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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset the Deputy should note that, as the term ‘mutual insurance fund’ is not one which is used within the Irish legal framework as it relates to life and non-life insurance, I am making the assumption for the purpose of this reply that you are referring to the establishment of a mutual insurance company. As the Deputy is aware, as Minister for Finance, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme (5 Mar 2019)

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

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that taxpayers are not required to declare their citizenship on Income Tax returns, therefore statistics relating specifically to Irish citizens are unavailable. The overall numbers of taxpayers paying at each Income Tax rate, and those who are exempt from paying Income Tax, are available at link: . The same information for USC is available at link: . The information...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Increases (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the standard rate of VAT applies to food supplements in general while a concession allows the zero rate to be applied to certain types of vitamins, minerals and fish oils.  The operation of this concession became extremely problematic as a result of efforts by certain businesses in the industry to extend the concession beyond the scope...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs has primary responsibility for Government policy in relation to childcare. As the Deputy may be aware, parents are exempted from any income tax liability in respect of direct payments to childcare providers under the Single Affordable Childcare Scheme as operated by that Minister’s Department.  The tax code also provides...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that, in the normal course of events, stamp duty is chargeable on the purchase of agricultural land at the rate of 6%. Land valued at €150,000 would therefore be liable to stamp duty of €9,000. However, in the absence of any specific details of the purchase involved, including any other acquisitions of land, it isn’t possible to say whether any...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Levy (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Pension Related Deduction (PRD) was introduced in March 2009 under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 (as amended) and was a temporary deduction from the salary of any servingpublic service employee having a public service pension entitlement as defined in the legislation.  PRD did not apply to pensioners and therefore should not be applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 provides for an increase to age 70 in the compulsory retirement age of most public servants recruited before 1 April 2004.  Public servants who reached the compulsory retirement age of 65 before the new legislation was enacted were required to retire in accordance with the statutory compulsory retirement age in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 162 to 164, inclusive, together. My Government colleagues and I have examined all projects and programmes across government in order to meet the funding pressures accruing on the National Children’s Hospital project.  This has allowed us to reschedule €75 million from projects such as in the case of the A5 Motorway in Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have no plans to abolish existing public service pension schemes. In accordance with the policy adopted when the Single Pension Scheme (SPS) was introduced for new entrants to the public service from 1 January 2013 onwards, pre-existing pension schemes will continue to apply to public servants who are not members of the SPS. As the member may be aware, the SPS is a career average...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The eCohesion ICT system went live last year, March 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The eCohesion ICT system, a regulatory requirement for 2014 - 2020 ESIF, went live last year, March 2018. With regard to the Deputy's question on drawdown, I would like to reassure her that we have not lost any EU funding.  

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The eCohesion ICT system, a regulatory requirement for 2014 - 2020 ESIF, went live last year, March 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The eCohesion ICT system, a regulatory requirement for 2014 - 2020 ESIF, went live last year, March 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Information and Communications Technology (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Following a tendering process organised by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), the contract was awarded to SugarCRM Inc., / Provident CRM Limited.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Programmes (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169, 175 and 176 together. Managing the delivery of public services within allocations and meeting our budgetary targets forms a key part of the responsibilities of every Minister and Department. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is in regular contact with all other Departments and Offices to ensure that expenditure is being managed within...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Competitiveness (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 172 together. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the significant public service reforms that this Government has undertaken in recent years continue to deliver improved services and value for money across a range of specific areas such as governance, accountability, procurement, shared services, organisational reform and property management. Two...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: House Sales (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of Budget 2019, I announced a significant increase in expenditure to the Serviced Site Fund (SSF) to enable the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government to deliver additional affordable housing for low and middle income first time buyers. A total exchequer allocation of €275 million is being provided for the SSF from 2019 to 2021, plus a local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware from previous replies, in my role as Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, I have overarching responsibility for workforce planning in, and recruitment to, the Civil Service. In Budget 2015, it was announced that there would be a targeted programme of recruitment into the Civil Service to address service needs and a shortfall in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Economic Competitiveness (5 Mar 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy suggests, we live in a world that is uncertain and in which Ireland faces many challenges, including the international and global trading challenges to which his question refers. Central to the Government’s preparation for such challenges is the prudent management of the public finances in order to ensure that the economy remains competitive in the face of future economic...