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Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency (21 Jan 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the State Claims Agency (SCA) that, as of 31 December 2020, the total plaintiff legal costs and agency legal costs paid on all claims being managed by the SCA under the General Indemnity Scheme between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020 was €35,572,220. The SCA have supplied the following table to show the breakdown of these costs: Transaction Type ...

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

Paschal Donohoe: On 18 March last the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland (BPFI) announced a coordinated approach by banks and other lenders to help their customers who were economically impacted by the Covid-19 crisis. The measures included flexible loan repayment arrangements where needed, including loan payment breaks initially for a period up to three months and then subsequently extended for up...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 75 together. The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. Under the Directive the supply of construction services is generally liable to VAT at the standard rate. However, by way of special derogation from the general rule, Ireland is permitted to continue to apply a reduced rate,...

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

Paschal Donohoe: 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 with all other COVID-19 related measures, is kept under regular...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 85 together. Income received under the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme is subject to income tax and USC. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is an income support that shares the same characteristics as jobseekers benefit and similar to jobseekers benefit, is taxable income. This ensures consistent treatment with other workers whose pay was not...

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...