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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s excise duty treatment of fuel used for air navigation is based on European law as set out in Directive 2003/96/EC on the taxation of energy products and electricity, commonly known as the Energy Tax Directive. Under this Directive, Member States are obliged to exempt certain fuels used for commercial aviation purposes from excise duty. The scope of this exemption must include...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The briefing notes in question were drafted both before and during the passage of the National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Bill through the Oireachtas and so at those times, Government was working to achieve the best Brexit solution, while also preparing for a no-deal scenario.  The Government's preparations included the Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that information is not available in tax returns in respect of holding periods of shares or of the dividends received by those in receipt of the Entrepreneur Relief. As such, it is not possible for Revenue to provide me with an accurate estimate of the cost of the Deputy's proposal. 

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together. Regarding Question No. 143, on the basis of claims in respect of research and development tax credit for 2017, the latest year available, the estimated cost of increasing the credit rate from 25% to 30% for SMEs is up to c.€27 million in a full year and c.€16m in the first year. However it is possible that the cost could...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My officials meet with officials from the Central Bank on a regular basis to discuss the funding of financial services regulation by industry, while also ensuring that the commitment to transparency on the cost of regulation is met.  Agreed recommendations from these meetings are submitted to me as Minister for my review and agreement. In 2015, a joint...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2020 (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2020 (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2020 (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy has raised several issues in his question concerning the answer I supplied to PQ No. 55 of 19 September 2019 about surcharges for those self-employed who fail to make a local property tax return or pay their LPT. As I set out in that response, as with other taxes and duties, penalties can be imposed for various offences such as failure to submit returns or other...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that surcharges have been raised in just over 62,000 cases since LPT commenced, of which approximately 70% were mitigated following remedial action by the property owners. The total amount surcharged to date is €5.5m, including in respect of arrears of Household Charge (HHC). The year by year breakdown between Income Tax (IT), Corporation Tax (CT) and Capital...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Expenditure Programme (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that my Department has had no contracts with a value in excess of €10 million or more since 1 January 2014 up to and including today's date.  There are 17 bodies under the aegis of my Department, 15 of which had no capital expenditure project completed since 1 January 2014 and which ended up costing €10 million or more. These are the Office...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This appeal case relates to the awarding of pension increases by the company concerned. A request from the Trustees of the scheme seeking a pension increase is being considered at the moment by my Department. The outcome of this request may feed into the deliberations on the determination in this case. Notwithstanding the outcome of the pension increase request I can confirm that the Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Practice in recent times has been that bye-elections are held on the same day. The cost of the 2014 Bye Elections in Dublin South West and Leitrim/Roscommon held together on the 10 October 2014 was €0.548m and €0.564m respectively. While no two election events would be the same and allowing for some costs increasing over time the cost today if an election were called could...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Climate Change Policy (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In the recent Climate Action Plan the Government committed to implementing a carbon tax rate of at least €80 per tonne by 2030, accompanied by a trajectory of increases over successive annual Budgets. This commitment will send a strong signal to householders and firms of the need to invest in low-carbon alternatives, where possible. As has been noted publicly, it is my...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The information the Deputy seeks will take some time to collate and my Department will be unable to respond by Tuesday 1 October 2019. I will provide the Deputy with a response as soon as possible. 

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Energy Schemes (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As I have already noted in responses to Parliamentary Questions on this topic, responsibility for the deep retrofit scheme rests with the Minister for Communications, Climate Action & Environment. There was no consultation with my Department regarding the closure of the scheme.  In June of this year, officials in my Department provided sanction to allow the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Stability Agreement (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The cost of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 – 2020 (PSSA) was estimated at €887m for the period from 2018 to 2020; €178m in 2018, €370m in 2019 and €339m for 2020. In addition, the final year of the Lansdowne Road Agreement 2016 – 2018 (LRA) and the first year of the PSSA ran concurrently in 2018 with an estimated cost of the LRA in 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 to 167, inclusive, together. Due to the nature of its role, my Department has not funded projects outside of public service bodies in Laois and Kildare from its own Vote in the last five years. The main purpose of projects and associated investment undertaken by my Department is to support greater effectiveness and efficiency across the Civil and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (1 Oct 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay Commission was tasked under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 to conduct a comprehensive examination of underlying difficulties in recruitment and retention of staff in the public service, including the Defence Forces. The Report by the Pay Commission on Recruitment and Retention in the Defence Forces has been published and is available on the Public...