Results 15,401-15,420 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 182. To ask the Minister for Finance the fiscal space available in 2017 if tax bands and credits are indexed and if they are not indexed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9588/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 183. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of indexing tax bands and credits in 2017 based on his estimate of earnings growth and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9589/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance the change in the monetary value of the PAYE and personal tax credits in 2017 if they were indexed in line with expected earnings growth and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance the change in the entry point to the top income rate for a single person, currently at €33,800, if it were indexed in 2017 based on expected earnings growth and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9591/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will confirm a change to Ireland’s medium-term budgetary objective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9592/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance the Central Bank's holding of non-Irish assets at the end of each of the years 2007 to 2015; the acquisition and disposal of such assets in each of the years 2007 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance to bring non-bank lenders within the terms of the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Targets; his plans to deal with very high long-term arrears in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10640/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: One-Parent Family Payment (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the difficulties caused to parents from changes to the single person child carer credit; if he will review the rules governing the one-parent family tax credit where the primary carer is not claiming the benefit of the credit in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10641/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Restructuring (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the work of the Credit Union Restructuring Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Capital (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of cash held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his plans to deploy this cash; if he will use it to support the provision of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the status of the special liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, including when it will be complete and the return to the State, based on available information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10644/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the status of the formal investigation by the European Commission into Ireland's corporation tax arrangements with a company (details supplied); whether the Irish authorities have co-operated fully with the investigation; when it will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Applications Approvals (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 229. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of a continuous fall in recent months in the number of mortgage approvals, in particular for first-time buyers; the action he will take to support home ownership; if he will make a submission to the Central Bank's review of the application of mortgage rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10646/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the level of draw-down of loans to developers for residential housing-related projects from the joint venture fund established in 2015 by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund; his views on the operation of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to legislate to clearly distinguish the role of the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland and the Insurance Compensation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10648/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the implementation of the Thornhill report on the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10649/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his views on the level of tax compliance, including whether it can be increased by providing the Revenue Commissioners with additional resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banks Recapitalisation (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 234. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is pursuing the retrospective recapitalisation of the banking sector; his plans for disposal of bank assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10651/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his plans to review capital acquisition tax thresholds given rising asset prices, especially in residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10652/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Programme for Government (17 May 2016)

Michael McGrath: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will establish the rainy day fund and the rules that will govern it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/16]