Results 9,201-9,220 of 16,537 for speaker:Brian Lenihan Jnr

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the income levy will apply to all trades and professions at the same rates as will apply to those applying to PAYE and investment income. The income levy will be calculated by applying the appropriate percentage to the self-employed person's gross income, after deduction of only those expenses directly associated with the performance of the...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (23 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Year-to-year increases in allocations would not normally be granted to allow for increments. In the normal way, the overall cost of increments for some staff on incremental scales should be offset by reductions in cost arising from retirements or other movements by staff on higher incremental points and their replacement by staff on lower points. There is no increased provision for increments...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The estimated cost of increments awarded to staff in my Department in 2008 is €227,000, and in 2009 is €171,000. With regard to the estimated cost of increments in Offices under the aegis of my Department, I have been advised as follows: Office 2008 2009 €m €m Office of the Revenue Commissioners 1.90 1.95 State Laboratory 0.02 0.09 Valuation Office 0.21 0.19 Public...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (23 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The estimated cost to my Department of the 2.5% pay increase due under T2016 with effect from 1 September 2008, is €0.33m, with the estimated cost in a full year being €.991m. I have also been advised that the estimated cost to the Offices under my Department's aegis is as follows: Department/Office Cost of 2.5% T16 due from 1/9/08 for 2008 Annual cost in a full year €000 €000...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The detailed provisions of the car parking levy are currently being finalised and will be included in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008, which will be published on 20th November next. The proceeds of the levy will accrue to the Exchequer as tax receipts. Expenditure on public transport building works is provided for in the Estimates for Public Services and the Public Capital Programme.

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The detailed provisions of the car parking levy are currently being finalised and will be included in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008, which will be published on 20th November next.

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (22 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The detailed provisions of the car parking levy are currently being finalised and will be included in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008, which will be published on 20th November next. While the extent to which car parking is provided in association with Government offices varies, the number of spaces provided is always a fraction of the number of staff serving in the office and there are no...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (22 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the person concerned has been requested to submit details of income from 24/09/2007 to 31/12/2007, once details are received a P21 balancing statement for the year 2007 will issue.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (22 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a P21 balancing statement for 2007 issued to the person concerned on 27th May 2008. A further copy of that statement reissued on October 20th.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: A 2% stamp duty which was introduced in 1982 is charged on most non-life insurance premiums and is part of the normal stamp duty system. The exceptions are re-insurance, voluntary health insurance, marine, aviation and transit insurance and export credit insurance. The yield to the Exchequer in the most recent two calendar years was as follows. Year Yield (€m) 2006 88.3 2007 85.4 The...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The detailed provisions of the car parking levy are currently being finalised and will be included in the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008, which will be published on 20th November next.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I announced in the Budget 2009 that an Air Travel Tax will come into force in respect of passengers departing from Irish Airports on and from 30 March 2009. The general rate applying will be €10 per passenger, with a lower rate of €2 for shorter air journeys i.e. those up to and including 300 kms. This rate structure is reasonable and I have no plans to change it.

Written Answers — Exchequer Expenditure: Exchequer Expenditure (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The following table compares total, current and capital expenditure outturns for 1992, as published in the 1992 Finance Accounts, to 2008 forecast outturn figures published in Budget 2009. The GDP and GNP figures for 1992 are outturn figures published by the Central Statistics Office, while the corresponding estimates for 2008 are as published in Budget 2009. Both sets of figures are...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Much of the capital expenditure from my Department's vote is IT related rather than geographically specific and accordingly it is not possible to account for all capital expenditure from my Department's vote on a county by county basis. Such expenditure includes e-procurement development, grants under the information society fund, capital grants in aid to the Institute of Public...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The State plays a major role in the housing sector and as I stated in my Budget Speech last week, the Government has invested significantly in housing in recent years. This includes the direct investment by the Exchequer in a number of social and affordable housing schemes, augmented by funding raised by the Housing Finance Agency. Supports are also provided through rent supplement payments...

Written Answers — Credit Institutions Support Scheme: Credit Institutions Support Scheme (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008, approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas on 17th October 2008, provides that a covered institution must pay a charge for its guarantee. The aggregate charge for the participating institutions is set at a level that is based on the long-term cost to the Exchequer of providing the guarantee. Current estimates indicate that over the...

Written Answers — Credit Institutions Support Scheme: Credit Institutions Support Scheme (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: For the purposes of giving some background on this to the Deputy I would like to point out that early in 2004, the Financial Regulator commenced a survey of institutions' endowment mortgage business. The Financial Regulator wrote to lenders and insurers seeking information on their endowment businesses. The then Chief Executive of the Financial Regulator made a statement on the main...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they are awaiting a completed form NLR (F) 2007 and certificates of bank interest for years ended 31/12/2004 to 2007 (inclusive) from the taxpayer in order to advance the tax refund claim. If the taxpayer forwards the outstanding information direct to Eamon McArdle, Kilkenny Revenue District, Government Offices, Hebron Road, Kilkenny, Tel...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The breakdown of expenditure incurred to date on the acquisition of properties outside of Dublin under the decentralisation programme is detailed in the following tabular statement. The table does not include approximately €24m expended in respect of furniture, total rent, VAT on fit outs, surveys and fees, per cent for art scheme and other property related miscellaneous expenditure. ...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Oct 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 226 together. The following table sets out the non-property costs incurred by my Department and the agencies under the aegis of my Department. Department/Agency 2005 2006 2007 End June 2008 € € € € Finance 117,669 403,353 220,487 Nil Revenue 65,156 148,521 668,880 22,398 Office of Public Works (OPW) Nil 512 2,703 499 Valuation Office...