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Written Answers — Price Inflation: Price Inflation (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that, based on data currently available, the inflationary impact of increasing excise duty by 10 cent per packet of 20 cigarettes, 10 cent per litre of petrol, 10 cent per pint of beer and 10 cent per bottle of wine respectively would be a 0.426% increase in the Consumer Price Index. It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to a 10 cent (VAT...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The following are the details of bonus payments in my Department. Following recommendations made by 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, as well as for the Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner ranks in the Garda Síochána and...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The following tables list the information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department and agencies under the aegis of my Department: Department of Finance Location Tullamore Number of Posts 130 Current Position Opened July 2006 Number of persons relocated 127 Number and percentage of those relocated who were originally in Dublin 89 (70%) Number and percentage of those...

Written Answers — Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compulsory Purchase Orders (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: There are no State sponsored bodies or other agencies for which I have responsibility that have the power to issue compulsory purchase orders.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a PAYE Balancing Statement form P21 for the year 2007 will issue shortly to the person.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a PAYE Balancing Statement form P21 for the year 2007 will issue shortly to the person.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a tax credit certificate including home carers credit issued to the person on 2 July 2008.

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that one officer is assigned full time to Killybegs Port and is accommodated in Killybegs Fisheries Harbour Centre. The Revenue Customs Mobile Enforcement Service also covers Killybegs Port as part of their ongoing patrols. Customs officers have assessed the risk at Killybegs and other ports or landing places over a number of years and this assessment...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that where they are notified by a PAYE taxpayer that s/he has paid rent to a non-resident landlord, a reduction in tax credits is automatically created in order to collect the tax that has/should have been withheld by the tenant. This meets the tenant's liability in relation to the tax withheld. The number of cases where tenants' tax credits have been...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) Act 2000 requires the Government to make a contribution of 1% of GNP to the NPRF each year. The 2008 Budget provision is for €1,690 million. The same Budget projected a 2009 GNP figure of €178.85 billion, 1% of which would be €1,789 million approximately. A revised estimate for GNP in 2009 will be published with Budget 2009. The contributions to...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: My Department has a risk-based security policy for the operation of the Department's computer systems. The policy document is updated as required to cope with new security threats, to specify the general needs of new systems categories, to reflect new thinking on architectures, to take on new possibilities etc. Examples of security policy updates currently being implemented are encryption...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (30 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Following is the information requested by the Deputy: Year Device Type Reported lost/ missing/stolen Recovered 2008 USB Memory Stick 1 0 To date in 2008, one memory stick has been reported stolen and has not been recovered. I understand that no sensitive or private data was compromised with the loss of this device.

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This House does not lightly agree to debate emergency legislation of the type that is before us this evening, but when finance, the lifeblood of our economy, is a matter of concern, the House will appreciate that we must move swiftly and decisively. I wish to thank the parties opposite for the co-operation they have extended in regard to this...

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

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It was completely different. There was no consideration for the value offered for Waterford Glass. No value was offered.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In the Budget for 2008, my predecessor announced an efficiency review that required all Departments to review the scope for savings in a wide range of areas including the scope for the rationalisation of State Agencies. This was taken further last July, when I specifically asked for a further review of all State Agencies to examine whether they can share services, whether it would be...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (25 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12, 15 and 26 together. In their discussion of Member States' response to the current economic slowdown at the recent informal Ecofin meeting and in so far as budgetary policy is concerned, Ministers noted the supportive role of the Stability and Growth Pact, its emphasis on reducing deficits and the importance of compliance with the Pact. The question of a...

Written Answers — Pre-Budget Outlook: Pre-Budget Outlook (25 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Given the short time to Budget day I will not be publishing a Pre-Budget Outlook in advance of this year's Budget. However, my Department published a mid year technical update of current year macro-economic forecasts in July. In this update an economic and fiscal assessment was presented based on the information to hand at end June. On the 3rd of September the Government announced that it was...

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (25 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: In early July my Department published a technical economic update which set out forecasts for 2008, based on the latest information available at that time. On this basis, unemployment was expected to average 5.8% or in numbers terms some 132,000 during 2008. This compares to unemployment of 4.5% or 101,000 in 2007. My Department last published inflation forecasts on July 2nd as part of the...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (25 Sep 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: Staffing levels in the public service are subject to regular scrutiny at official level and are set in the context of the demands on public services and the resources available to fund them. It is the Government's aim to use staff resources as efficiently and effectively as possible and I know that this objective is shared by all my Government colleagues.