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Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all the words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"notes that:— significant progress has been made in reducing the level of mortgage arrears; — Central Bank of Ireland statistics show that the number of primary dwelling mortgage accounts in arrears over 90 days has fallen from 98,700 in September 2013 to...

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I seem always to rile Deputy Mattie McGrath when I put facts in front of him.

Vulture Funds: Motion [Private Members] (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am used to the interruptions but I will continue on. I would have hoped for a broader appreciation from Deputy Harty of the facts in this context but he did not feel able to offer it on this occasion. Restating the anxiety and understanding, which I share with Deputy Harty, of the worry citizens face when dealing with arrears, I would have hoped to hear from the Deputy, whose...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Article 19 (Government Service) of the Ireland-Portugal Double Taxation Convention follows the standard provisions of double tax conventions internationally concerning the allocation of taxing rights in relation to pensions on foot of central and local government employments. Paragraph 2 of that Article provides that a pension, paid to an individual in respect of services rendered to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 851A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for taxpayer confidentiality and prohibits Revenue from disclosing information in respect of any taxpayer. On that basis, it is not possible for Revenue to provide the information requested by the Deputy. Revenue has however assured me that it operates a very comprehensive risk-based compliance programme, which is supported by a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the service to which the Deputy is referring suffered a temporary technical fault, which resulted in customer calls not being correctly routed to call agents for follow up action. The service has since been restored and is available at telephone number 056-7783700, which is a single contact number to manage appointment requests across the South East geographic...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it does not have a policy of withdrawing tax credits based on a taxpayer’s age. In fact, Revenue seeks to apply certain credits automatically in situations where it has the relevant information available already on the taxpayer record. For example, the Age Tax Credit, as provided for by section 464 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, is granted...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Amusement Machine Licences (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54 to 56, inclusive, together. I am advised that Revenue commenced a nationwide compliance project in 2017 in relation to the gaming and amusement sector, including compliance with licensing laws. Revenue’s enforcement of the law in relation to gaming and amusement machine licensing is based on detecting machines that are unlicensed and in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 to 59, inclusive, together. As outlined to the Deputy in previous PQs (including PQ's 21932/19, 21933/19, 21934/19 & 21935/19, answered on 21 May), in order to estimate the potential revenue from a wealth tax, it is necessary to identify the wealth held by individuals. As there is currently no such wealth tax in operation in Ireland, the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Help to Buy incentive, introduced with effect from 1 January 2017, is a scheme to assist first-time purchasers with the deposit they need to buy or build a new house or apartment. The incentive gives a refund of Income Tax and Deposit Interest Retention Tax (DIRT) paid in Ireland over the previous four years, subject to limits outlined in the legislation. Section 477C of the Taxes...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Data (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue has indicated that there has been a significant increase in registrations for Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) numbers year on year. An EORI number is the minimum requirement for businesses that wish to trade with, or through, the UK following their departure from the EU. Details of the number of EORI registrations applied for and issued since 2017 is as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge Abolition (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: An inter-departmental working group was established in February 2018 to examine and report on options for the amalgamation of USC and PRSI over the medium-term. The working group completed their work, in line with their terms of reference and their report was submitted to me in late 2018. Follow-on decisions will be taken in due course and I will make these public at the appropriate time. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is seeking clarity regarding the term “normal place of work” in the context of the eligibility of a person to claim income tax relief in respect of the expenses of business mileage from their home, which the person regards as their normal place of work. The person in question has the use of a company car and spends a small percentage of their working time working at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the VAT rating of goods and services is subject to EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In accordance with Irish VAT legislation, car wash and valeting services are liable to VAT at the reduced rate, currently 13.5%.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Council Meetings (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the last meeting of the Eurogroup and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 16-17 May I met my French counterpart, Minister Bruno Le Maire. We discussed the proposed Budgetary Instrument for Competitiveness and Convergence (BICC) and the current state of play on Brexit. I also had a bilateral meeting with Commissioner Moscovici and discussed the semester process with him.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Liquor Licence Data (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that 7,922 Excise Liquor Licences were issued in 2018. The number and percentage of licences that issued for each of the six Licence Bands are set out in the following table. Turnover Bands Number of Licenses % Band 1 – Under €190,500 3,923 49.5% Band 2 - €190,500 - €380,999 1,862 23.5% Band 3 - €381,000 -...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 68 and 77 together. On 5 December 2017, the Government made the decision to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70, for public servants recruited prior to 1 April 2004. Primary legislation was necessary in order to bring that change into effect. It was made clear at the time that until such legislation was enacted, the compulsory retirement age of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I would advise the Deputy that for the purposes of preparing the new guidance on the implementation of section 52(6) and (7) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and other Provisions) Act 2012, referred to in my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 2 October 2018, my Department has carried out a review into the operation of those provisions. As part of the review, it is now...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan Administration (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government's decision to proceed with the National Broadband Plan (NBP) was taken on the basis that additional expenditure that may be required, beyond that already allocated within the National Development Plan (NDP) framework, will be funded by future revenues and will accordingly not have funding repercussions for other planned projects within the NDP. Based on preliminary...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Data (28 May 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the State Laboratory that the estimated full year cost of recruiting eight additional laboratory analysts would be €289,890.16. This calculation is based upon new entrants starting at the first point of the scale, and includes Employers' PRSI at 10.95%. As set out in the 2019 Revised Estimates for Public Services, the State Laboratory's overall gross budget increased...