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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In order to access the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme a person must obtain a Primary Medical Certificate (PMC) from the HSE. A PMC is obtained if, following a professional clinical examination by the HSE, it is determined that the applicant satisfies at least one of the medical criteria necessary to qualify for a PMC.  If an applicant is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware from my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 26 March 2019, Member State contributions to the EU budget are legally calculated by the EU Commission in line with the provisions outlined in the Own Resource Decision (ORD) Regulation (2014/335). Ireland is obliged to make GNI payments to the EU budget based on Ireland's share...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it has no record of an application for tax clearance from the person concerned. They can apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate on www.revenue.ieusing either ROS (business customers) or MyAccount (PAYE and non-ROS customers). If the individual requires any further information or assistance they should contact Revenue’s Helpline at 01-7383663.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 121 to 124, inclusive, together. The most recent projections for general government revenue, expenditure and one-off/temporary measures were outlined in my Department's Autumn forecasts contained in the Economic and Fiscal Outlookwhich was published as part of Budget 2019. These figures are reproduced in the table. My officials are in the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) was introduced by Section 477B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in 2014.  I currently have no plans to re-open the scheme which terminated in accordance with its sunset clause on 31 December 2018. Under my Department's Tax Expenditure Guidelines, the introduction of new tax incentive measures should only be considered in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 134 together. I am aware of what appears to be a growing issue of indoor/soft play centres closing due to increased insurance costs. As the Deputy will appreciate, data on the exact numbers of play centres closing is not collected by my Department nor the Central Statistics Office. My understanding is that the main reason for the difficulties...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the tax yield for Carbon Tax and each carbon fuel type for the years 2010 to 2017 is published on the Revenue website and is available at link: . The provisional yield for each carbon fuel type for 2018 is provided in the following table. 2018 €m Auto diesel 182.8 Petrol 48.1 Aviation Gasoline 0.0 Kerosene 58.6 MGO 54.1 Fuel Oil 1.8 LPG (other)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Revenue raised from carbon tax is remitted to the Exchequer and to date has not been hypothecated.  Hypothecation is not a feature of the Irish tax system in general as it reduces the flexibility of the Government to prioritise and allocate funds as necessary at a particular time, constraining expenditure decisions and potentially distorting the allocation of resources,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency Data (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the State Claims Agency (SCA) that this information has been extracted from the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and that the figures provided are correct as of 29/03/2019. Medical negligence claims are identified on NIMS through the Incident/Hazard Category of Clinical Care. This query relates to Clinical Care claims being managed by the SCA on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Legal Cases (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the information requested by the Deputy in relation to prosecutions initiated by Revenue and fines imposed by the Courts is being compiled and will be forwarded to him as soon as possible. I am advised also that the collection of fines imposed by the Courts is a matter for the Courts Service of Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Enforcement Actions (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware the Central Bank’s primary enforcement mechanism for the imposition of monetary fines and other administrative sanctions for breach of financial services legislation is the Administrative Sanctions Procedure under Part IIIC of the Central Bank Act, 1942 (as amended) (the ASP). The ASP provides for sanctions to be imposed by way of an independent inquiry...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In answer to the Deputy's question and following on from receipt of clarification from the Deputy’s office, my Department has not undertaken procurement processes in relation to consultancy agencies, media or otherwise, to assist with formulating or contributing to policy messaging on social media or videos on behalf of my Departmental strategies or policies in 2018 and to date in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Communications (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that co-ordination of Government of Ireland related social media and web content is led by the Merrionstreet team in the Government Information Service (GIS), which is part of the Department of An Taoiseach.  My Department is routinely requested by the GIS to provide information in relation to areas under the remit of my Department and to retweet...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Official Languages Act (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Department of Finance has an operating language scheme in accordance with Section 11 of the Official Languages Act 2003. The Department updated its Language Scheme, for the periods 2018 - 2021. This was implemented 28th February 2018. The Department supports staff in improving their standard of Irish through the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Administration (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that I approved the recruitment of 35 additional staff to the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman at the following levels: 5 Assistant Principal 11 Higher Executive Officer 15 Executive Officer 4 Clerical Officer  Obviously there is a process to be undertaken before these appointments are made. I understand that the Ombudsman...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: This issue relates to a claim by community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors who have been seeking, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme. The matter was the subject of discussion at the Community Sector High Level Forum which was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Regulator (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Lottery Act 1986 allowed for the creation of a National Lottery in Ireland, and since its launch in 1987 over €5 billion has been raised for use by good causes in communities and organisations across the country. From its inception until February 2014, the National Lottery was operated under licence by the An Post National Lottery Company, which was 80% owned by An Post...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Expenditure (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 142 together. Table 9 on page 45 of Expenditure Report 2019 sets out the revised baseline for current expenditure out to 2021 after taking account of pre-commitments in relation to demographic pressures, public service pay agreements, and the estimated carryover impact of certain budget measures. Expenditure Report 2019 sets out demographic costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Expenditure (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Development Plan, published last year, demonstrates the Government’s commitment to meeting Ireland’s infrastructure and investment requirements over the next 10 years, through a total estimated investment of €116 billion over the period to 2027.  In 2019, capital expenditure of €7.3 billion represents an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (2 Apr 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Spouses’ and Children’s Contributory Pension previously provided for payment of pension to children up to the age of 16 or up to their 21st birthday if they were in full time education. However, General Council Report No. 1324, adopted in December 1997, extended the period of payment for children in full time education up to age 22. This was...