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Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the transport of passengers and their accompanying baggage is exempt from VAT in Ireland under paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 1 to the VAT Consolidation Act 2010.  In this respect, services provided by the coach and bus sector are exempt from VAT.  This means that a person who provides a bus or coach service does not register for VAT and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The Deputy will be aware that I announced in my Budget Statement that the Living City Initiative, which was enacted in the Finance Act 2013, would be extended to now include the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kilkenny as well the original target cities of Limerick and Waterford. The inclusion of these four cities within the Initiative followed the results of a thorough independent ex...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Provision (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I am advised that the information sought by the Deputy is available on the NAMA website at .

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: Mr Aidan Horan (Chairperson, Non-Executive Member). Mr Horan is a Director of the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) and is a qualified accountant.   As Mr Horan is a serving public servant, Mr Horan's employer (the IPA) was paid €2,062.17 in fees in respect of Mr Horan's work on the Committee for 2013. Mr Horan was appointed on the 1st January 2012. Mr Bryan...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: A whole series of reforms have been introduced since the financial crisis to underpin a more effective and efficient financial regulatory regime.  The Central Bank Reform Act 2010 gave effect to significant structural changes in the operation of financial regulation in Ireland. The Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013 further strengthened the ability of the Central...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The application of the carbon tax to solid fuels remained subject to a Ministerial commencement order since 2010. This approach was primarily adopted to delay the application of the carbon tax to solid fuel in the residential sector to allow for the development of a robust mechanism to counter the large scale sourcing of coal from Northern Ireland where lower sulphur standards apply. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the Tax Credits of the person (details supplied) in County Westmeath have been transferred to their spouse as requested.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised by the Special Liquidators that there are no persons still being paid as directors of IBRC Limited (in Special Liquidation).

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised that, as with all liquidations, on the appointment of a Liquidator the powers and duties of directors cease and the liquidators assume the authority and powers of the board. The directors do however remain listed as directors of the company. The same analysis applies to the appointment of the Special Liquidators to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited on 7 February...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised by the Special Liquidators confirm that the person in question remains listed as a director of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited.  However, the Special Liquidators assumed the authority and powers of the Board of Directors on their appointment on 7 February 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Legal Cases (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I have been advised by the Special Liquidators that the former senior staff who issued proceedings against IBRC Limited (in Special Liquidation) for payment of their notice entitlements have withdrawn their legal actions voluntarily.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The tracking system included the following comments in relation to the letter from Mr Burrows to Noel M Corcoran & Associates dated 28th January 2009: Letter dated 28/01/2009 received from Richard Burrows, BOI  addressed to  Noel M Corcoran and Associates, Taxation Consultants and copied to the Minister for Finance- content of his letter as follows:"Dear Mr Cocoran, Thank...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 to 231, inclusive, together. All officials in the department are subject to the official secret act, and routinely handle documents of a confidential or sensitive nature. In this case, documents concerned related to correspondence between two third parties, which had been copied to the Minister and subsequently passed to the appropriate officials, which...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: A comprehensive exercise was undertaken response to location the documentation prior to the December response. The department is continuing in its efforts to locate the two letters, including repeating some of the original searches, and extending it to other areas of the department.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: As the Deputy is aware, the One-Parent Family Tax Credit has been restructured and replaced with a new Single Person Child Care Tax Credit from 1 January 2014.   However, the credit will be more targeted, in that it will in the first instance, only be available to the principal carer of the child.  Given the difficult fiscal environment, it is essential to review all tax...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: In response to the Deputy's question the information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following tables: Board Name No of appointments made as a result of applications made through the Publicjobs.ie website in the last three years Number of board posts that were advertised on Publicjobs.ie Number of board posts that were not advertised on the website but instead were directly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The information requested by the Deputy for my Department is set out in the table below:  Microsoft  IT Strategy  2014  Nil  Goldman Sachs  Consultancy  2013  Nil Firm/Company Nature of work Year of pro-bono work State contracts awarded*  William Fry  Legal advice  2013  Nil  Mazars  Consultancy  2013  Nil...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: The information relating to consultancy work requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Consultancy firms Details Fees paid in 2013 Arthur Cox Legal advice on restructuring of Irish banking system €1,728,406.71 Matheson Legal advice regarding the acquisition and sale of Irish Life €739,854.17 National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) Advice to Ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NewERA Remit (23 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: In September 2011 the Government announced the establishment of NewERA, initially on a non-statutory basis, within the NTMA. The core activities of NewERA since its establishment have been:  advising on the disposal or restructuring of State assets; activities to facilitate investment in economic infrastructure; and provision of corporate finance and governance advice in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Management (23 Jan 2014)

Michael Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 41 and 43 together. The National Pensions Reserve Fund (NPRF) was valued at €15.6 billion at 30 September 2013. The directed portfolio (public policy investments in Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland made at the direction of the Minister for Finance) was valued at €9.0 billion and the discretionary portfolio (the investment of which remains...