Results 521-540 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 82. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the issues of the former residents of the Bethany Homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29383/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2020 (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has identified hidden fiscal space for budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 119. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has commissioned an analysis of the way to improve the capacity of automatic stabilisers to protect public revenues and stabilise expenditure in the event of an economic downturn; if consideration has been given to the impact that linking social welfare benefits to employment incomes would have on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Expenditure (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 125. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional resources for commitment to spending increases or taxation reductions available in budget 2020 if the projected 0.4% GGB surplus was reduced to nil; the estimated impact it would have on the structural deficit and expenditure benchmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30289/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Summer Economic Statement (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated impact of the €0.5 billion committed to the Rainy Day Fund in 2020 in the SES being used for expenditure would have on the expenditure benchmark and structural deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30290/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Expenditure (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the help to buy scheme in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the projected full year cost in 2019; the number of purchases supported in each year and the projected full year numbers for 2019; his plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2018 (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 128. To ask the Minister for Finance the additional yield in 2018 and the projected yield in 2019 to date from the decision to increase commercial stamp duty by 4% to 6% in budget 2018; if a comparison between the projected yield as forecast in budget 2018 and the outturn and the reason for any difference will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30292/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date of the CGT entrepreneur relief by year and projected cost in 2019 and 2020; if he expects to make future changes to this relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30293/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Programmes (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the costs to date in 2019 from the key employee engagement programme; the number of persons that have used the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the yield to date in 2019 from the employer PAYE compliance measures announced as part of budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Debt (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated Exchequer borrowing requirement for 2019; the requirement in 2018; the projected borrowing requirement for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30297/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Debt (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 133. To ask the Minister for Finance the gross and net General Government Debt for 2018; the projected end-of-year amounts for 2019 and 2020; the Exchequer cash and other assets including ISIF cash and non-equity investments and the other cash and assets held by source; the amounts as a percentage of GDP and GNI; if the information will be provided in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Timetable (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 134. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedure for delaying the budget beyond 8 October 2019 if required; the legal requirements under Irish and EU law to ensure a budget is published and passed; the specific dates in this regard; if it is permissible to delay the announcement of the budget for 2020 beyond 31 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30299/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Assets (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 135. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of Exchequer cash and liquid assets currently on hand; the reason for such a large amount; the carrying cost of this for 2019; the amount of debt and bonds to be refinanced or paid in 2019; the amount of debt raised in 2019 to date by the NTMA; the amount expected to be raised in the rest of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Assets (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 136. To ask the Minister for Finance if the State is carrying large cash reserves in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30304/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 137. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of payable refundable research and development tax credits paid out by the Revenue Commissioners in each year since 2009 to 2018 to companies that did not pay corporation tax in each year; the estimated refunds or payable amounts to be paid out in 2018 and to date in 2019; the cost of the tax credit in each of those years; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that claimed payable refundable research and development tax credits in each year since 2009 to date; the highest refund paid out in each year in tabular form; the average value of a refund in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected savings in 2019 and 2020, respectively, if the research and development tax credit was no longer refundable or payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30307/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance the outstanding liability to the State from refundable payable research and development credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30308/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (10 Jul 2019)

Joan Burton: 141. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in each year since it was introduced who have had their personal income tax bill reduced through the use of the research and development tax credit; the average amount by which income tax bills were reduced in each year; the highest amount in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/19]