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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government and I are well aware of the anger and concern people have with regard to the national children's hospital. We are well aware of the grave concerns people have on the cost escalation. We made the decision, and I take responsibility for the decision, to move ahead with the hospital and ensure that it is built. The reason for that is my commitment to the site and seeing the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: We have recruited over 3,000 more nurses into the public health service in the past few years. We have a national wage agreement that prioritises those on low and middle incomes in wage restoration and wage growth. We have a national wage agreement which, on the new entrant issue alone, makes provision for a needed and recognised wage increase of €3,000 to deal with an issue that has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are currently 768 individual traders authorised for the deferred payment scheme. In addition, the Deputy should note that a number of deferred payment authorisations are held by customs clearance agents who can offer this facility to their clients when completing import formalities on their behalf. The application process requires a trader to firstly be approved for a Comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to capital allowances in respect of qualifying private hospitals. I am advised by Revenue that information in respect of the tax cost in respect of this property based tax relief can be found for the years 2011 to 2016 on the Revenue website at . The cost for 2017 will be published during 2019 when all returns for that year have been analysed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The new administrative arrangements for PAYE (PAYE Modernisation) started on 1 January this year. These new arrangements do not affect the way income tax and other statutory deductions are calculated under the PAYE system, but do change the way employers report payroll information to Revenue. In most cases the new real-time reporting arrangements have seamlessly integrated into...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of the office or in the decisions which he takes. One of the main roles of the Ombudsman is to investigate, mediate and adjudicate complaints about the conduct of financial or pension service providers....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The car-park at Grianan Fort, Co. Donegal is not in the ownership of the Office of Public Works, although the keyholding is managed by the OPW-employed caretaker locally. Any queries regarding the use of the carpark should be directed to Donegal County Council which may have licensing or other permission requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 72 and 73 together. 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. The public servants covered by the new Act are termed "relevant public servants" and that term is defined in Section 2 of the Act. Only those public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Grievance Procedures (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 5(3) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 provides for a broadly based set of relevant wrongdoings that workers in the public or private sector may report which qualify for the protections of the Act. These are: that an offence has been, is being or is likely to be committed; that a person has failed, is failing or is likely to fail to comply with any legal obligation, other than one...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Code of Conduct (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75 and 76 together. Section 10 (3) of the Standards in Public Office Act 2001 (the Act) provides that the Minister shall from time to time draw up codes of conduct for the guidance of persons who hold or occupy directorships or positions of employment in public bodies. A revised Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour (the Code) was published by the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ 4008/19 on the 29 January 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Cross-Border Projects (6 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware of the important contribution that the EU-funded North South programmes, PEACE and INTERREG, make to building peace and social and economic cohesion in the border region of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The current 2014-2020 PEACE IV and INTERREG VA programmes will invest over half a billion euro in the region and are progressing well. The two programmes are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 fish oils). Revenue published new guidance on 27 December 2018 concerning the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Data (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank of Ireland advises that it is not aware of an overcharging issue in relation to the entity referred to by the Deputy. However, the Bank has also indicated that if the Deputy has any relevant information which he wishes to bring directly to its attention, it will consider such information in the context of its supervisory activity. On the other hand, if the Deputy is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 162 together. The increase in the betting duty rate from 1% to 2%, 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. Receipts from betting duty represented less than 1% of all excise receipts in 2017 and this is also likely to be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Deduction Systems (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157, 159 and 175 together. The Deputies will be aware that new administrative arrangements for PAYE (PAYE Modernisation) commenced on 1 January this year. These new arrangements do not affect the way income tax and other statutory deductions are calculated under the PAYE system, but do change the way employers report payroll information to Revenue. In most...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the departure of the United Kingdom from the EU, VAT and customs duty will become chargeable at the point of importation for UK imports. In Ireland, approved importers can use the deferred payment system allowing them to defer payment of certain charges, including customs and VAT at import, until the 15th of the month following importation. The deferred payment system requires...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Preparations (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department’s Budget 2019 forecasts incorporate, as a central scenario, that the UK will make an ‘orderly’ exit from the EU. This would involve a transition period being agreed that extends or replicates existing frameworks until end-2020, i.e. the UK is assumed to remain in the single market and customs union during this period. From 2021 onwards, the baseline...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In September 2018, the Government granted approval in principle for the phased recruitment of an additional 600 Revenue staff to meet the challenges posed by Brexit. Revenue appointed over 150 staff to customs roles in the period September 2018 to 4 February 2019. Over 130 have been appointed to trade facilitation roles and 20 have been appointed to control officer duties. Revenue has...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Applications Approvals (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are a number of consumer protection and other financial services regulatory provisions in place which govern the provision of new mortgage credit to consumers. For example, there are measures in the Central Bank Consumer Protection Code and the European Union (Consumer Mortgage Credit Agreements) Regulations 2016 which, inter alia, require mortgage lenders, in the context of considering...