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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (12 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 473A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for income tax relief in respect of qualifying tuition fees paid by an individual for a third level education course, subject to the terms and conditions set out in that section. The relief is granted at the standard rate of income tax (currently 20%), where an individual pays qualifying fees for an approved course, whether on his or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (12 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This matter was previously addressed in reply to Question No. 41543 on 10 October 2019. I am advised by Revenue that following the Deputy’s previous Question, Revenue issued a letter directly to the individual concerned outlining what was required to resolve the matter. The individual in question has not replied to the letter, has not filed a statutory LPT return and has not...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan Funding (12 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 to 76, inclusive, together. An extract from Table 3.1, published in the National Development Plan (NDP) in 2018, is set out below for the Deputy’s information. The table sets out the Exchequer investment of €91 billion over the period of the NDP out to 2027. The Exchequer resource allocations are based on projected nominal growth rates in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The number of credit cards in operation in my Department, the amounts paid by credit card for goods and services and the bank interest charged is set out in the table below. I would highlight for the Deputy that in 2019, for example, 94% of the expenditure by credit card was by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) paying for ICT services online. The OGCIO delivers...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I should first clarify that the National Development Plan projected that public capital investment would reach 3.8% of Gross National Income (GNI*) in 2021 and 4% by 2024. Government intends that public capital investment will be maintained at approximately 4% of GNI* for the remainder of the period of the National Development Plan. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Government...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: An increase in the supply of new housing is fundamental to resolving the current crisis; one of the main aims of HTB is to help encourage the building of additional new properties. By restricting HTB solely to new dwellings and new self builds, the resulting increase in demand for affordable new build homes encourages the construction of an additional supply of such properties. If the HTB...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it jointly conducts an annual survey with the HSE’s Office of Tobacco Control to provide an estimate of the level of illegal tobacco usage in Ireland. Based on the annual survey results, the information requested by the Deputy for the years 2009 to 2018 is available on the Revenue website at link: . Results from the 2019 survey, which is currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of the office or in the decisions which he takes. The Ombudsman has informed me that the FSPO adheres to the framework set out inthe"Protocol for the Provision of Information to Members of the Oireachtas by...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The following table sets out details of the cost of the tax relief for trade union subscriptions in the seven years immediately prior to its end, including 2010 (in which year, the measure cost some €26 million): Year Cost (€ million) No. of Claims 2004 10.7 248,300 2005 11.8 272,100 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Allowances (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that an annual allowance (known as a wear and tear allowance) is available for capital expenditure incurred on the provision of machinery or plant for business purposes. The allowances are granted at a rate of 12.5% per annum over 8 year. The item of plant or machinery must be in use at the end of the period for which the allowance is being claimed. An acceleration...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In Budget 2020 I announced that the revenues from the increase in the carbon tax from €20 to €26 per tonne CO2 would be ring fenced and the funds used to: - Protect the most vulnerable in society; - A Just Transition; and - Investing in low carbon transition To this end, on 9 October 2019, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform published "The carbon tax increase - what...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that my Department has incurred the following expenses to date in 2019 for the implementation of ongoing communications strategy initiatives which highlight schemes and programmes operated under its auspices: Description Amount Provision of specialist advice on the use of social media in international contexts for the international...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not incurred any expense to date in 2019 for the commissioning, development, production, promotion and online sharing of a video which highlighted schemes and programmes operated as no such video has been commissioned. Furthermore, to date, there are no such videos commissioned by my Department for 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The suggested wage at €12.30 per hour based on the Civil Service 37 hour standard net working week equates to an annual salary of €23,747. Civil servants currently on an annual salary of less than €23,747 may be receiving remuneration in excess of the suggested living wage through additional premium payments in respect of shift or atypical working hours or are on salary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage Expenditure (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The suggested wage at €12.30 per hour based on the Civil Service 37 hour standard net working week equates to an annual salary of €23,747. Public servants currently on an annual salary of less than €23,747 may be receiving remuneration in excess of the suggested living wage through additional premium payments in respect of shift or atypical working hours or are on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There were 42,541 civil servants, including 1,509 civil service industrials, employed in the civil service on a full-time equivalent basis, as of end-September 2019, the most recent quarterly figures available.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: According to the most recent quarterly returns available, there were 337,720* public servants employed on a full-time equivalent basis in the public sector as of end-September 2019. Civil Servants 41,032 Civil Service Industrials 1,509 Defence Sector 9,100 Education Sector 108,849 ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Under the EU Procurement Directives, contracting authorities may decide to reserve the right to tender for any contract to a sheltered workshop which is now defined as one in which at least 30 per cent of the employees are either disabled or disadvantaged. Contracting authorities may also reserve certain contracts for health, social and cultural services to organisations such as...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Social Considerations Advisory Group, chaired by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), meets quarterly and brings together relevant officials from policy Departments with procurement practitioners to facilitate the process of incorporating social and environmental considerations into public procurement. Established in March, this cross-departmental group has met three times in 2019....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Budgets (11 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As set out in the most recent Fiscal Monitor, at the end of November, total net voted expenditure amounted to €47.95 billion, and was €664 million or 1.4% below profile. The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019set out an overall full year net voted allocation of €53.95 billion across the 42 Votes this year. In addition to this, 13 Substantive Supplementary...