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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Data (13 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The number of reports commissioned from the companies in question by my Department in 2018 are listed in the table below: Name of Company Number of Reports Amount Spent Ernst & Young (EY) 1 €28,905 Deloitte & Touche 1 €17,958 Arthur Andersen 0 - KPMG 0 - PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 0 -

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Data (13 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The payments made by my Department in 2018 to the firms listed in the question are set out in the table below. Name of Company Amount Spent Ernst & Young (EY) €28,905.00 Deloitte & Touche €22,478.25 Arthur Andersen - KPMG €199,850.40 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - Details of the numbers of consultants from each firm are not available.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department monitors overall expenditure by Departments. Responsibility for the management of individual projects rests with the relevant sponsoring Department or Agency. As such, I would not be systematically informed of cost overruns at project level. The Deputy may have in mind funding of the National Children's Hospital. My Department has been engaging with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (13 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. The PAS advertised a regional recruitment competition for Clerical Positions in the Civil Service in June, 2018 which attracted over 14,000 applications. This competition is being held in order...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue, that they have had extensive engagement with businesses throughout the State over the last 18 months in the context of preparing for Brexit. That engagement has intensified since the last quarter of 2018 and is continuing. I am aware that Revenue have written to all businesses who trade with the UK advising them of the steps they need to take to prepare for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Emigrant Support Services (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 149 together. At the outset it is important to note that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Allowance Expenditure (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Fuel Allowance is a means-tested payment under the National Fuel Scheme to help with the cost of home heating during the winter months. It is paid to people who are dependent on long-term social welfare payments and who are unable to provide for their own heating needs. Only one Fuel Allowance is paid to a household. The current weekly rate is €22.50 and is paid for 28 weeks from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank Tracker Mortgage Examination Framework provides that lenders are to set up an independent appeals process to deal with affected customers who are dissatisfied with any aspect of the redress and compensation offer they received from lenders. The Framework also provides that affected customers can accept the offer for redress and compensation from lenders and, if they are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150, 154, 167 and 168 together. The increase in the betting duty rate from 1 per cent to 2 per cent, and the betting intermediary duty rate from 15% to 25%, came into effect on 1 January 2019. It is too early to draw any conclusions on the impact of these increases. I have sympathy for small bookmakers who may have ongoing difficulties competing with...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank Loans (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Finance has no role in the day to day activities of the European Investment Bank (EIB). Applications are a matter between the Bank and individual clients. However, I have been advised by the EIB that, in accordance with the EIB Transparency Policy, the Bank publishes details of all projects financed by or to be financed by the Bank. Details of all Irish projects financed...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Documents Issuance (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it received a ‘notice of claim’ from the person in question on 23 October 2018. Revenue subsequently reverted to the person on 28 January 2019 with a compromise settlement offer to which a reply has not yet been received. If the proposed terms are accepted by the person and payment made, Revenue has assured me that the vehicle will be released.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Governor Lane was appointed following a process organised by my Department which involved a public call for expressions of interest in tandem with the hiring of a specialist international executive search firm (Merc Partners). Any future selection process for the role of Governor of the Central Bank will also be rigorous and comprehensive. The remuneration, allowances and conditions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that a reduced rate of stamp duty applies to transfers of farmland between a father and son (and certain other blood relatives) subject to certain conditions. A rate of 1% applies instead of the standard 6% rate. This reduced rate is referred to as consanguinity relief. To be eligible for the relief, the person to whom the land is transferred must either farm the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Recommendation six of the Cost of Insurance Working Group’s Report on the cost of employer and public liability insurance seeks to amend section 8 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 to ensure that defendants are notified of a claim lodged against them at an earlier date than currently required i.e. a reduction from two months to one month. I am pleased to inform the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank of Ireland has made further changes to the Consumer Protection Code 2012 (the Code), effective from 1 January 2019, to help consumers make savings on their mortgage repayments, to provide additional protections to consumers who are eligible to switch, and to facilitate mortgage switching through enhancing the transparency of the mortgage framework. For consumers on variable...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, pricing decisions and commercial strategies are the responsibility of the board and management of the banks which must be run on an independent and commercial basis. The banks’ independence is protected by Relationship Frameworks which are legally binding documents which I as Minister, cannot change unilaterally. These frameworks which are publicly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The seventh quarterly update on the progress of the Cost of Insurance Working Group (CIWG) was published last November and shows that of the 59 separate applicable deadlines within the Action Plan of the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance set to the end of Q3 2018, 45 relate to actions which have now been completed. It is envisaged that the next quarterly Progress Update will be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am conscious of the difficulties that the absence or withdrawal of flood insurance cover can cause to homeowners and businesses, and that is one of the reasons the Government has been prioritising investment in flood defences over the last number of years. However, you should be aware that the provision of insurance is a commercial matter for insurance companies, which has to be based...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. Insurance Ireland has advised me that they do not collate, publish or communicate any data relating to claims information at a granular level from their members. They have pointed out that property insurance policies cover a range of perils such as fire, storm, theft, water damage, and it is not possible to isolate the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (12 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the Stamp Duty received from the levy on non-life insurance policies from 2008 to present is set out in the following table. Year Yield €m 2008 80.10 2009 86.39 2010 109.47 2011 106.40 2012 104.16 2013 98.73 2014 103.35 2015 107.95 2016 135.67 2017 164.49 2018* 159.56 2019 (January)* 18.54 *Figures for 2018 and 2019 are provisional.