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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Data (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 to 135, inclusive, together. I am advised that NAMA funded the delivery of 9,669 homes by its debtors and receivers between January 2014 and December 2018. I am advised that debtors and receivers whose projects are funded by NAMA must comply with the same statutory obligations in relation to Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as all...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 and 137 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that it is expected that NAMA will substantially complete its work by 2020/2021. NAMA is on track to have repaid all its subordinated debt and to have reimbursed the private shareholders in the NAMA DAC by that time. NAMA will have also substantially completed its residential funding programme and its...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Debtors (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by NAMA that, as at November 2018, there were 223 debtors remaining under management. Of these connections, 139 were in support or forbearance strategies and 84 were subject to enforcement. At the same date, these debtors had a combined par debt balance of €23.9bn. The value of the assets securing this debt is very low and NAMA is working to maximise the amount of debt...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Data (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 140 together. The NAMA Voluntary Redundancy Scheme (“VRS”) was first approved by the NAMA Board in 2015. The nature of the redundancy payments has previously been outlined to the Dáil and is in keeping with established public sector norms; that is, two weeks statutory pay per year of service, capped at €600 per week, plus...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability Programme Data (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: In accordance with the requirements of the European Semester, the stability programme update (SPU) 2019 will be published before the end of April 2019. As was the case for Budget 2019, the SPU macroeconomic and fiscal projections will incorporate the latest information on the macroeconomic impacts of the UK’s most likely exit scenario, and will also include sensitivities around this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: EU Directive 92/83/EEC deals with the harmonization of the structures of excise duties on alcohol and other alcoholic beverages.  This Directive provides that Member States may apply reduced rates of excise for small beer producers, an option which Ireland has exercised. A proposal to amend the EU Directive 92/83/EEC was published by the European Commission in 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the telephone number quoted by the Deputy is the National PAYE Customer Helpline, which deals with a range of queries from PAYE employees such as tax credit entitlements, credit allocations across employments and tax overpayment or underpayment situations. The demand for this service is traditionally highest in the early months of each year when PAYE customers...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Seizures Data (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it jointly conducts an annual survey with the HSE’s Office of Tobacco Control to provide an estimate of the level of illegal tobacco usage in Ireland. The 2017 ‘Illegal Tobacco Products Research Survey’ contains the information requested by the Deputy for the years 2009 to 2017 and is available on the Revenue website at link: . Results from...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ports Facilities (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146. 156 and 157 together. On the 19 December 2018, the Government published its Contingency Action Plan which gives an overview of the comprehensive, cross-Government preparations that are underway. This includes putting in place the infrastructure required at Dublin ports and airports as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU. The Office of Public Works has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Tax Reliefs Application (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have raised this matter with the National Shared Services Office (NSSO), which is a Scheduled Office under the aegis of my Department. I understand from the NSSO that the Tax Saver Scheme is available to all serving permanent Civil Servants.  There are two periods of application during which Civil Servants can avail of this 12-month scheme: July – June and January –...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Irish Government’s clear and consistent position has been that it is committed to the successful implementation of the current PEACE and INTERREG programmes and to a successor programme post-Brexit.  I am pleased, therefore, that the Government’s ambition for the programmes was reflected in the EU-UK Joint Report on Brexit in which both parties undertook to honour...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my response to PQ 49206/18 of 27 November 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: I have been informed by the National Shared Services Office that the third instalment due to the person in question in respect of the part-unwinding of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) Act 2015, was to have been paid on 1 January, 2018. However, due to an administrative error this payment was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works confirm that the ivy was pruned in December 2018 as part of the winter works programme for Grangegorman Military Cemetery and that the gardening team monitor the ivy growth there on an ongoing basis.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials of the Office of Public Works (OPW) have been in regular contact with the Receiver of this property. The representative of the Receiver has advised that the property in question is currently not for sale. Both the Receiver and Estate Agent involved know of OPW's interest in the property and have advised that they will contact the OPW if and when the property is placed on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Hospital Equipment (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Digital Government Oversight Unit (DGOU), in the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, considers requests for approval of ICT-related expenditure by hospitals following an assessment of proposals by the HSE and the Department of Health. The Unit has not recently received a request for approval of expenditure on ViewPoint foetal assessment equipment and has no outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The PEACE and INTERREG Programmes are managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a North South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement. The current PEACE Programme, PEACE IV (2014-2020), has allocated €53.7 million capital funding to date under its Shared Spaces theme. The funding relates to larger individual capital build projects...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Peace and Reconciliation Programme (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, the PEACE and INTERREG Programmes have made a real and visible contribution towards supporting peace and reconciliation and promoting economic and social cohesion in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland for more that two decades. The programme are managed  by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a North South Implementation Body established...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: The Commissioners of Public Works confirm that a detailed and comprehensive Risk Assessment was carried out prior to the deer cull which took place on the 9th January 2019. The risk assessment was carried out by Phoenix Park management and covered all aspects pertaining to the cull including public safety.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Deer Culls (22 Jan 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: OPW has a comprehensive operating procedure for the deer cull which includes the preparation of a detailed Risk Assessment in advance and the completion and implementation of a detailed safety plan designed to safeguard the public, Park users, staff and operatives involved in the cull itself. As is standard practise, and in line with the safety plan for the cull, signage notifying the public...