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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department is a policy organisation with no manufacturing or production facilities, no transport fleet and business travel is undertaken primarily through the use of public transport infrastructure. As the main offices where my Department is located are heritage buildings with Protected Structure legislative status, the options for energy performance efficiency gains are limited and offer...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July and passed Second Stage in the Dail on 7 November. The Bill is scheduled for Committee Stage in the Dail on 11 December. Ultimately scheduling of time for the enactment of legislation is a matter for the Oireachtas itself through the Business Committee, but my intention is to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: While my Department currently has two members of staff on secondment to the European Commission, there are no staff on secondment to public service bodies in other Member States. Posts for the Commission are advertised by the Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by my Department that it is a matter for Local Authorities, in the first instance, to assess and address problems of coastal erosion in their areas. Where necessary, Local Authorities may put forward proposals to relevant central Government Departments, including the OPW, for funding of appropriate measures depending on the infrastructure or assets under threat. In this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department works to reduce its carbon footprint primarily through the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Strategy. The Department's performance in that regard is reflected in the 2017 Annual Report on Public Sector Energy Efficiency Performance, prepared by the SEAI. This sets out details of the energy efficiency performance of public bodies in Ireland and notes that overall, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (5 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Kerry County Council carried out a pre-feasibility study for the Sneem area, the recommendation of which was to carry out further more detailed river modelling. Working in co-operation with Kerry County Council, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has agreed to undertake this study, which is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2019. If this study identifies a cost-beneficial solution to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government agreed with the recommendation of the 2012 inter-Departmental Group chaired by Dr. Don Thornhill which considered the structures and modalities of a property tax that a universal liability to the LPT should apply to all owners of residential property with a limited number of exemptions. Limiting the exemptions available allows the rate to be kept low for those liable persons...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Funding (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has no record of making any funding and or grant aid to the Football Association of Ireland from 1 January 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Data (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the number of cars registered for Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) availing of VAT rebate is not directly available from Revenue’s IT systems, as traders are not required to separately identify the type of services and/or goods on which a VAT input credit is claimed in their tax returns. Separately, the number of new vehicles registered, upon which a VRT...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Central Bank (ECB) is responsible for all core supervisory responsibilities as defined in the Council Regulation (EU) No. 1024/2013 (SSMR). For Significant Institutions, a Joint Supervisory Team (JST), led by the ECB and consisting of both ECB and Central Bank supervisors directly supervise these firms. On-site inspections are one of the tools used in supervision. Such...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, I have included the requested information in relation to external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since 2011 in the following table. Commission date External Consultant Report Name Cost Published/Expected Publication date 2018 Benchmarking of Ireland’s Payments Industry Indecon International Economic Consultants...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that traders are not required to separately identify the yield generated from a particular activity or product type on their VAT return. Therefore, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the VAT collected from forms of gambling subject to VAT.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland’s gold reserves are held at the Bank of England. In accordance with Article 127(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 3.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and of the European Central Bank (ECB), it is an ESCB task to hold and manage the official foreign reserves of the EU Member States (which includes gold). The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. I have no role in day to day supervision of the insurance industry, as this is the responsibility of the Central Bank of Ireland. In that regard, the Central Bank of Ireland has two specific mandates as regards insurance supervision. Firstly, it is responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Building Finance Ireland Establishment (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) is being established as one of a number of measures to address the housing crisis. It will provide a source of funding for small to medium sized residential developments on a commercial basis. The Home Building Finance Ireland Act passed remaining stages in the Oireachtas two weeks ago and was enacted in the past few days. Much progress has been made in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is Ireland’s national promotional institution with a mandate to deliver effective financial supports to Irish SMEs. I am advised that complaints may be made through the SBCI’s information and enquiries email address, which is info@sbci.gov.ie. The SBCI is a Designated Activities Company (DAC) under the Companies Act 2014 and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Increases (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The 9% VAT rate was introduced as a temporary measure in Finance (No. 2) Act 2011, to cease at the end of 2013. This period was subsequently extended but during last year’s Finance Bill a commitment was given to undertake a review of the 9% VAT rate. This review was published in July 2018 and the Budget decision to increase the VAT rate was made following that analysis, which...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of public events I attend are available in my diary which is published on my Department's website at www.finance.gov.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Review (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The report of the review of the LPT is currently being finalised in conjunction with the Departments of the Taoiseach, Public Expenditure and Reform, Housing Planning and Local Government, and the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. I will of course carefully consider the conclusions and recommendations of the report when it is presented to me. The purpose of the review is to inform me in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (4 Dec 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. Section 12 of the Act provides that the State Claims Agency may, from...