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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform databank, , sets out appropriations-in-aid for each Vote analysed between, non-pay, pay, pensions, and capital. Appropriations-in-aid are Departmental receipts which, as set out in Public Financial Procedures, need not be paid directly into the Exchequer, but which may be retained to defray the expenses of the Vote to which they refer. These...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Expenditure (18 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Following the change in the budgetary timetable introduced in 2013, each December the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services (REV) sets out gross and net voted expenditure allocations for each Vote for the following year. A key responsibility of each Government Minister and their Department is to manage the delivery of public services within these voted allocations. Throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Central Bank of Ireland has overall responsibility for the protection of financial stability in Ireland and in that context it introduced, in 2015, certain restrictions on residential mortgage lending by regulated financial institutions. The Central Bank has advised that these mortgage measures are now in place as a permanent feature of the market and are operating in line with their...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Defibrillators, other than implantable defibrillators, are liable to VAT at the standard rate, which in Ireland is 23%. Parts or accessories are also liable to VAT at the standard rate. There is no provision under existing VAT law that would make it possible to apply a reduced rate or zero rate to the supply of such products. Under the EU VAT Directive, Member States may retain the zero rate...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it will require an additional 600 staff as a result of Brexit, based on a scenario of a transition period to the end of 2020 and a future trade agreement. These posts will be filled by internal, interdepartmental and open recruitment and a recruitment campaign has started with a view to having 200 officers trained and in place before 29 March 2019. As part of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Garages are not committing an offence simply by charging a higher price than competitors. However, all garages must operate within the bounds of consumer protection and competition law in relation to their pricing policies and practices. I have no function in this area. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is the statutory independent body responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As referenced at the Central Bank’s recent attendance at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach, it is the Central Bank's goal to produce a report on the Tracker Mortgage Examination by the end of the year. The Central Bank advises that work is ongoing to progress the Examination to its conclusion, and a date for publication of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Overseas Development Aid (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy is presumably referring to Budget 2018 (as published in October 2017), within which, money was approved by the Oireachtas and drawn down as appropriate during the following year by the relevant Vote. For Budget 2018, the Government announced a total allocation of €707 million to Official Development Assistance (ODA). Just over €500 million is being managed by The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Funding (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department funds the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, an independent body set up to review decisions where an individuals application for the Primary Medical Certificate is unsuccessful at local HSE level. Payments to fund this Board are made to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, a Catholic voluntary publicly funded hospital under the care of the Sisters of Mercy and jointly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Funding (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not providing any funding to such organisations or persons since it was established in 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Risk Management (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group was established in early 2016 by the Government to enhance ongoing co-operation of all State agencies involved with the River Shannon and to add value to the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme. The Group took a decision in October 2016 to trial the lowering of the lake levels on Lough Allen,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works does not use the Measured Term Maintenance Contract for undertaking works outside the Dublin and city area and engaging in projects beyond the limit of €500,000 on a continued and repeated basis. However, the Measured Term Maintenance Contract has been used outside of the OPW Dublin Regional Maintenance Area on one occasion. In a relatively small number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A number of entrances and gates to the Phoenix Park were removed using the Measured Term Maintenance Contract. The removal was considered necessary in the interest of public health and safety considerations due to the Papal visit to the Phoenix Park. The circumstances of this work were exceptional and urgent. The Measured Term Maintenance Contract provided the most appropriate solution in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works Projects (17 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Measured Term Maintenance Contract was awarded following a competitive tendering process in line with procurement legislation. The contract provides for the delivery of building fabric maintenance and minor works. The pricing document includes rates for a wide variety of works.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (16 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that since 7 July 2015 six staff members have been promoted to Principal from internal competitions as follows: Year Male Female 2015 0 0 2016 3 0 2017 0 1 2018 to date 1 1 In addition three staff were promoted to Principal from open competitions and assigned to my Department and a further eleven staff transferred out to other Departments on promotion to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (16 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 to 139, inclusive, together. In response to Question No. 137, I am advised by Revenue that the available information is the tax changes and the trade increases to the most popular price category, MPPC, for a 20 pack of cigarettes during the period 1990 to date. The information is set out in the following table and is displayed in cents. Budget Day...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (16 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140, and 142 to 151, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of seizures by Revenue of psychoactive substances, narcotic drugs, illegal firearms and offensive weapons is set out in the following tables. I am advised by Revenue that firearms, offensive weapons and bullets are recorded as a single category in their records of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (16 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 152 together. Regarding question No. 141, I am advised by Revenue that the number of cigarettes seized by Revenue in each year since 2005 is set out in the following table. Year Quantity (million) 2005 51.3 2006 52.3 2007 75.5 2008 135.2 2009 218.5 2010 178.4 2011 109.1 2012 95.6 2013 40.8 2014 53.4 2015 67.9 2016 44.6 2017 34.2 2018*...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Settlements (16 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the discussions referred to in my response to the Deputy’s previous Question on this matter (Question No. 139 of 18 September 2018) are still ongoing. Revenue has confirmed that once the outstanding issues are fully clarified and resolved it will be possible to review the 35% RCT rate.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Clearance Certificates (16 Oct 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that there is no record of an application by the person concerned for tax clearance. There is a real-time online facility available to facilitate applications for tax clearance – the system can be accessed via ROS (business customers) or MyAccount (PAYE and non-ROS customers). In certain circumstances, applicants can apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate by...