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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commissions of Investigation (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together. As the Deputy is aware, the Terms of Reference of the Commission of Investigation into IBRC, including the €10 million threshold, were debated in Dáil Éireann last Tuesday and Wednesday. The €10 million threshold will ensure that the investigation is focused on the largest transactions and that transactions...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: Since taking office, there have been no public or private, official or unofficial, engagements or meetings between me and Denis O'Brien. Nor have there been such meetings between me and representatives of Mr O'Brien's company Communicorp Group Ltd. For the sake of completeness, I should inform the Deputy that there was a pre-Budget meeting on the 24th Sept 2014 with representatives of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: Firstly, let me make clear that Ulster Bank is an independent institution and I, as Minister for Finance, have no role in operational matters in the bank including independent reviews or reports commissioned by the bank. As the Deputy will be aware on 25 November 2013, Dr Lawrence Tomlinson published a report entitled "Banks' Lending Practices; Treatment of Businesses in Distress"...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Fiscal Assessment Report is being considered by my officials. While I have already given some initial views on issues raised by the Council in recent parliamentary questions, as is normal, a comprehensive response to the Fiscal Council on all of the pertinent issues will be published in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy will be aware, from 2016 onwards, the public finances in Ireland will be subject to the requirements of the preventive arm of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). The European Commission assesses compliance with the preventive arm on the basis of two complimentary pillars. First is the minimum annual improvement in the structural balance and the second is compliance with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Spring Economic Statement (SES) and the corresponding Stability Programme Update (SPU) outlined that fiscal space of the order of €1.2 to €1.5 billion is expected to be available for Budget 2016. The fiscal projections contained in those publications are based on a technical assumption of a budgetary package of €1.2 billion in 2016 which will be split evenly between...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Fiscal Council noted that the provision of indicative fiscal space for the forthcoming Budget was a welcome development in terms of fiscal transparency. Indeed, this sets the scene for the National Economic Dialogue to be held next month.  The post-2016 forecasts in the Stability Programme Update and the Spring Economic Statement reflect an increase in expenditure of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: Published statistics regarding receipts  of corporation tax over the past 10 years are available on the Revenue website at . Regarding the proportion of corporation tax that is attributable to Irish resident or incorporated companies that were non-resident for tax purposes, I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Redundancies (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241, 262, 275 and 277 together. As the Deputy will be aware under the Relationship Frameworks the State does not intervene in the day to day operations of the banks in which it holds investments or their management decisions regarding commercial matters and hence any discussions around matters such as outsourcing are a matter for the bank, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Living City Initiative was commenced and launched on 5thMay 2015, through statutory instruments 170 and 171 of 2015. This commenced the qualifying period, which will last for five years from that date.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commissions of Investigation (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: Following the announcement of the draft Terms of Reference for the Commission of Investigation on 3 June 2015, I wrote to opposition party leaders and to Deputy Catherine Murphy, in her role as Whip of the Technical Group, seeking their observations on the draft Terms of Reference. My office contacted the opposition party leaders and Deputy Murphy to arrange follow-up meetings. I was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Petrol Stretching (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners, who are responsible for acting against fuel fraud, that they recognise the serious threats that this criminal activity poses to legitimate businesses, motorists and Exchequer revenues. Action against it is, therefore, a priority for them, and they undertake, on an ongoing basis, an extensive programme of compliance and enforcement activities that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: Innovation Fund Ireland is a Government initiative led by Enterprise Ireland and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) formerly the National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF*) to attract leading international venture capital managers to Ireland and to increase the availability of capital to Irish early stage and high growth companies, with a particular focus on the technology...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person in question is due a refund of Local Property Tax, which was deducted in error from his salary in 2013. This refund will issue shortly. On the basis of the information currently available to Revenue, there is no refund due in respect of PAYE tax paid by the person concerned. If the person concerned has an entitlement to any tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person concerned is entitled to a tax refund. Revenue has been in contact with the person concerned as part of the process to clarify the exact amount of the refund due. The matter will be finalised as soon as possible and the refund issued to him.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy will be aware that I have asked former public servant Dr. Don Thornhill, who chaired the 2012 Inter-Departmental Group which designed the Local Property Tax (LPT),  to conduct a review to consider, and make recommendations, on the operation of the LPT, and any impacts on LPT liabilities due to property price developments. In particular...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 259 together. As previously advised, as Minister for Finance I am happy to respond to questions on general policy matters relating to NAMA. However it would not be appropriate for me to comment on individual cases, as I do not have a role in the day to day business decisions of the Agency. As the Deputy is aware, NAMA operates a dedicated email...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The following table outlines the current sabbatical/career break position in my Department. Duration People on Sabbatical/Career Break 0-6 Months 0 6-12 Months 1 1-2 Years 3 2-3 Years 2 3-4 Years 2 4-5 Years 1 5+ Years 0 The staff of my Department are at the centre of our HR Strategy which aims to support the Department in achieving our strategy and goals. Employee Engagement is one...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: In response to the Deputy's question the total photography costs for my Department and the details of the occasions on which photographers were used in the period since I came into office are contained in the following table: Photography Costs Year List of Occasions Photography Company Cost € 2011 Signing of Taxation agreement with GermanyEngaged on 31st March 2011 Maxwell...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: I take it that the Deputy is referring solely to external public relations costs and not to advertising costs that would be incurred by my Department in the normal course of business, such as entries into telephone directories, the placing of advertisements in national newspapers, recruitment advertising, etc. No such costs have been incurred in respect of my Department in the period since I...