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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 170 together. The position of Government Chief Information Officer was established in June 2013. Following this appointment the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer at the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was established in July 2013. The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) replaced the previous Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy’s question, the consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011 are listed in the following table. Report Title Company Publication Date Cost 2011 Banking services for central government – review of market PWC Internal Report €44,526 Independent verification of savings arising under the Public Service Agreement MKO...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works does not have a role in any planned refurbishment of the former Courthouse building as the property is owned by the local Council.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (4 Dec 2018)

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

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not have any contracts with the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The report referred to by the Deputy is the Local Authority Coastal Erosion Policy and Practice Audit - Final Report,30 November 2017. This report was commissioned by Fingal County Council on behalf of nineteen local authorities whose coastlines are under threat from coastal erosion. It was submitted to the Office of Public Works (OPW) in April 2018 by the Chair of the CCMA, Climate Change...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Protection (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. I visited this area recently and am aware of the excellent work that has been undertaken by Meath County Council in Laytown. Following the severe storms of Winter 2013/2014, the Government allocated funding for clean-up, repair and restoration works in relation to public infrastructure that was damaged in the period 13 December...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: No funding has been allocated to date by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform or the Office of Public Works on upgrading infrastructure at Dublin and Rosslare ports to prepare for the possibility of the UK becoming a third country with the EU.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The primary purpose of Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill is to allow management decisions around serious disciplinary sanctions, up to and including dismissal, to be devolved in the civil service. The changes in the Act will enable the civil service to improve and modernise disciplinary and dismissal processes and bring them in line with good practice elsewhere. The General Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Steward's House is managed as part of the estate of Farmleigh and as such, it does not have dedicated staff and annual costs are not apportioned specifically to the property. The following repair and refurbishment works have been carried out on Steward's House, Farmleigh in the last five years. 1) 2013 repairs to brick paving and gravel in front driveway cost €12,500 plus VAT; 2) 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (4 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The outline design concept for the proposed Flood Relief Scheme (FRS) at Drogheda, Co. Louth, which was developed as part of the OPW’s CFRAM programme, currently includes proposals for works at the north quay. The Drogheda FRS has an estimated cost of €16.8 million and is planned to include construction of a series of hard defences (flood embankments and walls) along the River...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 58 and 73 to 75, inclusive, together. The Department of Finance has been assessing and preparing for the impact of Brexit since before the referendum on 23 June 2016. This work is being carried out within the whole-of-Government structures established by the Department of Foreign Affairs. It includes scoping legislative requirements and preparing draft...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. The Department of Finance has been assessing and preparing for the impact of Brexit since before the referendum on 23 June 2016. This work is being carried out within the whole-of-Government structures established by the Department of Foreign Affairs. As part of this work all Departments have been tasked by the Government to rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vehicle Registration (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 53, Finance Act 2017 amended section 130, Finance Act 1992 by moving category N1 vehicles with 4 or more seats and to which a BE bodywork code has not been assigned from the preferential VRT category B into the higher VRT category A. The vehicles affected include a number of models that are commonly referred to as “sports utility vehicles” that are typically used for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Employment and Investment Incentive (“EII”) is an incentive whereby investors can claim relief for investments in qualifying companies. EII is a State Aid. In 2015 it came within the scope of the European Commission's General Block Exemption Regulation (“GBER”). A number of changes were made to EII in Finance Act 2015 and Finance Act 2017 to ensure conformity...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tax Data (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Companies are entitled to claim capital allowances in respect of certain capital expenditure, including expenditure on qualifying plant and machinery, intangible assets and industrial buildings. For example, plant and machinery is generally written down at a rate of 12.5% per year over 8 years. I am informed by Revenue that information is not available on tax returns in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tax Code (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that the administration of the tax code is a matter for Revenue. The Deputy will also be aware that, in accordance with the provisions of the Taxes Consolidation Act as regards the confidentiality of a taxpayer’s affairs, Revenue does not comment on the tax affairs of individual taxpayers. On the general point raised by the Deputy, I am advised by Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Carbon Tax Yield (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 to 67, inclusive, together. I am advised by Revenue that increasing the Carbon Tax from €20 per tonne to €100 per tonne by the values supplied would give the estimated yield for each carbon fuel type as shown in the table below. These estimates are based on the current volumes for each commodity and include both the increased Carbon Tax and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Tax Agreements (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The issue which that the Deputy has raised refers to Irish resident individuals who are US citizens but do not have economic links with the US. These individuals are subject to US tax on the basis of having US citizenship. The phrase “accidental Americans” has been used to refer to these individuals. Ireland signed an Intergovernmental Agreement with the United States in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Regulations (29 Nov 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 to 71, inclusive, together. Commission Regulation (EU) No. 702/2014 of 25 June 2014, commonly known as the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation (ABER), is the Regulation under which certain categories of State aid can be granted to the agricultural and forestry sectors. In relation to question 49969/18, ABER entered into force on 1 July 2014 and has...