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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Finance Bill 2018 (as published) provides in sections 19 and 46 for a cumulative €70,000 lifetime cap on the benefit any one farmer can receive under three farming related tax reliefs (the young trained farmer stamp duty relief, stock relief for young trained farmers and succession farm partnerships). I am aware of the concerns raised by the farming bodies that have contacted me or...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not commissioned any projects of this nature.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Expenditure (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the costs to date of remedial works to buildings commissioned by OPW as Design and Build projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. Reply There were two Design and Build Contracts, within the last 10 years to which the OPW was a party, involving remedial works. 1.Government Offices, Carricklawn, Wexford A contract was placed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Equality Proofing of Budgets (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of a suite of reforms to the public expenditure framework, performance-based budgeting was introduced across all areas of public expenditure in 2012. Under that remit an Equality Budgeting pilot for 2018 was announced on Budget Day last year. The approach we have taken in introducing Equality Budgeting in Ireland is that equality budgeting is to be integrated into the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 57 together. The Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) contracts are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment.I understand that the Office of Government Procurement had no involvement in these contracts. The general position in relation to public procurement is that a competitive process conducted in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is a key element of Government’s Public Service Reform programme and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) was established to lead on its implementation. The OGP’s functions include Sourcing, HR, Corporate Office, Customer Service, Systems and Data, eInvoicing, Policy and Construction Policy. The OGP commenced sourcing operations in 2014 and, together...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Procurement is a key element of the Government’s Public Service Reform agenda and, given the volume of the State’s spend, it is essential that the Public Service operates in a co-ordinated and efficient way and delivers sustainable savings for the taxpayer. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) leads on the implementation of the reform programme and sets the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts Social Clauses (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public procurement can be used to encourage suppliers to perform actions that are focussed on the inclusion of broader social policy considerations. In general, the inclusion of social considerations in a procurement process is most effective where the benefit is a core requirement and can be directly linked to objectives of the contract. The social objectives should be clear and verifiable...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU legislation and National rules and guidelines. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. Individual public bodies and contracting authorities are responsible for establishing arrangements for ensuring the proper conduct of their affairs, including...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU legislation and National rules and guidelines. The aim of these is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers best value for money. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) was established to lead on the implementation of the Government’s Public Procurement Reform programme. The OGP has...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (8 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government established the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) to drive a new integrated and consolidated approach to public procurement. The OGP takes a balanced approach to delivering value for the taxpayer and supporting business access to public procurement opportunities. In this regard, the OGP promotes supplier awareness of eTenders ().eTenders is the Governments national...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Issues (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the Commission proposal for an interim Digital Services Tax, which imposes a 3% levy on the turnover of certain companies’ digital activities, is currently being debated among Member States – both at a technical and political level. I recently reiterated Ireland's opposition to the proposal at ECOFIN on 6 November where I highlighted particular...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Data (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware the projections set out by my Department in Budget 2019 Economic and Fiscal Outlookrun to 2023. Projections beyond 2023 are not available at this stage. Annex 4 of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook contains the nominal GDP and GNI* series used in the calculations below. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 a. National Development Plan (NDP), € million 7,300 7,900 8,600...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that Revenue publishes a monthly update on the Help to Buy (HTB) scheme on the Revenue website. The most recent update to 01 October 2018 in respect of applications, both approved and pending, and claims made can be found at: www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/documents/statistics/tax-expendi tures/help-to-buy-stats.pdf. Revenue’s statistics show the number of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, there is already considerable work undertaken in the area of high wealth individuals and high income earners. In terms of policy measures to support equity in the tax system, Finance Act 2011 outlined a ‘super tax’ on banking bonuses in the aftermath of the financial crises. A tax rate of 89 per cent is applied to any variable remuneration in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Claims (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Setanta Insurance was placed into liquidation by the Malta Financial Services Authority on 30 April 2014. As it was a Maltese incorporated company, the liquidation is being carried out under Maltese law. The Deputy will be aware that the Insurance (Amendment) Act 2018 (Act 21 of 2018) was signed into law in July this year. The Act, inter alia, provides for the payment of 100% of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it would not be normal to seek tax returns and letters of administration relating to a deceased individual, where that individual’s income consisted solely of a State pension and he or she had no assets, other than the family home. However, there are situations where such documentation may be required, for example, in a case where the deceased...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 473A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for tax relief at the standard rate of income tax (20%) in respect of qualifying fees paid by an individual for a third level education course, subject to the terms and conditions set out in that section. Qualifying fees mean tuition fees in respect of an approved course at an approved college, reduced by the amount of the "student...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my response to PQs 43892/18 and 43895/18 given on 24 October 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (7 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Procurement is governed by EU and National rules. The aim of these rules is to promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers transparency and value for money outcomes. As Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform I have responsibility for the formulation of policy, dissemination of best practice and guidance in public procurement....