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Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Investigations (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Notwithstanding the appeal that the Government has lodged in the Apple State aid case, Ireland is required to comply with the binding articles of the Commission’s Final Decision and to recover the alleged aid from Apple. As such the collection of the alleged State aid has been completed, with the funds having being transferred to an Escrow Fund in which they will be held until the...

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

Paschal Donohoe: 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 the case in for 2018. In addition, unlike other excisable...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that, for capital acquisitions tax purposes, the relationship between the deceased person (i.e. the disponer) and the person who receives the gift or inheritance (i.e. the beneficiary) determines the maximum amount, known as the “Group threshold”, below which capital acquisitions tax does not arise. The Group A threshold (currently €320,000)...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Government Debt (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 172 and 173 together. Projections for the general government balance from 2019 to 2023 can be found in table 1 of the Economic and Fiscal Outlookpublished as part of Budget 2019. The figures are reproduced below (table 1) for the Deputy’s convenience. Projections beyond 2023 have not been compiled by my Department. In view of the increasing risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Legal Cases (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 172(3) of the NAMA Act 2009 is a legal provision preventing any interest in property held as security for loans acquired by NAMA from being sold back to defaulting debtors, or persons acting on behalf of defaulting debtors. In order to ensure compliance with Section 172(3), I am advised that NAMA has a policy of obtaining written confirmation from purchasers of NAMA-secured...

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

Paschal Donohoe: PTSB has confirmed the following in relation to Project Glas and Project Glenbeigh: "Permanent TSB (the “Bank”) announced details of Projects Glas and Glenbeigh in July and November 2018 respectively. "The Bank confirmed that the average arrears time of loans in the Glas Portfolio was 3.5 years. The Bank further confirmed that all of the loans in Glenbeigh Portfolio were...

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

Paschal Donohoe: Information on the number and value of mortgages owned by banks and non-banks can be found in the Central Bank of Ireland quarterly statistics on mortgage arrears and repossessions on Principal Dwelling Houses (PDHs) and Buy to Lets (BTLs). At present, the information on non-banks is broken down by retail credit firms and unregulated loan owners. The latest statistics, in respect of Q3...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the issue in this case has been fully resolved. The person in question held two employments in 2018 with all tax credits allocated to one employment in accordance with their instructions. Revenue maintained this allocation for 2019 as no notification of any change to their employment status was received. On 18 January 2019, an additional employment was...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that they adopt a risk based approach when stopping and questioning passengers at public airports. I am advised that a key focus in this context for Revenue is the carrying of prohibited or restricted goods. Revenue have further advised that their interaction with the public in airports is governed by Revenue’s Customer Service Charter which provides that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank of Ireland advises that the general lending practice of mortgage providers is that, when a mortgaged property is sold, the security on that property is released and the mortgage redeemed and if credit is sought for any subsequent purchase of a property, that credit will then be subject to a new mortgage contract with the interest rate and other mortgage terms of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Investigations (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government profoundly disagrees with the Commission’s analysis in the Apple State aid case. An appeal is therefore being brought before the European Courts. Such an appeal takes the form of an application to the General Court of the European Union, asking it to annul the Decision of the Commission. The Attorney General prepared the legal grounds in support of the annulment...

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

Paschal Donohoe: VAT is governed by the EU VAT Directive with which Irish VAT law must comply. The Directive provides that all goods and services are liable to VAT at the standard rate, currently 23% in Ireland, unless there is a provision in the Directive that permits a lower rate to be applied. While Ireland applies reduced and zero rates of VAT to a select range of goods and services under Article III...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The VAT rating of goods and services is subject to the requirements of EU VAT law, with which Irish VAT law must comply. In accordance with the EU VAT Directive, the supply of conference facilities is liable to the standard rate of VAT, currently 23%. Where a supply of a conference room takes place in a hotel it would come within the meaning of a ‘letting of a room in a hotel or...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it has reviewed the person’s tax situation and is satisfied that the position as at January 2019 is correct. The tax credits applied to the person’s private pension were correctly reduced to take account of the increase they received to their Survivor’s Pension from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) in...

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

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has had no major capital projects (as defined by the Deputy's office) since 2016. In order to obtain the information sought in respect of major capital projects in other Departments, a separate question would need to be submitted to each of the relevant Ministers.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres Data (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In 2017, counters on site recorded 679,496 visitors to Castletown Estate. In 2018, 642,278 visitors are recorded. The precise visitor numbers are, in point of fact, higher as digital counters are not in place at all entrances to the estate. Total number of visitors who availed of guided tours was 8,062 in 2017, and 13,397 in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works are seeking planning permission for further works to the Farmyard buildings in order to integrate this area of the estate into the visitor experience at Castletown. The delivery of such work is subject to the availability of funding. The OPW continues to undertake some works and studies in relation to the Upper Woods to make this area of the estate safe and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres Data (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The number of visitors to Maynooth Castle for the years in question were as follows: Year Total Visitor Numbers to Maynooth Castle Numbers that availed of a guided tour 2014 25,268 15,384 2015 21,843 10,819 2016 21,892 10,091 2017 23,315 11,621 2018 (Provisional & subject to change) 22,946 14,450 The visitor season at Maynooth Castle runs from mid-May to end...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: There are no works, apart from general maintenance, planned for Maynooth Castle in 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (5 Feb 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I understand the question relates to whether I would consider giving approval to passing on to Garda pensions the same rate of pension increases as are granted to the State Pension. The Deputy will appreciate that my responsibility extends to the civil and public service occupational pension schemes. The Social Welfare State pension is separate to occupational pension benefits, and falls...