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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the entrepreneurial relief in each year since its establishment including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years, by multinational and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51036/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the special assignee relief programme for the past five years including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years, by multinational and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51037/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the foreign earnings deduction for the past five years including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years, by multinational companies and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51038/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Programmes (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the take-up of the key employee engagement programme in each month since its establishment; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51039/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the employment and investment incentive scheme in each year since it commenced including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years by multinational and SME companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51040/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual cost of the start-up refunds for entrepreneurs in the past five years including 2018; the number of companies that availed of the scheme in each of the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51041/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of tax appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission; the value of tax the disputes amount to; the appeals by ranges (details supplied), respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51042/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance the age and value of tax appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission by ranges (details supplied) respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51043/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new appeals brought before the Tax Appeals Commission in each month since January 2016; the number of cases concluded in each month since January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51044/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals before the Tax Appeals Commission that have been concluded since January 2016 that have been settled; the value of the settled appeal; the number withdrawn; the value these amounted to; the number of cases heard; the value these appeals amounted to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51045/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of penalties issued by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years since 2012; the value of fines imposed in each case; the value of interest charged in each case; the amount of fines, penalties and interest paid; the number of cases each year that involved personal insolvency and corporate insolvency, for example, receiver, liquidator and so...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of items confiscated by customs officials at ports and airports due to the fact VAT or excise had not been paid in the past five years and to date in 2019; the rules in relation to VAT and excise on goods ordered from abroad and being delivered here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51047/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Claims Agency Data (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: 103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid by each delegated State authority into the State Claims Agency in each of the years 2010 to 2019; the methodology used to calculate the amount to be paid by the delegated authority; the amount received from scheme funds in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51015/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: I welcome Governor Makhlouf and his colleagues, all of whom are regular visitors here. I am delighted have an opportunity to engage with them. I had a private meeting with Mr. Makhlouf recently and I thank him for that engagement. Will the Governor set out from his perspective what is the hierarchy of priorities for the Central Bank in terms of its functions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: Would it be fair to say the overarching objective and the number one priority is to protect the financial stability of the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: Mr. Makhlouf has a broader perspective than most of us, given his international experience so in that context, is it appropriate that the consumer protection mandate would sit within the Central Bank or would it be more appropriate to have it within another external independent body? What is Mr. Makhlouf's view on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: Is the Central Bank not conflicted in its functions? It seems to me the Central Bank's number one priority is to uphold financial stability and that is for good reasons. Mr. Makhlouf added the rider that it is in the public interest and for the common good to do so but where there is a conflict between protecting the interests of consumers and upholding financial stability, financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: There are four people involved and the consumer protection person is not here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: She reports to Mr. Makhlouf but Mr. Makhlouf has a much wider mandate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Central Bank: Discussion (5 Dec 2019)

Michael McGrath: I was here for that.