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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme provides relief from VRT and VAT on the purchase and use of an adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. The car must be purchased before applying for VRT and VAT relief, as applicable to the category of adaptations made to the vehicle. The Scheme is open to severely and permanently disabled...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 171 together. The Deputy should note that the VAT registration thresholds are subject to the requirements of EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. Our VAT thresholds were increased to their current values, €37,500 for services and €75,000 for goods, on 1 May 2008. Under VAT law, traders/businesses such as B&B’s...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government’s strategy ‘Housing For All’ includes an action for my Department to collect data on vacancy with a view to introducing a Vacant Property Tax. The timeframe for delivery on this commitment is the second quarter of 2022. The Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Act 2021 enabled Revenue to collect certain information in relation to the occupancy status...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Infrastructure (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 165, inclusive, together. The Ireland Strategic Investment Funds mandate is to invest on a commercial basis in a manner designed to support economic activity and employment in Ireland. As the Minister for Finance, I have no role in individual ISIF transactions or ISIF’s commercial decision making, more generally. Therefore, it is not possible...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. Under the EU VAT Directive it is not possible to differentiate between the supply of different accommodation services for the purpose of applying VAT rates. This means that any change to the VAT rate for hotels must apply to all hotels, B&Bs and other...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Appointments to State Boards under the aegis of my Department are made in accordance with the requirements of the governing legislation and the Government Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. The majority of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department have advised that they do not have former civil servants, former county managers and chief executive officers of local...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the Central Revenue Information Office on Cathedral Street is open to members of the public who wish to avail of Revenue’s “in-person” appointment service. This service allows people to schedule an appointment at a time that suits them, eliminating queue waiting times that are a feature of any “walk in” service. Appointments must...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that NAMA does not own properties, rather NAMA owns loans for which the properties act as security. The properties are owned and controlled by their registered owners, or appointed receivers in the event of enforcement. The Receiver is an agent of the debtor, not NAMA. The property at Carrickmines Green is a private residential development consisting of a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Funding (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department and the bodies under the aegis of my Department do not fund any full-time PhD positions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme provides relief from VRT and VAT on the purchase and use of an adapted car, as well as an exemption from motor tax and an annual fuel grant. To qualify for the Scheme an applicant must be in possession of a Primary Medical Certificate (PMC). The PMC is issued by the relevant Senior Medical Officer in the HSE, or failing that an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It was not possible for the Revenue Commissioners to respond to this information request in the time available and therefore I will make arrangements to provide a response in line with Standing Order 42A.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that under section 132 of the Finance Act, 1992, an additional charge applies where a vehicle is unregistered after the date registration is required by law, or where a payment or part payment remains outstanding after the same date.  Under the law, the additional charge is calculated as 0.1% of the amount of VRT outstanding, multiplied by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it currently operates 24 detector dog teams with arrangements in place to increase this to 26 by the end of July 2022. The year one cost of each detector dog team is approximately €100,000. This includes the cost of a trained detector dog, salary of the handler, training for the handler with the dog, transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In general, the Directive provides that all goods and services are liable to VAT at the standard rate unless they fall within Annex III of the Directive, in respect of which Member States may apply either one or two reduced rates of VAT. Ireland currently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note  that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In general, the Directive provides that all goods and services are liable to VAT at the standard rate unless they fall within Annex III of the Directive, in respect of which Member States may apply either one or two reduced rates of VAT. Ireland currently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The process of unwinding the Financial Emergency (FEMPI) legislation commenced under the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016-2018, with the remainder of the process largely completed under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA), and ‘Building Momentum: A New Public Service Agreement, 2021-2022’. By 1 July, 2021, salary rates up to €150,000 had been fully...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has established an Independent Working Group to examine the issue of defective housing. Officials from my Department participate on this Working Group.  The objectives of the group are to identify the scope of relevant significant defects in housing, to evaluate the scale of housing affected, to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. It is first important to note that Russia’s war is illegal, immoral and unjustified. Ireland’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is unwavering. We have been working closely with our EU partners and fellow Member States in the adoption of sanctions in response to Russia’s violation of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government is acutely aware of the increase in consumer prices in recent months, especially the increase in fuel and other energy prices including home heating oil,  and for this reason it recently introduced a package of measures to alleviate the impact of increased energy prices on households.  These measures built on measures already introduced in Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (5 Jul 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The role of the Central Bank of Ireland includes ensuring that the financial system operates in the best interests of consumers and the wider economy. The best interests of consumers are protected and confidence and trust in the financial system is enhanced through effective regulation of firms and markets. In line with the its mandate, the Central Bank intervened with a number of...