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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme was the largest ever flood risk study carried out in the State and covered 300 areas believed to be at significant flood risk. The CFRAM programme culminated with the launch on 3rd May, 2018 of 29 flood risk management plans which proposed 118 new outline flood relief projects on top of the 42 major projects already...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme was the largest ever flood risk study carried out in the State and covered 300 areas believed to be at significant flood risk. The CFRAM programme culminated with the launch on 3rd May, 2018 of 29 flood risk management plans which proposed 118 new outline flood relief projects on top of the 42 major projects already...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Measured Term Maintenance Contract which expired on 12thOctober 2018 set a single order limit at €500,000 exclusive of VAT. During this contract i.e. from 13thOctober 2014 to 12thOctober 2018 the number of projects that have exeeeded the contract limit of €500,000 exclusive of VAT were as follows: Projects, that have exceeded €500k exclusive of VAT and that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: 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 the majority of public servants recruited prior to 1 April 2004.  These public servants generally have a compulsory retirement age of 65 at present, which is provided for under statute.  The Bill passed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138, 143, 145, 147 and 149 together. Managing the delivery of public services within allocations forms a key part of the responsibilities of every Minister and Department. My own Department is in regular contact with all other Departments and Offices to ensure that expenditure is being managed within the overall fiscal parameters. The drawdown of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139, 141 and 142 together. The Government is fully aware of the scale of the political, economic and diplomatic challenge posed by Brexit.  It has been clear and consistent about Ireland’s priorities, namely minimising the impact on trade and the economy; protecting the Northern Ireland Peace Process; maintaining the Common Travel Area; and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Expenditure Policy (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: We live in a world that is uncertain and in which Ireland faces many challenges, including the international and global trading challenges to which the Deputy refers. Central to the Government’s preparation for such challenges is the prudent management of the public finances in order to ensure the economy remains competitive in the face of future economic headwinds.  Measures...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 221 - PQ13541/18 - of 27 March 2018

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 148 together. 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. The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has responsibility for the National Public Procurement Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Contracts (24 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The conditions of most construction contracts in use between construction clients and building contractors in both the public and private sectors require that payments are made at defined intervals and that payment is contingent on work being completed to a pre-determined standard.  There is usually no contractual obligation on the main contractor to make payments to sub-contractors...

Finance Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Finance Bill 2018: Second Stage (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Two weeks ago I made my Budget Statement in the House. I noted that a decade had passed since the financial crisis. In a dynamic and ever-changing global environment, the Irish economy continues to strengthen and grow. A record number of our citizens have jobs. Our public finances are balanced. We have made progress and the darkest...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Bodies (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed that none of the bodies under the aegis of my Department have an involvement in or have representatives attending Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative. Regarding State-backed banks, my Department does not hold the information that the Deputy is requesting. However, officials from my Department have contacted the banks in question and have received the following...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As indicated in my budget speech, there has been no change to the application of the 9% VAT rate in respect of the provision of facilities for taking part in sporting activities including golf or physical education activities. Therefore, the VAT treatment of visitor fees and membership fees has not changed.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 204 together. Vehicle benefit in kind (BIK) is chargeable where, by reason of employment, a vehicle is made available (without a transfer of ownership) to an employee, and is available either for that individual’s private use or to his/her family or household.   Comprehensive data regarding BIK on company cars does not currently exist...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Prize Bonds (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am answering this question on the basis of fiscal year 2017. Under Prize Bonds the number of prizes is determined by a variable percentage rate applied to the value of Prize Bonds outstanding. The variable percentage rate set to calculate the Prize Bond Fund was adjusted from 0.85% to 0.50% in August 2017.  The interest rate reduction reflected changes across the retail...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Reports (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that, following a submission by the Irish Health Trade Association (IHTA) concerning the distinction between food supplements that the Revenue Commissioners was prepared to accept as liable to VAT at the zero rate and those that are liable at the 23% rate, they undertook an in-depth review of the issue. As part of this review, an expert in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) provides a tax relief by way of an income tax credit on repair, renovation or improvement works on principal private residences or rental properties carried out by tax compliant contractors. However, the Deputy's question does not give sufficient information to enable me give a comprehensive reply. Revenue advise me that the individual concerned may...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my response to PQ 42821 of 18thOctober 2018, which details my predecessor as Minister for Finance's meeting with representatives from Enet in the Department of Finance on Wednesday 14 December 2016 with officials in attendance. Although not a request on behalf of Mr David McCourt and outside the three year period stipulated in the question a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (23 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 208 together. Defibrillators, other than implantable defibrillators, are liable to VAT at the at the standard rate, currently 23%, and, in the absence of a change in the VAT Directive, there is no legal basis for reducing this rate.    In my response to Parliamentary Questions Numbers 82 and 83 of 10 May 2018, I referred to the...