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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 95 together. The Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme is a policy initiative which falls under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the allocation of €75m of funding as part of Budget 2021. Officials in my Department have been providing on-going support and assistance to the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Where e-workers incur certain extra expenditure in the performance of their duties of employment remotely or from home, such as additional heating and electricity costs, there is a Revenue administrative practice in place that allows an employer to make payments up to €3.20 per day to such employees, subject to certain conditions, without deducting PAYE, PRSI, or USC. Revenue have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that because of the interruptions to the operation of National Car Testing (NCT) centres and the continuing need to limit the number of customers attending the centres due to COVID 19 restrictions, there are delays in getting pre-registration inspection appointments. Revenue monitors the registration service provided by National Car Testing Service (NCTS) Centres on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Following approval of the Finance Act 2020, which provides for the medical criteria for the Disabled Drivers Scheme, the HSE has been informed that medical assessments can recommence from 1stJanuary 2021. This is considered to be an interim solution only. A comprehensive review of the scheme, to include a broader review of mobility supports for persons with disabilities, will be conducted...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ports Traffic (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 83 together. Since January 1, following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK has been outside the EU Single Market and Customs Union and this means that goods coming from or through the United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland) are subject to a range of new customs formalities including import declarations and controls. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) has been a key component of the Government’s response to the continued Covid-19 crisis to support viable firms and encourage employment in the midst of these very challenging times. To date, subsidy payments of over €1.5 billion have been made and PRSI relief worth over €270m granted to over 41,600 employers in respect of over...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that since June of last year, it has engaged in a programme of compliance checks on all employers who participated in the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS). The purpose of the compliance checks is to ensure that participating employers were properly eligible for the scheme and that the supports were paid over to qualifying employees. To date, TWSS compliance checks...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) was legislated for under the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Act 2020. The scheme is an emergency measure to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy and to deliver an enterprise support to employers based on business eligibility delivering a per-head subsidy on a flat rate basis. As regards eligibility for the scheme, an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue has confirmed that 5,195 employers have repaid Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) payments to date. The total amount refunded up to 31 December 2020 is just over €79m. The top 10 amounts repaid range from approximately €1.4m to €6m and span various sectors of the economy. Due to confidentiality concerns, it is not possible for Revenue to list the top 10...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank Commission is responsible for setting the remuneration, terms and conditions of staff of the Central Bank of Ireland. The Central Bank is subject to and compliant with the provisions of the FEMPI Acts 2009-2015 and the pay adjustments arising from this legislation were applied to all staff. The more recent Public Service Pay and Pensions Act (PSPP) 2017 provides for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 to 93, inclusive, together. The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the key element of the €750bn Next Generation EU/ Recovery Plan Package agreed by the European Council in July 2020. The Recovery and Resilience Facility accounts for €672.6bn of the total Next Generation EU, made up of €360bn in loans and €312.5bn in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Since January 1, following the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the UK has been outside the EU Single Market and Customs Union and this means that a range of customs formalities apply to goods moving to, from or through the United Kingdom, excluding Northern Ireland. I fully appreciate, as does Revenue, that the new regulatory requirements and customs formalities...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme is a policy initiative which falls under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the allocation of €75m of funding as part of Budget 2021. Officials in my Department have been providing on-going support and assistance to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Policy (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: The Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme is a policy initiative which falls under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage following the allocation of €75m of funding as part of Budget 2021. Officials in my Department have been providing on-going support and assistance to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 to 129, inclusive, together. I am advised by Revenue that under the provisions of the VAT Consolidation Act 2010 and the VAT Directive the use of the flat-rate scheme for farmers is restricted to farmers engaged in an agricultural, forestry or fisheries undertaking and to the engagement by those farmers in agricultural production activities and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the COVID-19 situation first arose, I have maintained contact with the BPFI and lenders on the measures they have put in place to assist their customers who are economically impacted by the pandemic. In relation to the particular issue of new mortgage lending, the main retail banks previously confirmed that they are considering mortgage applications and mortgage drawdowns in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the tax affairs of identified individual taxpayers, including companies, cannot be disclosed due to the obligation to protect taxpayer confidentiality as provided for by section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997. It is an offence for a Revenue official to directly or indirectly disclose taxpayer information to third parties, including the Minister for Finance,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132, 145, 147 and 152 together. In March 2020 Revenue introduced a short-term concessionary measure in relation to the operation of benefit-in-kind (BIK) on employer-provided vehicles having regard to the unprecedented situation arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The concessionary treatment applicable to BIK on employer-provided vehicles, along...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 155 together. As provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland will remain within the EU VAT regime in respect of goods and therefore the trade in goods including second-hand goods between Ireland and Northern Ireland will continue as before from a VAT perspective. However, imports from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134, 135, 139 and 160 together. The Covid Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) is a targeted support for businesses significantly impacted by restrictions introduced by the Government under public health regulations to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Details of the scheme are set out in Finance Act 2020 and detailed guidelines on the operation of...