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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that my Department does not have retainers with any outside organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that Tax and Duty Manuals are regularly reviewed, and updated examples included where necessary to provide clarity to taxpayers. Tax and Duty manual 23-01-36 provides an overview of how relief for the increase in the carbon tax on farm diesel operates, as is provided for by section 664A Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. The relief operates by allowing farmers, in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Carbon Tax receipts are published on the Revenue website at link: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statis tics/excise/receipts-volume-and-price/excise-receipts-commod ity.aspx This includes a breakdown of receipts by commodity, from the introduction of Carbon Tax in 2010 up to 2020. I am advised by Revenue that the provisional amounts raised through the Carbon Tax in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the below table sets out the providers of diversity and inclusion training in the Department for years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022 and the costs associated with same. Year Provider Cost No. of Participants 2018 CMC Business Psychology €5,610.26 53 2021 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Senior Executive Accountability Regime (SEAR) is a key element of the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill which will drive positive changes in terms of culture, greater delegation of responsibilities, and enhanced accountability while simplifying the taking of sanctions against individuals who fail in their financial sector roles. The General Scheme of the Central Bank...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Help-to-Buy (HTB) is an incentive for first-time property purchasers to help with the deposit needed to buy or self-build a new house or apartment as a home. The qualifying criteria for the HTB includes that first-time purchasers must take out a mortgage with a qualifying lender that is at least 70% of the value of the property or approved valuation in the case of a self-build. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue as follows: Section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 sets out the criteria which must be met for relief for certain income from the leasing of farmland to be allowed. Farmland must be let by a qualifying lessor under a qualifying lease to a qualifying lessee. The amount of the relief is subject to certain limitations. A qualifying lessee may be an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 273 to 277, inclusive, together. Ireland’s taxation of fuel is governed by European Union law as set out in Directive 2003/96/EC, commonly known as the Energy Tax Directive (ETD). The ETD prescribes minimum tax rates for fuel with which all Member States must comply. ETD provisions on mineral oils are transposed into national law in Finance Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Central Bank that at the end of February 2022, the Active Full-Time-Equivalent (“FTE”) was 1,982.6 staff working in the Bank. This figure includes 42.8 Active FTE working within the Registry of Credit Unions Division.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011 (the “2011 Act”) established a resolution regime for credit institutions and credit unions in Ireland. The Credit Institutions Resolution Fund (“CIRF”) was established under this legislation to support resolution actions in the State, and is managed and administered by the Central Bank of Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are currently no civil servants in my Department on secondment to the private sector.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I should have acknowledged Senator Fitzpatrick also. I know she has been inspired by the service her late father gave. We cannot but be moved when we spend time with those arriving to our country and fleeing their homes. We cannot but be moved by all they have gone through and be reminded of the commitments we will have to them in future. With regard to the particular point made by the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am not aware of the Government's commitment to the A5 project being in any way diminished or changed. I will of course follow up on any development that may have prompted the Deputy's question. I am aware as a former Minister with responsible for transport of the particular status of the road and how important it is to the communities the Deputy has referred to. I am sure some of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I need hardly tell the Deputy there is no silver lining in this awful cloud and the dark skies we are all confronting together. The Deputy's point and question is a reminder of the skills and expertise that will be coming to our country with people leaving their homes for reasons we all know are appalling and have to be condemned at every moment. I am also well aware of the need that we...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. The review is reasonably well advanced. In a few months' time we will organise a public stakeholder event to which we will invite all who have views regarding the development of our banking sector, whether it be the digital providers to which the Deputy has referred or, for example, Sparkassen and the community banking needs that have been debated...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Deputies Durkan and Smith for raising these issues. I know Deputy Smith is raising this matter for all the right reasons but equally she knows I cannot give an update on the status of any individual deportation issue or anybody whose status is being considered in our country at present. I am sure the Department of Justice is aware of the issue she is raising given the protest to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: While I am on my feet, I extend to the Deputy and all her colleagues in Fianna Fáil condolences on the passing of Dr. Dermot Fitzpatrick, an avuncular gentleman and an exemplary public servant. I know his loss will be felt among his colleagues in Fianna Fáil.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: On the issue relating to passports, God knows, a holiday is a very precious thing at present. We really know the value of being able to leave the country and travel elsewhere now. For constituents to find themselves unable to do it at the last moment due to a passport difficulty, we all know and are dealing with the difficulties that creates. The Minister for Foreign Affairs is doing all...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for raising such an important matter for our island. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has commented on the announcement Deputy Richmond has raised. The Government and all Deputies in this House will continue to be very clear about the sanctity of the Good Friday Agreement and the need for it to be protected in all aspects. The Government and the European Union have been...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: In general, the Deputy makes a very important point that in spending money on preventing further health difficulties, every cent of it is always well spent. I am sure the Minister for Health is aware of the issue the Deputy raised and I am sure a meeting can be set up, if not with the Minister then his senior officials, to respond to the group that is raising this important matter. I will...