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Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 20:In page 88, after line 31, to insert the following:"66. The Minister shall, within three months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on options available for reducing the burden of Inheritance Tax on persons inheriting an average size family home.". We have examined the transcripts of our Committee Stage debate and the...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: I move amendment No. 18:In page 78, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:“50.The Minister shall, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before Dáil Éireann a report on the potential introduction of a capped Value-Added Tax compensation scheme for charities.”. The amendment requests that within six months of the passing of the Act the...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: That is a very similar response to what we received on Committee Stage when we discussed the issue. The Minister's key concern seems to be that it would lead to other calls by other organisations which are not in a position to claim back VAT, and the area he has specified is sporting organisations. This is a legitimate point, but the response is that there is an opportunity to cap any...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: I support the amendments and this important new initiative which was overdue, although I would like it to go further. The reality is that much of the investment we are seeking to attract for high potential start-ups, which are operating in highly competitive international environments, is, by its nature, very mobile. This is a modest step in the right direction and does not put us on a...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: Fianna Fáil supports the introduction of the knowledge development box, KDB. We discussed it on Committee Stage when the Minister of State, Deputy Harris, was present. I made the point that the ultimate measure of success for the KDB was whether new investment, research and development and employment creation occurred. The Minister has factored in a full-year cost of €50...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [41973/15]

Credit Union Sector: Motion [Private Members] (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: I move:That Dáil Éireann:is concerned that the planned commencement at the end of December 2015, without amendment, of the remaining sections of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012, and the regulations set out in Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) Consultation on Regulations for Credit Unions on commencement of the remaining sections of the 2012 Act (CP88)...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: As the Minister knows, finance Bills generally contain the taxation measures set out in the budget, with a costing provided in the budget booklet for all the other taxation measures. Will the Minister address the question about the expected cost of this measure by way of tax forgone and the number of landlords that the Department anticipates will take up this proposal? Some of them will...

Finance Bill 2015: Report Stage (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: The amendment is quite detailed and runs to four pages, so it requires some analysis. I know it flows from the joint package announced by the Minister, Deputy Noonan, and his ministerial colleague, Deputy Kelly. The backdrop to this is the fact that there simply is little or no availability for tenants who are dependent on State support, including rent supplement and the housing assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications for tax relief received; the number approved under the Living City Initiative to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41261/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a project (details supplied) in County Cork was not included in her capital investment programme; the status of the project; if she is committed to the construction of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41538/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a project (details supplied) in County Cork was not included in her capital investment programme; the status of the project; if she is committed to the construction of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41539/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her Department in the arrangements for the provision of pensions to former employees of Waterford Crystal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41059/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of electric cars registered in each year since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41060/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the operation of the relevant contracts tax system in the construction industry; the number of persons in the industry working under this system; if he satisfied that taxation law is being fully complied with in respect of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40987/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the role he has had in the arrangements for provision of pensions to former employees of Waterford Crystal; when all lumps sums and regular payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of plans to provide basic bank accounts for low income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41061/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance when the central credit register will be fully operational; the steps that have been taken and the costs incurred to date; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41062/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the State's holding in alcohol, tobacco, aerospace and defence industry stocks; the value of such stocks disposed of in 2014 and in 2015 to date, by shares sold in the tobacco sector, the alcohol sector and the aerospace sector; his views on the reduction of the State's holdings in such stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (19 Nov 2015)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the Central Bank of Ireland has spent on training for its staff in 2014 and 2015; the details of each course provided including the name, the cost and the number of participating staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41065/15]