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Written Answers — Pub Licences: Pub Licences (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that details of the number of pub licences issued nationally in the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and the number of pub licences in Dublin 15 for the same years are set out in the following Table: Table: Pub licences issued 2004-2007 2004 2005 2006 2007 No. issued nationally 9,964 9,237 9,555 9,418 No. issued in Dublin 15 17 19 20 20 I should...

Written Answers — Pub Licences: Pub Licences (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that (i) the number of off licences issued nationally for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 for spirits, beer and wine (and the duty received) is: 2004 2005 2006 2007 Spirit off licence 983(€247,000) 1,070(€271,250) 1,170 (€295,750) 1,342 (€339,750) Beer off licence 990(€248,500) 1,073 (€272,000) 1,170 (€295,750) 1,431...

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

Brian Cowen: Qualification for the home carer tax credit, which was increased from €770 to €900 in Budget 2008, does not depend on an individual's situation over a specific short-term period but instead depends on whether specific conditions apply in the tax year in which the credit is claimed. The home carer tax credit can be claimed by a married couple who are jointly assessed to income tax and...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: The material the Deputy seeks is available on the Oireachtas website. The website provides chronological information on the presentation, and consideration by the Dáil and Seanad, of all Bills and Acts, including those introduced by my Department from 1997 to date. The link to the information is www.oireachtas.ie and then continue to the legislation link. The names of the Ministers for...

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

Brian Cowen: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that they have issued a request to the taxpayer for the necessary information to enable a review of liability to be carried out. Any tax overpaid will be refunded to the taxpayer when the review is completed.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: In the period to which the Deputy refers, the amounts set out in the table below were expended to promote programmes being implemented by, inter alia, my Department. Year Campaign/Purpose Cost of Advertising in Publications Cost of Outdoor Advertising Cost of Advertising in Broadcast Media Cost of any associated Consultancy/ Production € € € € 2004 National Development Plan...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: My Department provided financial support to the organisations set out in the following table. It should be noted that while those organisations are based in the United States of America, they are cooperative international organisations, owned by their member shareholders, including Ireland. Year Organisation Amount Purpose of payment 2000 World Bank £8,209,000 International Development...

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

Brian Cowen: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the matter is under review and that they will be in contact with the individual concerned in the near future.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is responsible for the policy and the legislative framework governing elections. Returning Officers are statutorily responsible for conducting the polls. I, as Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, have no direct role in the running of elections. However, I sanctioned a Schedule of Charges (Charges Order) which set out the scale...

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Financial Resolution (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I move: That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the charging in accordance with the Act of certain fees, being fees for the issue of visas; for dealing with visa review applications; for consents to enter the State at a place other than an approved port; for the issue, renewal and modification on application of the conditions of residence permissions; for the...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this debate on the Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill. On the last point raised by Deputy Burton, I would not expect her to be completely au fait with Fianna Fáil's activity and the 50 meetings that have been held in recent weeks or that will be held in the weeks to come. These meetings, which are being held in all parts of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: The position is 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 this regard, I would point out that the rate of VAT that applies to a particular good or service depends on the nature of the good or service and not on the status of the consumer. In this case, there is no provision in...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I assume the Deputy is referring to the new graduate entry programme which has been introduced as part of the plan to increase the number of medical graduates overall and to expand opportunities for entry to medicine. The graduate entry programme provides undergraduate medical education of four years duration and it has been developed to produce medical graduates with the ability to...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that in January 2008 when they issued tax credit details incorporating the Budget changes, a total of 449,000 individual Tax Deduction Cards (TDCs) were issued to Employers. This figure represents 17.5% of the total employments of 2.56m on record at that time. In an attempt to identify the number of Employers using TDCs for their intended purpose,...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104 and 105 together. I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that, where a property owner vacates his or her own home and leases the property, the rental income arising from such a letting is liable to income tax after allowing for the cost of maintenance, repairs, insurance and mortgage interest on borrowings to purchase, repair or improve the property....

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I understand that the issue the Deputy is referring to relates to what is known as the secondary market for life insurance policies. I have been informed by the Financial Regulator that this market is minimal in Ireland, by comparison with the US and the UK, for example. The type of policy that is most likely to be sold on is a life assurance investment policy. This type of policy is...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: Stamp Duty on cheques has existed for many years and when electronic means of money transfers were subsequently introduced, Stamp Duty was gradually extended to these products to ensure that the Stamp Duty from cheques was not eroded. In Budget 2008, I introduced a 50% cut in the Stamp Duty on Debit cards, reducing the charge for €10 to €5. A similar cut was introduced for combined Debit...

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: There are no cases of women forced to retire from the Civil Service on marriage pre-1973 and who were reinstated in the Civil Service as widows between January 2004 and June 2006. Section 11 of the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956, as amended by the Civil Service (Employment of Married Women) Act, 1973, provided for the reinstatement to their former positions of women who resigned from the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: Section 110 of the Finance Act 2007 made provision for a charge to stamp duty where license agreements and other such arrangements are used when land is purchased for development without conveyance or transfer. The provision ensured that these arrangements will incur a Stamp Duty charge where a landowner receives a payment amounting to 25% or more of the market value or consideration...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: At the end of March there was an Exchequer deficit of EUR354 million. For the year as a whole an exchequer deficit of EUR4,866 million was forecast in the budget. In looking at the performance of taxes, of particular note is the good performance of income tax, which is up 5 per cent compared to the same period last year. This is a good indication of the resilience of the Irish economy and...