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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, it is important to note that neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, can direct the pricing or provision of insurance products, as this is a commercial matter which individual companies assess on a case-by-case basis. This position is reinforced by the EU Single Market framework for insurance (the Solvency II Directive). Every person intending to use a vehicle on a public...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: It would appear from the Deputy’s Question that the individual concerned is an Irish national who has retired in the State, having worked at sea in international waters for a number of years. During this period, the individual was resident in the Netherlands and worked with several different shipping companies which were registered in different countries. While it is not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS met last October to agree a two-pillar solution to address tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. Pillar One will see a reallocation of 25% of residual profits to the jurisdiction of the consumer. The scope is confined to multination groups with turnover in excess of €20 billion annually....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Responsibilities (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As President of Eurogroup since September 2020, I have chaired 23 Eurogroup meetings, which have been conducted in both virtual format due to Covid, and more recently in physical format. In addition, I have conducted numerous bilateral meetings with Eurogroup Ministers, EU Commissioners, and the President of the European Central Bank to ensure the achievement of Eurogroup objectives. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the receipts for 2021 in respect of Betting Duty are €89.1 million.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials in my Department are currently reviewing the options now available to Ireland in setting VAT rates. This will include consideration of the new options available to Member States as a result of the recently updated EU VAT rules when setting VAT rates as well as the new limitations introduced on how reduced rates may be applied. Decisions about tax changes are generally taken in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (14 Jun 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 Code (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that in 2019, the latest year for which fully analysed data are currently available, there were 90,150 taxpayer units declaring rental income from a residential property where the total number of residential properties declared was one. The income declared amounted to €1.1 billion. As indicated to the Deputy in my reply to his question no. 208 dated 2 June...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (14 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: In my Budget 2022 speech, I announced a tax relief that operates in the same broad policy space as that mentioned by the Deputy. Budget 2022 provided a tax disregard in respect of personal income received by households who sell residual electricity from microgeneration back to the national grid. The aim of the measure is to remove a potential administrative barrier to entry to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208, 212 and 213 together. I am advised by Revenue that the duration of tenancies is not declared on tax returns. Additionally, short stay accommodation provided through on-line platform operators, such as the one referred to by the Deputy, is generally treated as trading income rather than rental income. As such, it is aggregated with other trading income...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Radon Gas Levels (2 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the offices accommodating my Department are not included in a high-risk area, as identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Although these buildings are located in the lowest EPA risk rated area, the safety and health of all staff is the priority within my Department.  Results from the last Department programme of Radon Gas testing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Commission has confirmed that EU Member States can consider imposing temporary tax measures on windfall profits of energy providers. With regard to tax generally, the trading profits of companies in Ireland are typically taxed at the standard Corporation Tax rate of 12.5%. Some of the main features of the current regime are its simplicity and that it applies to a broad base....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that it is not possible to provide a definitive answer to the question put by the Deputy in the absence of more specific information. However, in general, the state where an international seafarer is liable to tax on income derived from the exercise of an employment on board a ship in international waters will depend on a number of different factors, including, but...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (1 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Living City Initiative is a tax-based measure aimed at the regeneration of the historic inner cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford.   The scheme provides income or corporation tax relief for expenditure on refurbishment and conversion work that is carried out in either residential properties or certain commercial properties. The Initiative...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (1 Jun 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: Rental Sector (1 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 88 together. The Government's comprehensive strategy to address the various policy challenges relating to housing is as set out in ‘Housing for All’. Under the Housing for All strategy, my Department is committed to review the recommendations of the Report of the Working Group on the Tax and Fiscal Treatment of Rental Accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government commits to indexing income tax credits and bands in the event that incomes are rising as the economy recovers, so as to prevent an increase in the tax burden and to ensure that low-paid workers are not being brought into the income tax net. The budgetary stance set out in the Summer Economic Statement 2021 included an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: The Programme for Government, “Our Shared Future”, states that “from Budget 2022 onwards, in the event that incomes are again rising as the economy recovers, credits and bands will be index linked to earnings. This will be done to prevent an increase in the real burden of income tax, to prevent more low income workers being taken into the tax net because of no changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2022 (1 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that the cash cost of carryover into 2023 of tax measures announced in Budget 2022 is estimated to be in the region of c. €35 million. This impact on the Exchequer is incorporated into the fiscal projections contained in the Stability Programme Update 2022. It is important to note that the exact impact of carryover on the Exchequer will be reviewed as part...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (1 Jun 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the yield from a five cents per litre increase in excise on diesel is estimated at €180 million per annum, VAT inclusive. This estimate assumes no behavioural changes in response to this increase. Based on volumes of diesel on which claims were received in 2021, the cost of using the Diesel Rebate Scheme to offset a five cents increase for qualifying...