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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the available information in respect of the cost of tax expenditures (credits, allowances and reliefs) is published on Revenue’s statistics webpage at . My Department also publishes its own Report on Tax Expenditures each year, and I expect that the 2018 version will be published with the Budget 2019 documents today at www.gov.ie/budget. I am also advised...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As you may be aware, the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT (up to a certain limit) on the purchase of an adapted car for transport of a person with specific severe and permanent physical disabilities, payment of a fuel grant, and an exemption from Motor Tax. To qualify for the Scheme an applicant must be in possession of a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that all else being equal, each €100 million will worsen the structural balance by c. 0.03 percentage points. As I have said previously, this is money that we would have to borrow. With public debt in Ireland among the highest per capita in the developed world the focus must be on decreasing, rather than increasing, our debt level. My Department recently...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised that the company to which the Deputy refers was engaged by a receiver to undertake the construction of a residential development over which NAMA holds security. I am advised that the construction of the current phase of development has been completed. I am advised that the development is controlled by a receiver and the construction work on the site is governed by a contract...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Union Services (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Government has a clear policy to support the strategic growth and development of credit unions delivering the comprehensive recommendations set out in the Commission on Credit Unions Report and the Credit Union Advisory Committee (CUAC) report in 2016, both of which involved extensive stakeholder engagement. CUAC remains an important adviser to me on strategic issues facing the sector,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that they recognise the serious threat that fuel fraud poses to legitimate business, consumers and the Exchequer and that tackling this criminal activity has been and remains a high priority. The measures implemented by Revenue to tackle the problem of fuel fraud include the introduction of stringent supply chain controls and reporting requirements for fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions. In relation to the issue of the illicit trade in solid fuels, as I, and my predecessor, have pointed out before, the collection of solid fuel carbon tax is heavily reliant on the regulatory regime...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I note the attached press release of the Alliance for Insurance Reform to which the Deputy refers. I also welcome the recent statement of the Chief Justice on the Opening of the New Legal Year and his reference to consistency and proper calibration of injury awards which was made in the context of recently published Personal Injuries Commission (PIC) Report. This Report has made a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy will be aware that it is a longstanding practice of the Minister for Finance not to comment, in advance of the Budget, on any tax matters that might be the subject of Budget decisions.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Levy Yield (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that the yield for all relevant years from the Stamp Duty levy on pension schemes is as set in the following table. Year Yield €m 2011 463 2012 483 2013 535 2014 743 2015 169 Total 2,393 The levy has ceased since 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Communications (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Finance does not have a specific policy in relation to the use of private email for Government business. ICT services to the Department of Finance are provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department has an Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Usage Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Official Engagements (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that neither I or any of the officials from my Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Decentralisation Programme Data (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Decentralisation Programme announced in December 2003 involved the potential relocation of over 10,000 civil and public service jobs to 53 locations in 25 counties. It was decided by the Government in 2011 that the Decentralisation Programme should be cancelled in light of the budgetary and staffing outlook at that time. Up to that date, about a third of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The 2018 revised estimate gross figure for the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General was €13.977m. Therefore, the estimated amount it would cost in 2019 if the budget for the Comptroller and Auditor General increased by 15% would be €2.097m.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that the Office of Public Works spent €105,190.73 on capital works carried out at Howth Garda Station in 2016 and 2017. The following table provides details of this expenditure. There has been no capital expenditure in 2018 and there are currently no plans for further capital works at Howth Garda Station in the next 12 months . Year Description Cost 2016 Public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Botanic Gardens (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: St. Enda's Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 is managed as part of its National Historic Properties portfolio by the Office of Public Works. This portfolio of properties is preserved and presented by an expert team of heritage professionals including horticulture and botanical specialists. No changes have been made in regard to the standards or policies for the management and care for the grounds...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Other than the finalisation of a small number of acquisitions currently being completed, the Office of Public Works has no plans to purchase property for Garda Stations.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my response to his previous question on 3rd July 2018. In the response, I stated that the CSSO had outlined to Sligo County Council the material that they needed to provide in support of an application for the waiver of the Minister's interest in the piece of land identified, in accordance with Section 31 of the State Property Act 1954. I am informed that Sligo...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Hazelhatch area of Celbridge, County Kildare was assessed as part of the Eastern CFRAM Study. The Plans identified the need for a further study of the area before being able to identify any feasible option to manage the existing flood risk. A study, carried out by consultants on behalf of the local authority, highlighted the need for a re-assessment of the local hydrology for the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The question relates to pension appeals lodged under the internal dispute resolution process of the Civil Service Pension Schemes. First, I should advise the Deputy that appeals relating to the application of pension scheme rules are, of their nature, complex and not capable of easy resolution. In order for them to arrive at the appeal stage, decisions will already have been made on how those...