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Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Second Stage (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Tomorrow.

Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Financial Resolution (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move: That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the imposition of certain commercial or other terms and conditions in respect of financial support that may be provided to credit institutions or subsidiaries.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: "Apart-hotel" as defined in section 3 of the Valuation Act, 2001 "means one or more apartments, including any ancillary facilities associated with such apartments, which are used for the purposes of hotel-keeping". It is indicated that the Valuation Tribunal has recently given several judgements in relation to the meaning of "apart-hotel" for the purposes of determining the appropriate...

Written Answers — Customs Service: Customs Service (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the Customs controls at the location in question are risk-based and are carried out by mobile Customs enforcement staff. Attendance is selective and targeted and is based on analysis and evaluation of national and international seizure trends, traffic frequency, routes and other risk indicators. Attendance can also be as a result of specific...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that for the purposes of both Gift and Inheritance Tax, the relationship between the person who provides the gift or inheritance and the person who receives the gift or inheritance, determines the maximum tax-free threshold known as the "Group Threshold". The Group threshold applying to a gift or inheritance received by a grandchild from a...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As Deputies are aware it would not be appropriate for me to comment in advance of the Budget on possible Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The projected out-turn for 2008 public spending and the estimates for 2009 will be published in the Budget. This will provide relevant information on the implications of changes for the existing levels of service involved.

Written Answers — Civil Service Recruitment: Civil Service Recruitment (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: On the 8th of July last, I announced a number of cost saving measures that the Government had decided to implement with immediate effect. These measures included a 3% reduction in the payroll bill of all Departments, State Agencies and Local Authorities, with the exception of certain sectors of the Health and Education areas. To meet this requirement, a range of possible measures were...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that, as the measure to restrict the use of incentive tax reliefs and exemptions by high earners (section 17 of the Finance Act 2006) came into effect in the tax year 2007, they plan to publish a study on the effectiveness of the restriction, which will look in detail at the use of tax incentives by high earners and their effective tax rates. This...

Written Answers — : (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In his 2005 Budget Statement, my predecessor announced that a review of a broad range of tax incentive schemes would be undertaken in 2005. The review process included studies by external consultants Indecon and Goodbody Economic Consultants, as well as internal reviews by officials from the Department of Finance and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, with the involvement of other...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I would refer the Deputy to the 2008 Public Capital Programme (PCP) which was published on 21 February 2008. The PCP sets out the provisional outturn figures for non-exchequer capital spending for 2007 in Table 4 on pages 104-108, together with the estimates for 2008.

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The 2008 forecast for health levy receipts is €1,330m — receipts were marginally above profile at end August. The actual health levy receipts for each year since 2002 are as follows: 2007 — €1,298m; 2006 — €1,188m; 2005 — €1,117m; 2004 — €951m; 2003 — €856m; 2002 — €751m.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Deputy will be aware that in matters relating to the VAT rating of goods and services, I am constrained by the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. In relation to the VAT rate that applies to safety equipment used in sports activity, the position is that under the VAT Directive, Member States may retain the zero rates on goods and services which were in place...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Government's policy decisions in relation to expenditure on public services in 2009 will be announced in the forthcoming Budget.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The great majority of public servants do not qualify for performance-related awards and the cost of such awards is a very small part of the public service pay bill. Following recommendations of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector, schemes of performance-related awards were introduced for the levels of Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary in the civil service, the...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: As the Deputy will be aware the Government has decided to put in place with immediate effect a guarantee arrangement to safeguard all deposits (retail, commercial, institutional and interbank), covered bonds, senior debt and dated subordinated debt (lower tier II), with the following banks: Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland, Anglo Irish Bank, Irish Life and Permanent, Irish Nationwide...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224, 227 and 228 together. The Central Applications Facility (CAF), which was launched in May 2004, remains open and continues to receive applications. Up to September 2008, over thirteen thousand civil and public servants have applied on the CAF to relocate under the Programme. Over 7,000 of these — or 53% — were Dublin based applicants. A total of 868...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: One hundred and ten staff (110) of my Department decentralised to Tullamore by end December 2006. Of those seventy-eight (78) were previously Dublin based staff, twenty-one (21) were based in other locations and eleven (11) were recruited for posts in Tullamore. With regard to the agencies under the aegis of my Department no staff had decentralised under the programme by end December 2006....

Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The NPRF's equity mandates do not allow for the taking of short positions in stocks. It has invested a total of $350 million in two highly specialised investment vehicles which may, as part of their investment strategy, take short positions in very restricted circumstances. The Fund operates a securities lending programme through its global custodian which generated income of €22.3 million...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the information requested by the Deputy is as follows in respect of the income tax years 2007 and 2008. Tax year Exempt (Standard rate liability fully covered by credits or Age Exemption Limits) Marginal Band Paying tax at the standard rate (including those whose liability at the higher rate is fully offset by credits) Higher rate Liability not...