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

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018, which was published on 9 July, provides for an increase in the compulsory retirement age to 70, for public servants recruited prior to 1 April 2004. These public servants currently have a compulsory retirement age of 65. The Bill passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July and is being treated as a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Lisnaran Fort in Annasgassan, Co. Louth is a National Monument in the guardianship of the State, not the ownership of the State, and is in the care of the Office of Public Works. The Office of Public Works has no role or responsibility to carry out works on third party property.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Communications (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has an ICT Acceptable Usage Policy in place to ensure all users of the ICT facilities and services are fully aware of their obligations in terms of access to and use of these facilities and services. This policy states that my Department’s e-mail system and authorised internet services are the only methods approved for the issue or publication of official Department...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Official Engagements (9 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Neither I nor any officials from my Department attended the 2018 Ryder Cup in an official capacity.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The tax expenditure associated with the 0% benefit-in-kind (BIK) rate for electric vehicles announced in Budget 2018 was set at €0.5m for this year. Comprehensive data on BIK for company cars does not currently exist and therefore it is not possible to provide a precise amount for the tax expenditure associated with the 0% BIK rate for electric vehicles.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume that the Deputy is referring to exit tax as applied to Life Assurance products. In general, consideration of any changes to the tax system are undertaken within the annual Budgetary and Finance Bill process. As is normal, the Deputy will appreciate that I cannot comment on any possible changes in advance of the 2019 Budget.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Summer Economic Statement (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In the Summer Economic Statement (SES) 2018 I outlined the breakdown of the nominal €2.6 billion increase in expenditure. This consisted of a €1.5 billion increase for capital expenditure and €1.1 billion for current expenditure (€0.4 billion for public sector pay increases, €0.4 billion for demographic costs and €0.3 billion of carryover costs)....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to thank the Deputy for raising this matter. In light of this query, I have contacted the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). I have been advised that the CCPC recently received a press query in relation to this issue. The CCPC have advised that "Under the Consumer Credit Act 1995, the CCPC provides licences to credit intermediaries and keeps an online list of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the legislation governing the deductibility of expenses incurred in employment, as set out in section 114 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA), provides that, for an expense to qualify as a deduction against income from an office or employment, the expense must be wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred in the performance of the duties of the office or...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that where recipients qualify for the small gift exemption from Capital Acquisitions Tax, i.e. they have received a gift (or gifts) from an individual within a calendar year, which does not exceed €3,000, then there is no obligation to submit a return to Revenue. As a consequence there is no data available to Revenue to estimate the impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that inheritance tax may be payable by a person who is resident or ordinarily resident in the Republic of Ireland where the person (i.e. the beneficiary) receives an inheritance from the estate of a deceased person living in the UK. Double taxation can potentially arise because Irish inheritance tax is based on the country of residence of the beneficiary while UK...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget 2019 (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I assume the €800 million the Deputy is referring to is the amount which I stated is available for further allocation in the Summer Economic Statement 2018 (€3.4 billion less €2.6 billion pre-committed). This is already factored into fiscal forecasts and does not change the general government balance. As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2019 will be published on Tuesday...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Staff (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It is assumed that the Deputy is referring to the introduction of PAYE Modernisation which was announced as part of Budget 2017. By way of background information, the PAYE system brings in almost €1 billion every month to the Exchequer. There are approximately 200,000 registered employers and around 2.3 million employees with a significant number of these having more than one...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (4 Oct 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: Motor Insurance Costs (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, in fulfilment of a recommendation from the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance, a protocol was agreed between Insurance Ireland and the Department of Finance under which insurance companies committed to accepting the driving experience returning emigrants gained while abroad, when the driver has had previous driving experience in Ireland. The guiding principle...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise Deputy Kelly that I do not use private email to communicate on Departmental issues. Minister of State D'Arcy and all special advisers in my Department also do not use private email for such communication. All staff in the Department are informed of the Records Management Guidelines (September 2017) in place and are obliged to carry out official activities according to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Data (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Firstly, I must point out that the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) is independent in the performance of his statutory functions. I have no role in the day to day workings of his office. As the Deputy will be aware the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman was established on 1 January 2018 under the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Act 2017. The figures provided...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the number of applications received since the Living City Initiative commenced in May 2015 is 136. Information in relation to the number of claimants, the amount claimed and the cost to the Exchequer in 2015 and 2016, the most recent year for which data is available, is included in the table below: Year Number of claimants Amount claimed €M Maximum tax...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Exchequer Savings (4 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As outlined in the September 2018 Fiscal Monitor published by the Department of Finance, overall gross voted expenditure to the end of September 2018 was €44,874 million. This was only slightly over profile, by €13 million, and €3,208 million, or 7.7 per cent, higher than expenditure for the same period in 2017. Gross voted current expenditure of €41,601 million...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rebates (3 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Parliamentary Question No. 154 of September 2018 asked if unregistered farmers can claim back V.A.T. on sensor lighting for farm security. I advised at the time that The Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (No 25) Order, 1993 provides for a refund of VAT incurred by unregistered farmers in the “construction, extension, alteration or reconstruction of any building or structure which is...