Results 5,081-5,100 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 289. To ask the Minister for Finance the work his Department has carried out in ensuring that a minimum effective tax rate is paid by companies offsetting substantial losses accrued against their tax liabilities during the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1664/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has finalised plans for the recruitment of temporary commissioners to the Tax Appeals Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1665/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Agreements (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 291. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the technical delegation from his Department to Brazil regarding the decision to by the Brazilian authorities to add the Republic of Ireland to its taxation blacklist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1666/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 292. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport have received initial recommendations following a review of rising motor insurance compensation; the status of the review of policy in the insurance sector, which his Department is currently undertaking in consultation with the Central Bank; the reforms he is considering to tackle the problem of motor...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding which has been made available through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for social and affordable housing provision; if he has satisfied himself with the current rates of interest being charged to borrowers through the fund; if he is reviewing the operation of the mechanisms through which credit is accessed from the fund; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 295. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recently expressed view by the Dutch Minister for Finance and the chairman of the eurozone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, that European Union finance ministers are worried that the European Commission is not applying budget laws in the same way to large and small countries and is undermining confidence in the rules; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Compact Treaty (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 296. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he is addressing the concern raised by his officials in a briefing note prepared by his Department on his re-appointment to the finance portfolio that Ireland is at risk of breaching EU rules which constrain the rate at which spending can increase in 2017; the impact of the recent revised Estimates for health and justice on this potential...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full report on the way in which the annual €150 million banking levy will be calculated as it extends to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Banking Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance if the State will still move to sell off all or part of a bank (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for this; the expected yield to the exchequer; if this yield will be ring fenced for a particular purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1674/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 300. To ask the Minister for Finance his proposed plans for reforming the current tax arrangements for the self employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1675/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 301. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the proposed development of alternative models for forecasting medium term potential growth, as has been suggested by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council as an additional safeguard for detecting overheating in the economy. [1676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 302. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has asked the Central Bank to procure an independent assessment of the arrears and negative equity loan books of the banks, as per the recent programme for Government commitment; when this process will begin and conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1677/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Interest Directors (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 303. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has ceased appointing new public interest directors to the banks; the reform of the procedures for the appointment of bank directors by the State currently being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects a new tax on sugar drinks will be introduced; the estimated annual yield from such a tax; the rate at which he expects the new tax should be set and the types of drinks included within its scope; the preparation currently being undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1680/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 306. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent comments by the Governor of the Central Bank, Philip Lane, that technological innovation may alter the role of central banks in managing the money supply and acting as a lender of last resort in the context of widespread adoption of private sector digital currencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1681/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 307. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the most recent quarterly bank watch study from ISME on the ability of small and medium firms to get loan approval and access to credit; his views on the refusal rate of 35% for requests for credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1682/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 309. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his Department’s work with the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in the investigation of the establishment of a public banking system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Aid (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 311. To ask the Minister for Finance the contact he has had with EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. [39938/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Central Bank (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 312. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the publication by the European Central Bank (ECB) of its December 2016 purchase of Irish Government debt revealing a decline in its bond purchases month on month and the expected tapering of ECB bond purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1650/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (17 Jan 2017)

Joan Burton: 320. To ask the Minister for Finance when the 23% VAT on the national car test was introduced; his plans to review it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1843/17]