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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. In March this year, Revenue announced that it was suspending debt collection and the charging of interest on late payment for the January/February and March/April 2020 VAT periods and the February, March and April 2020 PAYE (Employer) periods.  On 7 May 2020, Revenue announced the extension of these arrangements to include the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is an emergency measure to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. The underlying legislation and the scheme itself were developed within a very short timeframe to support the urgent Government objective of getting much needed assistance to employers and employees, where businesses have been seriously affected by the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may recall, Budget 2020 was framed on the assumption of a disorderly Brexit. While the fiscal and economic circumstances have changed dramatically, the magnitude of the projected ‘fiscal swing’ forecast under such a scenario may be indicative of the potential impact of the transition period ending without a trade arrangement.  In nominal terms, the Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Application (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Under Section 985 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, the Education Training Boards (ETB) are required to deduct tax under the Income Tax PAYE system on the making of payments to craft apprentices.  The Income Tax PAYE system places an obligation on employers to make deductions at source of Income Tax, USC and PRSI from payments made to employees and an obligation to remit such deductions to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union (Consumer Mortgage Credit Agreements) Regulations 2016 (CMCAR) provide that, before concluding a mortgage credit agreement, a lender must make a thorough assessment of the consumer’s creditworthiness.  The assessment must take appropriate account of factors relevant to verifying the prospect of the consumer being able to meet his or her obligations under the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 28 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 is the legislation underpinning the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS).  The Government’s priority in so far as the TWSS is concerned was, and is, to ensure that all employers experiencing significant negative economic disruption from COVID-19 can register for, and start to receive, payment quickly....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The legislation underpinning the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) is contained in Section 28 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. Of necessity, the legislation and the scheme itself were developed very quickly to support the urgent Government objective of getting much needed assistance to employers and employees that have been seriously affected by the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: The Temporary Wage Supplement Scheme (TWSS) commenced on 26 March 2020.   Revenue has regularly published statistics on the operation of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) since 9 April 2020. On 14 May, Revenue published updated and expanded statistical information in relation to the scheme. These statistics are available on Revenue’s website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: First of all, I wish to inform the Deputy that both I and my officials have engaged extensively with the credit union representative bodies, and with credit unions themselves since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to assist the sector in its efforts to support local communities and to support credit unions experiencing challenges as a result of the pandemic.  I spoke with the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that all cases which have applied for refunds under the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS) and which were rejected on the basis of failing to meet the eligibility criteria are reviewed by Revenue.  The TWSS builds on data returned to Revenue through its real-time PAYE system. It must be accepted that the underlying legislation and the scheme itself simply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the cycle to work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment up to a maximum of €1,000 for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work. The purpose of the cycle to work scheme, introduced by the Finance (No. 2) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department agrees an operational budget each year during the estimates process, this includes an allocation for consultancy expenditure. Information on consultancy expenditure is regularly published on my Department's website, most recently for Q1 2020. The amount my Department has spent on external consultants in 2019 is contained in the following table. Where hourly...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Preparations (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As a consequence of Brexit, physical infrastructure will be required for customs, SPS and health checks and controls at Dublin Port, Rosslare Europort and Dublin Airport.  The Office of Public Works on behalf of the Revenue Commissioners; the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine; the Department of Health; and the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the consultancy spend by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is regularly updated and published on gov.ie.  In this context, details of this spend since the Department’s establishment in 2011 up to the end of April 2020 can be found at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/8b97d6-consultancy-co sts/.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: In the course of supporting the development and implementation of Government policy, in the administration of the Civil Service and in a whole range of other contexts, my Department engages in extensive correspondence with other Departments and public bodies, as well as various stakeholders outside the Civil and Public Service where relevant.  This is particularly the case in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Guidance issued by my Department states that, during this period of COVID-19, public service employers should facilitate flexible working including working from home, where possible, in circumstances where employees are living with at risk individuals. Where it is not possible to perform one’s role at home and the employee is required to attend a workplace as an essential worker, they...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 crisis, Government has put in place a number of expenditure measures to protect incomes, support businesses and ensure that our Health Service is in a position to provide a robust public health response. In particular, as outlined in the Stability Programme Update (SPU) the significant portion of the additional voted expenditure arising from the Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: As advised in previous replies to Questions No. 53934/18 of 18/12/2018, No. 17264/19 of 16/04/2019 and No. 251 of 11/07/2019, an applicant may express a preference for mobility for up to 3 out of 46 Zones with an option to apply for any, or all organisations in Zone 1 to Zone 45, and up to 5 organisations in Zone 46 (Dublin). Staff members can apply for mobility within their current...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (20 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the consultancy spend by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is regularly updated and published on gov.ie.  In this context, details of this spend since the Department’s establishment in 2011 up to the end of April 2020 can be found at the following link: It is not possible to provide an average hourly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (13 May 2020)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the amounts paid to law firms by Revenue in 2018 was €5.69m and 2019 was €7.36m.