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Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: That is why this Government will be supporting the Minister, Deputy Harris, and that is why this motion should be rejected.

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I chose the right moment to walk in.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87, 89 and 95 to 97, inclusive, together. Under the VAT Consolidation Act, the standard rate of VAT applies to all food supplements, which are not foods in the ordinary and everyday meaning of the word. However, a longstanding concession provided through Revenue guidance permitted the zero rating of certain types of food supplements (vitamins, minerals and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, in 2018 the Government announced it would cease the appointment of new public interest directors (PIDs), in the banks in which the State holds a shareholding and reform the process by which State nominees were appointed to the board of the banks. Future appointments will be made on foot of my rights as shareholder in each of the banks and not using the powers...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Remuneration (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my response of 12 February 2019 in which I provided details of NAMA staff remuneration for 2018. It is important to highlight that the total of 98 staff, who were in receipt of remuneration in excess of €100,000 per annum outlined in that response, also included staff members who were employed and left NAMA during 2018. Per my response to a PQ of a similar...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. I am advised by Revenue that cash is seized by them, in accordance with the Criminal Justice Act 1994, as amended by the Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005, if it is believed to be from the proceeds of crime. Details of cash seizure for each of the years 2009-2018 for each of the locations listed is shown in the following tables. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the objective of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 -2030 is to increase on an incremental basis the use and knowledge of Irish as a community language through nine areas of action: 1. Education 2. The Gaeltacht 3. Family Transmission of the Language – Early Intervention 4. Administration, Services and Community 5. Media and Technology 6....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank of Ireland can interfere in the provision or pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on an assessment of the risks they are willing to accept. This position is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Enforcement Activity (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together. As previously advised to the Deputy in my reply to Question 6323/19, Revenue issued a compromise settlement offer (in lieu of forfeiture) to the person on 28 January 2019 following correspondence received from him in October 2018. Revenue has confirmed that the person has now agreed to the terms of the compromise settlement and payment...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand the table which the Deputy is referring to relates to estimates from the Irish Insurance Federation (now Insurance Ireland) of reductions in total claims costs from implementation of the MIAB recommendations made in 2002, and not commitments to decreases in pricing. However the two issues are sufficiently closely connected that I believe there is a need to be careful about...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Children's Hospital Expenditure (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As I stated in the Dáil on the 7thFebruary I met the official to whom the Deputy refers on Tuesday 5thFebruary. At this meeting we discussed his role as a member of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board. I am satisfied that he met all of the responsibilities that he had as a member of the board and that the information regarding the project was being shared by the Board...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department, along with other relevant Departments, is represented on the Oversight Group for the 5 Year Action Plan for the Irish Language, which is chaired by officials from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. In terms of the 20 Year Strategy, the Deputy may wish to note that the Public Appointments Service has held specific competitions for Clerical Officer and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (20 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Government has not changed the overall capital spending envelope under the NDP. An important rationale for Government to commit to a ten year spending ceiling is, precisely, to mitigate the risk of cost inflation by giving stakeholders a basis for their capacity planning. I would not expect construction cost inflation to change in any meaningful way because an individual project is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Review (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The proceeds of the local property tax, LPT, are largely used in the general provision and maintenance of infrastructure, services and amenities in a local authority area. Accordingly, residential property owners in estates not yet taken in charge benefit from the expenditure of these proceeds in the same way as the owners of other residential properties in the general locality in terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Betting Licences Data (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the following table sets out the number of Gaming Machine Licences issued and the fees collected for the years 2016 to 2018, inclusive. - 2016 2017 2018 - - - Licence Type Number Issued Total Duty € million Number Issued Total Duty € million Number Issued Total Duty € million Gaming Machine(Annual Licence) 2,668 1,347,340 3,599 1,817,495...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Collectors Regulation (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Debt collection agencies are not regulated entities and therefore are not subject to authorisation and supervision by the Central Bank of Ireland. However, financial service providers providing credit, which are regulated by the Central Bank, may appoint agents to conduct debt collection activities. In the case of credit provided by financial service providers regulated by the Central Bank...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In replying to the Deputy’s Question No 178 of 5 February 2019, I stated that “there is no means under EU VAT law to apply a lower VAT rate to the supply of non-alcoholic beer”. I regret to inform the Deputy that this is incorrect. The position is that it is may be possible under Annex III of the VAT Directive for a reduced rate to be applied to non-alcoholic beverages....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the Deputy's question of 4 October last, I wrote to the Central Bank on this matter. The Bank is conducting an examination into this issue from a regulatory and policy perspective but has indicated, based on the information available to date, that an entity operating in such a manner may not require a specific authorisation from the Central Bank. The Bank is not in a position...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Remit (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: It is important to distinguish the Office of the Ombudsman from the Office of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO). The role of the Ombudsman is to examine complaints from people who feel that they have been unfairly treated by a public service provider within his remit, including local authorities. Therefore, people would have a right of complaint to the Ombudsman on issues...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (19 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Central Bank that the issue as outlined by the Deputy has not been brought to the Bank's attention. However, if there is any relevant information that the Deputy wishes to bring to the direct attention of the Central Bank, the Bank has advised it will consider it in the context of it's supervisory activity.