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- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The data used for calculating the rates are provided to the Department of Finance by the Central Bank. I presume the data apply to average market rates.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: That is correct.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is for the coming year. If they fall, it will be reviewed again next year but they increased substantially this year, so people would have had the substantial benefit in this calendar year of the lower benefit-in-kind rate applying.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: We are taking about a range.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is a range. I am going on anecdotal evidence but I believe this mainly applies to employees of financial institutions and perhaps to other employees. If one is on the standard rate of tax, one will pay 20% on the benefit and if one is on the higher rate of tax, one will pay 41% of it. One will still get 59% of the benefit, or 80% of it. There will still be a huge benefit. People will...
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: It is the difference.
- Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Yes.
- Financial Resolution No. 5: General (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: I move: THAT it is expedient to amend the law relating to inland revenue (including value-added tax and excise) and to make further provision in connection with finance.
- Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Health Repayment Scheme was launched in August 2006 and as of 23rd November 2007 over 32,000 claim forms have been received. 4,912 payments totalling over â¬97m have issued and 7,636 offers totalling over â¬148m have been made. The scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive in conjunction with the appointed scheme administrator KPMG/McCann Fitzgerald. Therefore the Executive...
- Written Answers — Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 provides for a scheme to allow persons infected with Hepatitis C and HIV, through the administration within the State of blood and blood products, to purchase mortgage protection and life assurance. The scheme is administered by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Regulations made under the Act require that the Administrator must...
- Written Answers — Hospital Board Orders: Hospital Board Orders (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Section (18)(1) of the Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (Establishment) Order, 1979 explicitly rules out any remuneration for a person acting as a Member of the Board. I am aware of a number of requests for remuneration to be paid in this case. My Department is examining the matter, but any decision to pay remuneration would require legislative change.
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Year Amount of waste generated 2005 129,678 Kgs 2006 173,593 Kgs 2007 to date 140,807 Kgs
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Year Percentage of waste recycled % 2005 40.00 2006 48.50 2007 51.07
- Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular question raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: At present, medical cards are granted primarily on the basis of means and individual circumstances. Under the Health Act, 2004, determination of eligibility for medical cards is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. Persons aged seventy years and over are automatically entitled to a medical card, irrespective of means. The HSE has discretion, in cases of exceptional need, to...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (5 Dec 2007)
Mary Harney: The Primary Care Strategy aims to increase health service capacity through the development of services in the community to give people direct access to integrated multidisciplinary teams of general practitioners, nurses, home helps, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and others. It has been estimated that up to 95% of people's health and social services needs can be properly met...