the end of August 2010. I will provide the Deputy with the end-year figure when it becomes available to me. My Department is...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Since my appointment as Minister for Finance on 7 May 2008 the relevant staffing details are as follows: Name Title Salary Range Expenses * Alan Ahearne Special Advisor €131,308 per annum 2009 - €423.022010 - €1330.382011 - nil Cathy Herbert Special Advisor €84,066 - €103,982 2009 - nil2010 - nil2011 - nil * These figures include travel and subsistence

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 173 together. The details requested in relation to foreign trips made by me in the year 2010 and to date in 2011 is provided in the table below. Date Venue Purpose Ground Transport & type Hotel used and costs Feb. 14-162010 Brussels Eurogroup & ECOFIN Ambassador's Car Crowne Plaza Hotel costing €159 March15-162010 Brussels Eurogroup & ECOFIN Car...

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 174 together. In the period in question there were approximately some 1,078 foreign flight undertaken on commercial airlines by officials of my Department. Given the volume involved, it is not possible in the time available to provide the range of information sought by the Deputy in respect of each journey. However the following table gives details of...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 to 178, inclusive, together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the latest relevant sector-based information available on employees taxed under the PAYE system is derived from income tax returns filed for the income tax year 2008 and represents about 96 per cent of all returns expected at the time the data were compiled for analytical...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (18 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are currently 146 members of the Judiciary. Details of annual salary rates payable to members of the Judiciary are set in the following table. Position Chief Justice €295,916 President, High Court €274,779 Judge, Supreme Court €257,872 President, Circuit Court €249,418 Judge, High Court €243,080 President, District Court €183,894 Judge, Circuit Court €177,554...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (13 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Central Bank of Ireland that the first company to which the Deputy refers will perform reviews of asset and data quality of those banks participating in the Prudential Capital Assessment Review ("PCAR") and the Prudential Liquidity Assessment Review ("PLAR"), the second will provide project management resources for the Central Bank's Financial Measures...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (13 Jan 2011)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010 gave statutory effect to the public service pension reduction announced in the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014 and Budget 2011. It is a tapered measure which makes a greater reduction from those with more substantial public service pensions. The measure will play an important part in the task of bringing Ireland's public...