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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together. As the Deputy is aware, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is a European Union financial regulatory institution which acts as an independent advisory body to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. Its mission is to protect the public interest by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 381 and 385 together. I am advised by Revenue that, prior to 1 January 2023, where the combined contributions by an employer and an employee to the employee’s Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) did not exceed the employee’s annual percentage limit, as set out in section 787E(1) Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA), the contributions...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Communications (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: MIPIM is an international property and real estate conference that takes place each year in France. This year, the four-day conference was expected to attract over 20,000 delegates, from over 90 countries, including investors managing an estimated €4trn in assets, as well as government ministers, senior civil servants from around the world, and the mayors of major cities like London,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) have informed me that MIPIM is an international property and real estate conference that takes place each year in France. This week, the four-day conference will attract over 20,000 delegates, including investors managing an estimated €4-5trn in assets, as well as Government Ministers, senior civil servants from around the world, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the VAT inclusive percentage additional cost to a litre of petrol and auto diesel arising from the scheduled Mineral Oil Tax Carbon Charge increases to 2030, is estimated at 5.83% and 6.85% respectively. The table below sets out the percentage increase using a benchmark retail price per litre for petrol (€1.781) and auto diesel (€1.754), as at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Provision (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government believes that the State has a significant role to play in the housing market. Budget 2025 included a record €6 billion in capital spending for housing, including direct Exchequer spending, investment by the Land Development Agency and borrowing by the Housing Finance Agency. This increased level of public spending supports the State’s involvement in every...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that, in respect of securitisations, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (the Securitisation Regulation), any entity, including banks, that wishes to engage in securitisation issuance, regardless of underlying collateral (e.g. residential mortgages), must notify the Central Bank of Ireland of same. Article 7 of the Securitisation Regulation, supplemented by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is an independent, impartial, fair and free service that helps resolve complaints from consumers, including small businesses, against financial service providers and pension providers. The FSPO publishes its Overview of Complaints on an annual basis, and it contains the information set out below. The FSPO is expected to publish the full...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of the EU VAT Directive with which Irish VAT law is obliged to comply. In general, the Directive provides that all goods and services are liable to VAT at the standard rate unless they fall within the categories of goods and services listed in Annex III, in respect of which Member States may apply a lower rate. Breastfeeding...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, in general, Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is chargeable on a gain arising on the disposal of an asset, including a residential property, at the rate of 33%. The first €1,270 of chargeable gains of an individual in any year are exempt from CGT. Section 604 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 provides relief from CGT on the disposal of an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government, Securing Ireland’s Future, includes a commitment to “Consider measures, in conjunction with the Department of Finance, to encourage gym membership and active participation in sport and exercise.” In line with best practice, proposals for the introduction of new tax measures or the amendment of existing tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: The Rent Tax Credit (RTC), as provided for in section 473B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997), was introduced by the Finance Act 2022 and may be claimed in respect of qualifying rent paid in 2022 and subsequent years to end-2025. I am informed by Revenue that 313,980 taxpayer units nationwide claimed the rent tax credit for 2022. This number includes both PAYE and self-assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Provision (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Budget 2025 included a record €6 billion in capital spending for housing, including direct Exchequer spending, investment by the Land Development Agency and borrowing by the Housing Finance Agency. This level of public spending supports the State’s involvement in every aspect of housing — land purchase, construction, purchasing and funding through a number of channels for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Recruitment for my Department is carried out in the main by PublicJobs. Once a candidate is under consideration for a position, several pre-employment checks including Garda Vetting are completed before the candidate is deemed suitable for appointment to the Department. When my Department recruits directly, Garda Vetting is carried out via PublicJobs. Those bodies under the aegis of my...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department, the Department of Health and Revenue have, for some time, been aware of issues which arose from contractual arrangements within the General Practitioner (GP) community whereby some GPs treat income under their General Medical Services (GMS) contract as income of a GP practice in which they are a partner or an employee, rather than income of that individual GP. In accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal and policy framework governing financial regulation. As the Deputy will appreciate, I am unable to comment on individual cases, nor can I intervene in disputes that individuals may have with an insurance provider, including in the one specified. According to Insurance Ireland, in an open and highly competitive...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue operates a self-assessment system for VAT and therefore the application of VAT on services is primarily a matter for the company or person providing those services. Revenue provides guidance in relation to the issue of VAT on services on its website www.revenue.ie and in the form of various Tax and Duty manuals. Revenue will also provide specific advice or guidance to taxpayers that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s policy of military neutrality means that Ireland does not participate in military alliances or common or mutual defence arrangements. The Government has been clear that it has no desire to alter Ireland’s policy of military neutrality.It is clear, however, that no state acting alone can address the entirety of existing and emerging security challenges. As a result,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Part 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 2010 (the “Act”) provides for various anti-money laundering obligations that must be complied with by a ‘designated person’. A ‘designated person’ is defined in section 25 of the Act and this includes a financial institution and credit institution as defined in the Act. Therefore, these institutions must comply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (19 Mar 2025)

Paschal Donohoe: Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) is a tax which applies to both gifts and inheritances. For CAT purposes, the relationship between the person giving a gift or inheritance (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives it (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum amount, known as the “Group threshold”, below which CAT does not arise. While the thresholds were reduced...