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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The event.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Of course, my curiosity is now piqued as to what music festival the Deputy is involved in.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Is it the Rory Gallagher one?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I do not know if the Deputy will be disappointed or relieved to know I have seen many of those acts, only not at the Deputy's festival.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: We will, if the Chairman will come along. That would make some outing. That would be good.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware that this matter is being dealt with by the SFPA, which the Deputy referred to. This issue has been the subject of engagement through the consultation committee between the SFPA and the local industry that the Deputy mentioned. I was not aware this matter would be raised. I appreciate it is an important matter. While the SFPA is an independent body of Government and,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Killybegs is an important anchor for our maritime sector. The SFPA is independent of the Government, but it sounds like the Deputy has raised an important matter. I will ask for an update on it. My departmental officials have put a great deal of work into this section because the issue had been raised by the sector with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. We knew that we...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 9: In page 3, lines 6 and 7, to delete “regulation of taxation and of stamp duties” and substitute “regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise”.

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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231, 233, 249 and 250 together. The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme (DDS) 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 Scheme is open to severely and permanently disabled persons who also meet one of six specified medical criteria, as a...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers & Disabled Passengers Scheme (DDS) 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 Scheme is open to severely and permanently disabled persons who also meet one of six specified medical criteria, as a driver or as a passenger and also to certain organisations. In...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Special Liquidators (SLs) have advised they are currently compiling this schedule however are not in a position to finalise this within the given timeframe. As a result, I will provide this information directly to the Deputy once it is received from the IBRC SLs.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Following discussions with the Deputy's office, we understand this question seeks a schedule of the professional fees (if any) paid to real estate/property consultants relating to the disposal of property to date in the special liquidation of IBRC by: (i) the Minister; and (ii) the Special Liquidators. As Minister for Finance, I have not paid any fees to real estate /property consultants...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Data (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s gross contributions to the EU Budget in 2020 and 2021 were as follows: 2020 €2.569bn 2021 €3.507bn Data on Ireland’s EU Budget receipts for the previous year are published annually, in my Department’s Budgetary Statistics each autumn. In 2020, Ireland received €2.080 billion in EU...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Data (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s gross contributions to the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) are expected to rise over the coming period. Ireland’s gross contributions to the EU Budget from 2022 to 2025 are forecasted to be as follows: 2022 €3.50bn 2023 €3.52bn 2024 €3.65bn ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (5 Apr 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 of...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 248 together. Section 477C of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 requires that applicants for the Help to Buy Scheme (HTB) must be first-time buyers. This includes circumstances where there is more than one person involved in the purchase or building of a new home. The definition of first time buyer in Help to Buy is as follows: 'first-time purchaser'...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that neither my Department, nor any of the bodies under the aegis of my Department, has any staff absent for the reasons outlined.

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

Paschal Donohoe: Over the past few years, my Department has worked closely with the Central Bank of Ireland to limit the impact of key identified risks in the Irish financial system and to ensure that the sector was adequately prepared for Brexit. My Department and the Central Bank continue to monitor developments and activities in the financial sector. However the issue raised by the Deputy is not a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) which acts as the State Claims Agency in conducting the state's claims management function has informed me that the information contained in the table below was extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This report shows the number of claims received by the State Claims Agency from 2016 to 2021. This report is correct as of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (5 Apr 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, VRT is paid on a vehicle's first registration in the State. The same tax applies to new vehicles and used imports alike. The Government is committed to incentivising electric vehicles (EVs) as has been reflected in the wide suite of measures which have facilitated an exponential growth in EV registrations over the past number of years. The Programme for...