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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: CP116 as the Deputy is aware relates to the Central Bank of Ireland’s consultation paper on ‘intermediary inducements- enhanced consumer protection measures’ published in November 2017. In keeping with its mandate to protect the consumers of financial services, the Central Bank reviewed potential risks posed to consumers through the existence of commission arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As I informed the Deputy in my reply to PQ reference 27163/19 on 26th June this year, the Cycle To Work scheme provides an exemption from tax on the first €1,000 of expenditure incurred by an employer in connection with the provision of a bicycle or safety equipment to an employee or director. The bicycle must be for the employee/director’s personal use in undertaking the whole...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Social Housing Expenditure (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The NTMA have informed me that this delivery mechanism has been superseded by the Enhanced Long-Term Social Housing Leasing Scheme, which was launched on 31 January 2018. The NTMA, as the National Development Finance Agency, acted as financial advisor to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in respect of the development of this long-term leasing model, however the NTMA...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Living City Initiative (LCI) was provided for in Finance Act 2013 and commenced on 5th May 2015. In my Budget 2020 speech I announced that the LCI would be extended from 5 May 2020 to 31 December 2022. In Finance Act 2014, LCI was extended beyond the original planned pilot city special regeneration zones of Limerick and Waterford, to include the special...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am presuming that the Deputy is referring to the taxation of aviation fuel rather than its overall cost. The Energy Tax Directive (2003/96/EC) currently mandatorily exempts the application of tax on aviation fuel used in intra EU and international flights, save where bilateral arrangements are entered into between Member States. The European Commission recently published an evaluation of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parental Leave (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In relation to parental leave matters, as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I only have responsibility for the civil service. Other Ministers have responsibility for parental leave matters in the different sectors of the wider public service. With effect from 1 September, 2010, the upper age limit of the child increased in the civil service from 8 to 13 years on an administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Services Card (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware the Public Services Card and MyGovID are a means of assisting the delivery of public services to the people who need them. They were brought about to ensure personal data is protected, and to ensure people get access to public services safely, securely and efficiently. As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I am responsible for ensuring the proper use of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service is covered by Circular 4 of 2013. Under the terms of the Scheme, a career break consists of special leave without pay for a period of: (a) not less than six months and not more than five years for the following reasons: - Family reasons - Other domestic reasons - Travel - Educational purposes (educational purposes may include training courses with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The change in the number of public servants,(on a full-time equivalent or FTE basis), employed across the Public Service at the end of quarter 4 in each of the years from 2014 to 2018 is set out below. For 2019 the numbers employed at the end of the second quarter are compared with the numbers at the end of quarter 4 in 2018. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (as at 30 June 2019) Civil...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Recruitment Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total Clerical Officer 82 64 18 14 19 19 216 Staff Officer 5 8 0 0 0 0 13 Executive Officer 49 31 10 11 7 14 122 Administrative Officer 21 29 38 37 16 21 162 Higher Executive Officer 43 25 10 16 15 8 117 Assistant...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Building on the Equality Budgeting pilot, the Department of Justice and Equality, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform requested the OECD to take stock of actions that the Government of Ireland has taken to mainstream equality considerations as part of the budget process. To conduct the scan an OECD delegation met with both departments and a large number of stakeholders during...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware the capital allocation for Health increased by €80 million in the recently published Budget figures. The increase in the Health capital expenditure allocation for 2020 takes account of the additional funding required for the National Children's Hospital, as well as the re-profiling of other elements of capital expenditure both within the Health sector and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates Process (15 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 1.1.5,on pages 47 to 49 of Expenditure Report 2020, sets out the detail in relation to potential Supplementary Estimates for this year based on the information available at this point in time. This section of the Expenditure Report provides a reconciliation between the net voted expenditure amounts in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2019 and the White Paper - Estimates of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The flat-rate expenses (FRE) allowance regime is a concessionary practice operated by Revenue, where both specific commonality of expenditure exists across an employment category and the statutory requirement for the tax deduction as set out in section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) 1997 is satisfied. To qualify for tax relief under that section, any travelling expenses must be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Help To Buy tax incentive (HTB), announced in Budget 2017 and backdated to 19 July 2016, is designed to assist first-time buyers with the deposit required to purchase or self-build a new house or apartment to live in as their home. HTB has a two main stages: the application stage and the claim stage. Compliant taxpayers who complete a HTB application are provided with an application...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy correctly suggests that the measure, which is provided for in Section 477C of the Taxes Consolidation Act of 1997, currently includes a sunset clause of 31 December 2019. In my Budget 2020 speech on Tuesday, I announced that I intend to amend the legislation to provide for an extension of the Help To Buy scheme, in its present form, for a further two-year period up to 31...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. I am aware of the issues facing many businesses in the leisure sector when it comes to the affordability and availability of insurance. Unfortunately, neither I, nor the Central Bank of Ireland, have any influence over the pricing of insurance products, and neither can we compel any insurer operating in the Irish market to provide cover...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Capital (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) publishes biannual reporting which contains an update on the status of the operation of the ISIF, including economic impact reporting. The latest report (available at ) sets out an overview of ISIF as at 30 June 2019 and the regional spread of ISIF's investments as at 31 December 2018. The regional breakdown which is geographically balanced,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) specifies that a ‘residential property’ is defined for LPT purposes as ‘any building or structure which is in use as, or is suitable for use as, a dwelling’. The Act also provides that residential property owners are obliged to file LPT returns based on their assessment of the market value of the property on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (10 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Standing Order 164A of Dáil Eireann Standing Orders 2016 and Standing Order 168 of Seanad Eireann Standing Orders 2017 provide that "twelve months following the enactment of a Bill, save in the case of the Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill, the member of the Government or Minister of State who is officially responsible for implementation of the Act shall provide a report which...