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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that a Ready Reckoner providing estimated impacts for potential changes to a wide range of taxes and duties is available at . Page 11 of the Ready Reckoner presents an estimate of the yield that would arise from reducing the earnings cap for pension contributions in the manner outlined by the Deputy. According to this data, the estimated yield that would be generated...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is aware, in order to qualify for tax relief under the Living City Initiative, a property must be located wholly within a “special regeneration area”. This condition is provided for by s. 372AAB (1) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 which provides as follows: "qualifying premises' means a relevant house - (a) the site of which is wholly within a special...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The rules governing the European Value Added Tax System for goods and services are contained within the VAT Directive (Council 2006/112/EC). Following the departure of the United Kingdom, the collection of indirect tax revenues on United Kingdom trade would change from operating within current EU legislative frameworks to those that are in place for ‘third countries’. Post...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the structure of the Irish corporation tax regime corresponds to international norms. A company that is resident in the State is taxed on its worldwide income while a company that is not resident in the State, but which carries on a trade in the State through a branch or agency in the State, is taxed on its trading income arising from the branch or agency. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporation Tax Regime (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am aware that, in the context of references to the so-called single maltstructure, it has been suggested equivalent structures could be established using Irish-registered companies tax resident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, I am advised by Revenue that, by virtue of paragraph 2 of the Protocol to the Ireland-UAE Double Taxation Convention, a structure of that type could only...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budget Contribution (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: EU budget payments and public sector receipt data are published annually on the Department of Finance’s website in the Budget Statistics publication. The public sector receipt measure captures funds under 'shared management' between national and EU authorities. In addition, the EU also pays some additional receipts directly to private beneficiaries under 'centralised direct...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. In answering the Deputy's questions, I have assumed that she is referring to the recent securitisation of a portfolio of NPLs announced by PTSB - Project Glenbeigh. The Deputy will be aware that the reduction in the level of non performing loans (NPLs) across European banks is a major priority for the banking regulator, the SSM. The Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I travelled to the United States on Monday 10 December for a programme of high level meetings in Washington DC. The main objective of the visit was to engage at the highest levels of the US Administration, as well as with senior members of Congress, on vital issues for Ireland, such as, the strong economic links between Ireland and the US, transatlantic relations, international trade, and a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Code of Practice on the Transfer of Mortgages (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. The Central Bank is empowered to impose codes of conduct under Section 117 of the Central Bank Act 1989. Such codes of conduct are required to be complied with by the regulated entities to whom they take effect as a matter of law. This means that the Central Bank can take action against a regulated entity which does not comply with a code...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Special Savings Incentive Scheme (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can advise the Deputy that I have no plans to introduce a SSIA type of saving product at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works is currently finalising the "Planning Stage" for the new Bailieborough Garda Station. It is expected that this Part 9 Planning Application phase will be concluded very shortly. It is not possible at this stage to be definitive about a completion date for the new Station. Work will soon be progressed on the preparation of tender documentation to enable the public...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 169 together. The Office of Public Works, on behalf of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, has been engaged in extensive discussions with the Revenue Commissioners, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Health and the Department of Transport in order to assess the requirements for additional inspection...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The 2012 and 2013 policing plans for An Garda Síochána identified 139 Garda stations for closure including the former Garda Station at Moyvane. Many of these properties reverted to the Office of Public Works (OPW) to identify an alternative State use or manage their disposal. In 2016, An Garda Síochána/Policing Authority undertook a review of the closed Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Redundancy Payments (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Public Services Committee of ICTU agreed under the Public Service Agreement 2010 – 2014 that, inter alia, with effect from 1 June 2012 in the case of redundancy in the public service, any ex gratiapayment will amount to no more than 3 weeks' pay per year of service, subject to the total statutory redundancy and ex gratia payment...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Union Recognition (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Civil Service Conciliation & Arbitration Scheme (C&A Scheme) is the formal structure for the conduct of industrial relations in the civil service and the scheme is administered by my Department. Under the provisions of the C&A Scheme the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform may consider applications from any union or association seeking recognition under the Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 10 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 provides that where a person commences pensionable public service after 1 January 2013 they shall be entered into the Single Scheme. Membership of the Single Scheme also applies to former pensionable public servants returning to pensionable public service employment after a break of more than 26 weeks. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Question No. 193 of 13 November 2018. The Deputy's attention is drawn to an amendment to the Bill proposed by Deputy Barry Cowen which was accepted at Committee Stage on 11 December. The effect of the amendment is require a report to be prepared within 3 months of the passing of the Bill which looks at the group of public servants who reached the age of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Retirements (18 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018 passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July. It passed Committee Stage in the Dail on 11 December and is scheduled for Report and Final Stages in the Dáil on 18 and 19 December. The Bill is scheduled to be re-committed to the Seanad on 20 December to consider amendments to the Bill that were agreed in the Dáil. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Increases (13 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The 9% VAT rate was introduced as a temporary measure in Finance (No. 2) Act 2011, to cease at the end of 2013.  This period was subsequently extended but during last year’s Finance Bill a commitment was given to undertake a review of the 9% VAT rate.  This Review, which was published in July 2018, assessed the relevance, cost, value-for-money and impact to date of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consultancy Contracts Data (13 Dec 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The details of the audit & consultancy fees paid by the department to KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and PriceWaterhouseCooper in each of the years since 2009 are provided in the following table: Year Supplier Expenditure € Percentage of Audit Consultancy Fees that these payments represent 2016 PriceWaterhouseCooper €73,031 45.60% 2018 KPMG...