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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the Vacant Homes Tax (VHT) is a new measure announced on Budget Day, which aims to increase the supply of homes for rent or purchase to meet demand. Further detail on this measure will be made available on the publication of the Finance Bill later this week. The introduction of this tax follows from my Department's commitment under Housing for All to collect data...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that there are seven members of staff nationally who have been notified of overpayments of salary due to the granting of a Franking Allowance where the allowance was not due. Revenue has informed each member of staff concerned of the overpayment of salary arising and apologised for the error. Revenue is aware of the concerns that this matter has caused to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Decisions in relation to mortgage lending and the management of existing loans, including the particular type of mortgage product offered to existing or new borrowers, are commercial matters for individual mortgage creditors. Neither I nor the Central Bank have a role in setting the rates that mortgage creditors charge on their loans or in relation to the particular mortgage products that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to highlight, as Minister for Finance, I am precluded from intervening in commercial and operational decisions in any particular bank, even one in which the State has a shareholding. Decisions in this regard are the sole responsibility of the board and management of the banks, which must be run on an independent and commercial basis. The bank's independence is protected by a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The price of fuel is determined by a number of factors such as global market dynamics, costs of labour, exchange rates, taxation as well as wholesale and retail pricing policy practices which may include additional pricing to cover transport and distribution costs. Ireland’s taxation of fuel is governed by European Union law as set out in Directive 2003/96/EC, commonly known as the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue informs me that there are a number of factors that influence the cost of importing a vehicle from Northern Ireland including the value of the vehicle and its emissions. There are three areas which need to be considered as costs of importing a vehicle into the State from Northern Ireland. These are Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT), Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Customs Duty. 1. VRT For the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It should be noted that the Minister for Finance has no direct function in the operations of commercial banks. The company in question announced in February 2022 that they would serve their Irish customers using their European banking license, authorised in Lithuania, going forward. The company is now passport banking services, such as a current account and range of credit products, to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defective Building Materials (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand the difficult situation faced by homeowners whose houses are affected by defective concrete blocks. In terms of forbearance for such households that have a mortgage, as the Deputy is aware the Central Bank is responsible for the regulation and supervision of financial institutions in terms of consumer protection and prudential requirements. Through its consumer protection...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that they use a standardized system of classification of goods, which is also used by all Customs administrations within the EU to classify goods which are imported into the EU from any non-EU country, including the UK or exported from the EU. The TARIC database is based on the World Customs Organization (WCO) Harmonized System and is maintained by the European...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The zero-rate of VAT applies to printed books where they meet specific requirements. If the books meet these requirements, the appropriate commodity code for the 0% rate must be included when completing the Customs import declaration to ensure that this rate of VAT is used when the tax and duty is being calculated. In instances where an incorrect commodity code is included in the Customs...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, as amended, anti-money laundering rules require all instances of fraud and/or suspicious transactions to be reported by financial institutions to the Financial Intelligence Unit, which is part of An Garda Síochána and under the remit of the Department of Justice. The reduction of payment fraud has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: On Budget Day I announced my proposal for accelerated capital allowances for the construction of slurry storage facilities. The proposed measure would allow for 50% of eligible expenditure to be claimed over two years rather than the current eight. The Government intends to legislate for this measure in the forthcoming Finance Bill. The points made in the details supplied with the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that details on Special Advisers employed by the Department of Finance since 2015 are shown in the table below; Name Minister Ceased Ms. Fiona O’Connor Minister Donohoe Incumbent Ms. Deborah Sweeney (temporarily on leave) Minister Donohoe Incumbent ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2023 (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: On Budget Day, I announced a €500 Rent Tax Credit which it is proposed will be claimable in respect of rent paid in 2022 and subsequent years to end-2025. In answer to the Deputy's question, as I have indicated previously in my responses to Parliamentary Questions on this matter, I understand that licence arrangements may exist and that, in such circumstances, the licensee may be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 298, 299, 300 and 301 together. Section 28B of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 provides for the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) which was an economy-wide enterprise support for eligible businesses in respect of eligible employees. The scheme closed with effect from 31 May 2022. As the Deputy will be aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) has advised that as at 14 October 2022, its office had 1,077 complaints on hand identified as being tracker mortgage interest rate related complaints. In 2022 to date, the FSPO has identified 113 new complaints as being tracker mortgage interest rate related; closed 172 tracker mortgage interest rate related complaints and re-opened 11 such...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry (18 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: In the period of time covered by the Deputy’s question, two different certification mechanisms applied. It is necessary to summarise the two certification mechanisms to provide a comprehensive reply. Prior to Finance Act 2018 a producer company would apply to Revenue for a certificate confirming that the production met the conditions set out for the scheme. The certificate was issued...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (13 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 212 together. I indicated in my Budget speech that I would be introducing a Temporary Business Energy Support scheme (TBESS) to assist businesses with their energy costs over the winter months. The scheme is being designed to be compliant with the EU state aid temporary crisis framework and will need to be approved by the EU Commission in advance of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Judicial Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It has not been possible in the time available to compile all the information requested by the Deputy. However, a response will be compiled and forwarded to the Deputy in writing.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209, 210 and 216 together. At the outset, the Deputy should note that recent Government policy has focused on strengthening the environmental rationale behind company car taxation. Until the changes I brought in as part of the Finance Act 2019, Ireland’s vehicle benefit-in-kind regime was unusual in that there was no overall CO2 rationale in the...