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Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: My Department has not had any disks, laptops or memory storage devices containing personal information about members of the public lost or stolen.

Written Answers — Financial Projections: Financial Projections (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. Budget 2008 was published on 5 December last year. At that time, my Department projected a GDP growth rate of 3 per cent for this year and a GNP growth rate of 2.8 per cent. While lower than that experienced in recent years this is still a robust rate of growth given the prevailing international conditions. Of course, as was noted at...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am not aware of any instances where agencies under the remit of my Department have lost or had stolen any disks, laptops or memory storage devices containing personal information regarding members of the public.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that where tenants fail to meet their obligations in relation to the deduction of income tax from payments of rent to non-resident landlords, or of providing Revenue with details of such payments and of the tax deducted, and paying such tax to Revenue, the usual sanctions in relation to the collection and recovery of income tax can be applied,...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: The position is that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law with which Irish VAT law must comply. Under the VAT Directive, passenger transport is treated as an activity that is exempt from VAT. This means that all providers of passenger transport cannot charge VAT on the services they supply and cannot recover VAT on the goods and services that they...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I understand the named person applied for a Primary Medical Certificate under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994, and the application was refused by the Senior Medical Officer of the local Health Service Executive administrative area. This decision was appealed to the Medical Board of Appeal, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Rochestown Avenue, Dun...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: My Department is responsible for, amongst other things, overall policy in relation to Ireland's EU Structural and Cohesion Funds. It also plays a central role in the development and monitoring of the programmes/projects through which the Funds are drawn down. Ireland has qualified for Structural Funds since we joined the EU in 1973 and for the Cohesion Fund from 1993 when it was established....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the numbers of claimants for mortgage interest relief by way of tax relief at source for 2006, the most recent year for which full actual figures are available, is 593,200. While corresponding figures for 2007 will not be available until all annual returns for that year are received from the institutions which operate the tax relief at source...

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that amended returns for the named person were submitted to Sligo Revenue District on 14 January 2008 which required some further amendment. A refund has been processed and will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Capital Investment Framework: Capital Investment Framework (12 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: Under the conditions of sanction for capital expenditure issued by my Department, Departments are required to put in place a system of annual spot-checks of projects to ensure compliance with the VFM requirements and to report the findings of these spot-checks annually to my Department. Compliance with the capital investment framework is a matter in the first instance for implementing...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners of the following maritime drug seizures during the period 2005 to 2007. These are listed below: March 2005: 4.5 kgs. cannabis resin seized from a fishing vessel (and follow-up search of suspect's house). July 2007: 1550 kgs. cocaine seized in Dunlough Bay area (more than one seizure). July 2007: 13.08 kgs. cannabis resin found at sea off the...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: My Department is responsible for, amongst other things, overall policy in relation to Ireland's EU Structural and Cohesion Funds. It also plays a central role in the development and monitoring of the programmes/projects through which the Funds are drawn down. Ireland has qualified for Structural Funds since we joined the EU in 1973 and for the Cohesion Fund from 1993 when it was established....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I announced in the Budget that I intended to introduce a new relief from Capital Gains Tax on the dissolution of farm partnerships and details have been included in the Finance Bill that was recently published. This provides that, on the dissolution of a farm partnership, a gain will not be treated as accruing in respect of a relevant partnership asset and that the asset will be treated as...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that those primary and post primary schools that have been granted charitable tax exemption under Section 207 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 were granted the exemption on the basis of their charitable objects and purpose. The matter of whether or not they are fee-paying schools was not a consideration. In the circumstances, the Revenue...

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: The electricity used in my Department's offices in Government Buildings is not metered separately from that used in other offices in Government Buildings. I am not, therefore, in a position to provide the details requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the estimated net receipt of inheritance tax in 2007 is €314.45 million. This figure is provisional and subject to revision.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: In the time available it has not been possible to retrieve all the data requested by the Deputy. As soon as all relevant material from the period in question has been collated I will forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that there is no refund of income tax due to the taxpayer. PAYE balancing statements for the years 2004 to 2007 inclusive will issue to the taxpayer in the coming days, which will show a balanced result for each year.

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (6 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT (up to certain limit) on the purchase of a car adapted for the transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities, to those who meet certain disability criteria. The disability criteria for eligibility for the tax concessions under this scheme are set out in the...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (6 Feb 2008)

Brian Cowen: On 6 December 2006, as part of Budget 2007, I announced that it was planned to introduce changes to the VRT system to take greater account of environmental issues, and in particular Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions. The Programme for Government of June 2007 re-affirmed the commitment to introduce measures to further weight VRT in favour of cars with lower emissions. A public consultation...