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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Audits (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the Statement of Caseto which the Deputy is referring issued to the Tax Appeals Commission on 30 October 2019. Revenue have also confirmed to me that a copy issued to the person in question on the same date. Revenue advise that the initial delay in preparing the Statement of Case arose due to the higher than usual volumes of correspondence received by the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126, 127, 132, 140 and 147 together. As the Deputies are aware, Irish VAT legislation does not provide a zero rate for food supplement products; instead they are subject to the standard rate of VAT (23%). Shortly after the introduction of VAT, Revenue allowed the zero rate to be applied to certain food supplement products (vitamins, minerals and fish...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As usual, there are a number of measures in the Finance Bill 2019 that were not announced on Budget day. However, as far as I am aware, there are no measures included in the Bill that will result in additional revenue for the Exchequer in 2020 that were not announced on Budget day.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Measures (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: A “Review of the 9% VAT rate: Analysis of Economic and Sectoral Developments” was published by my Department in July 2018, in order to better inform any decision in relation to the 9% reduced rate going forward. In addition to assessing the relevance, cost, value-for-money, and impact to date of the 9% VAT rate, the Review also looks at the estimated impact on the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the person in question failed to register their employment (with Revenue) until 23 October 2019 and was consequently taxed on the emergency basis. The registration process is required so that Revenue can ensure employees receive the full benefits of their tax credits and rate bands entitlements and should be completed regardless of whether an employment is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (5 Nov 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, to work towards a Just Transition and to invest in low carbon transition. On 9 October 2019, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform published "The carbon tax increase - what it...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that, similar to the position that applies in the case of other taxes and duties, penalties can be imposed for various offences relating to local property tax (LPT), such as failure to submit a return or other documentation or the provision of false information. Failure to submit an LPT return or submission of an incorrect LPT return, are liable to a penalty of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Currently there are 269personal computing devices running a Microsoft Windows 7 operating system in my Department. Microsoft Windows 7 extended support is available and will be put in place for these 269personal computing devices while they are being upgraded to Microsoft Windows 10, this upgrade project will be completed by the end of 2020. - Nos. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: On 14thJanuary 2020 the Department of Finance will have 269personal computing devices running Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Provisions are being made to put in place Microsoft Windows 7 extended support for these personal computing devices at a cost of €13,049.19to ensure they continue to receive security updates and patches to protect against malware attack. Plans are in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Information and Communications Technology (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Provisions are being made to upgrade all Microsoft Windows 7 personal computing devices to Microsoft Windows 10, this project will be completed by the end of 2020. Microsoft Windows 7 extended support will be put in place for all the Department’s personal computing devices running Microsoft Windows 7 while this upgrade project is ongoing. The Department’s Windows 7 personal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. Exit tax on investments in collective investment undertakings is generally deducted on the occurrence of a chargeable event. Such chargeable events can arise – - on the making of relevant payments; - on the redemption of units; - on the transfer by a unit holder of their entitlement to units; - on the appropriation or cancellation...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Services Card (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that taxpayers do not require a Public Services Card in order to regularise their tax affairs. However, insofar as the operation of the PAYE system in the case of an individual entering employment for the first time is concerned, it is necessary for the individual to be in possession of a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to enable Revenue to issue the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that none of the staff in the Department of Finance, either full or part-time are being paid at or less than the National Minimum Wage rate of pay that currently stands at €9.80 per hour.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has responsibility for guidance on pay structures. Any such records and subsequent policy development are retained by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, as Ministerial responsibility for the area/topic concerned was transferred under S.I. 10 of 2011 Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Payments (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the estimated first and full year cost to the Exchequer of increasing the USC threshold from €13,000 to €18,000 is €31 million and €37 million, respectively. This estimate was generated by reference to 2020 incomes, calculated on the basis of actual data for 2017, the latest year for which returns are available. The data was...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Public Procurement Policy Framework sets out the procurement procedures to be followed by government departments and state bodies under national and EU rules. In addition, the Department of Finance has its own internal policy and guidance documents to assist staff to comply with all regulations in regard to procurement. In accordance with Department of Finance Circular 40/02,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware of the issues facing some businesses in the leisure sector when it comes to the affordability and availability of insurance. The pricing of insurance products is a commercial matter for insurers and neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, have any function in this matter. This position is reinforced by the EU framework for insurance which expressly prohibits Member States from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Employers may make payments of up to €3.20 per work-day to e-worker or home worker employees to cover expenses such as heating and electricity, which are not subject to deduction of PAYE, PRSI or USC. I am advised that where employers avail of this facility, they are not required to advise Revenue and therefore the number of employees reimbursed in this manner is not available....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The carbon tax has been levied at a rate of €20 per tonne of CO2emissions for all fuels subject to the carbon tax since May 2013. I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the revenue raised from carbon taxes levied in each of the respective years. This information is provided in the table below. 2019 figures are to date and figures are subject to rounding to the nearest million....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Data (5 Nov 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is Ireland’s national promotional institution. The purpose of the SBCI is to deliver effective financial supports to Irish SMEs to address gaps and potential failures in the Irish SME finance market as well as encouraging competition and innovation, and facilitating the efficient and effective use of EU resources and financial...