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Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I think it is important to clarify that I have not discussed the Budget with any interest groups, however I have met with a number or organisations and representative bodies who wished to see me so that they could formally present their pre-Budget submissions and highlight areas of particular relevance to them. In this context I have held meetings with: - the Community & Voluntary Pillar; -...

Written Answers — Financial Services: Financial Services (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the CBFSAI that it undertook a survey of institutions, looking at the number and value of accounts covered by the Deposit Guarantee Scheme (DGS), in mid-2008. The survey was based on data as of June 2008. At the time the survey was conducted the deposit guarantee scheme provided for compensation of 90 per cent of eligible deposits up to a maximum of €20,000, per...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I share the concerns of the Corporate Governance Association of Ireland. However, I would like to make clear that the arrangement to which the Deputy refers has been agreed to purely as an interim measure and it is not foreseen that this situation will persist beyond the short term. Regarding the appointment of internal candidates, I would remind the Deputy that this is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have not received a request from the person concerned for a tax refund and that they are writing to the person concerned in relation to the matter.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I can confirm that I have received a report commissioned jointly by Aer Lingus, Ryanair and Cityjet from Amsterdam Aviation Economics in relation to the air travel tax. The report and the analysis therein, including those assumptions made by the authors, will require time to be examined by my officials.

Written Answers — Airport Customs Controls: Airport Customs Controls (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the Customs controls at Weston Airport and at private airports in general are risk-based. The controls are carried out by mobile Customs enforcement staff, whose attendance is selective and targeted, based on analysis and evaluation of national and international seizure trends, traffic frequency, routes and other risk indicators. Attendance can...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the Vehicle Registration Tax collected per VRT band for 2007, 2008 and for the period January to October 2009 is shown in the attached table. In the case of Category A vehicles/cars, for the period from 1 January 2007 until 30 June 2008 the information relates to bands based on engine size, while the information since 1 July 2008 relates to CO2...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Consultations between my Department and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to the implementation of the levy are almost complete and details of its introduction will be announced shortly.

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Any building society which has been formed, registered with the Financial Regulator and incorporated in accordance with the requirements of the Building Societies Act, 1989, may undertake any of the activities permitted under the Act. Such activities include, but are not limited to, the making of housing loans. Decisions in relation to which permitted activity or activities an individual...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Changes in the system in relation to repossession or surrender of property are matters for my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Any proposals for changes will be presented to Dáil Éireann at the appropriate time.

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are no publicly available data which would satisfy the very specific request of the Deputy. A historical breakdown of outstanding residential mortgages is available on the Central Bank's website. However, the series only begins in December 2003. The value of outstanding mortgages for principal dwellings issued by credit institutions' Irish domiciled offices to Irish residents was...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (2 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that approximately 322,000 of the 564,000 mortgage accounts that were in receipt of mortgage interest relief up until the seven-year rule change introduced from 1 May 2009 have continued to receive mortgage interest relief. In the case of accounts where the payment of relief was terminated and subsequently reinstated after receipt of the necessary...

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have received a pre Budget submission from the organisation in question. It is policy to review all pre Budget submissions as part of the budgetary process. I would draw to the Deputy's attention that it is the usual practice for the Minister for Finance not to speculate or comment in advance of the Budget on what it will contain and I do not propose to deviate from that practice.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 125 together. On considering the introduction of a new tax or indeed an increase in current taxes a wide variety of factors are taken into consideration including the impact on cross-border trade. The EU law for the control of excisable products, including the provisions for bonded warehouses and documented delivery between Member States, is set down in...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Non-Industrial Civil Servants have applied for the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement. In summary, the information reported to my Department by the end of November indicates that some 1,023 civil servants had applied (this includes 4 industrial Civil Servants) for the Incentivised Scheme for Early Retirement (ISER) and that 861 of these had been approved. These Civil Service numbers...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Due to the nature and extent of the information sought my officials will supply the data electronically directly to the Deputy shortly. Any assistance the Deputy requires in relation to the data will be afforded by my officials.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the employer taxed the person in question on the Emergency Basis. No contact appears to have been made by the employer or employee with the Revenue Commissioners when the employment commenced. To update her tax affairs and make a claim for any refund of tax due the person should forward the details of her employment on a Form 12A along with the...

Written Answers — Budget Submissions: Budget Submissions (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have received a pre-Budget submission from the association mentioned. Its contents will be considered in the context of the forthcoming Budget and Finance Bill. As Deputies are aware it would not be appropriate for me to comment in advance of the Budget on possible Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: At the outset the Deputy should note that the decision to provide any specific form of insurance cover and the price at which it is offered is a commercial matter based on the assessment an insurer will make of the risks involved. Therefore, neither I nor the Financial Regulator has any direct influence over the decision by the insurance industry to provide flood insurance cover in the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Dec 2009)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Section 467 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, provides for a tax deduction at an individual's marginal rate of tax in respect of the costs incurred by that individual of employing another person (including a person whose services are provided by or through an agency) to take care of him/herself, a spouse or a relative who is totally incapacitated by reason of physical or mental infirmity....