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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Data (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the ratio of men and women at each civil service grade within the Department of Finance at end June 2018 is shown in the following table: DFIN Female Male Total Secretary General 0 1 1 Assistant Secretary 0 6 6 Principal Officer 8 20 28 Assistant Principal 31 41 72 Administrative Officer 32 55 87 Higher Executive Officer 11 13 24 Executive Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Ownership Data (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A ruling issued in July 2009 by Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, outlined a number of conditions relating to Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) which were majority owned by private companies, in order for them to be considered outside the government sector. These conditions included that the SPVs were to be established for the sole purpose of addressing the financial crisis and were...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Relations Contracts Data (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that the communications teams of both NAMA and the NTMA are supported by an external service provider, Gordon MRM. I am advised that an initial contract covering both bodies commenced in January 2013 and ran for an initial period of three years. An option to extend the contract for a further two years was utilised which meant that the contract expired in January...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act, 2014 requires bodies such as NAMA to publish information in an open and accessible manner on a routine basis outside of the Freedom of Information process, having regard to the principles of openness, transparency and accountability as set out in Sections 8(5) and 11(3) of the FOI Act. In accordance with this...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I attach a document supplied by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) containing, in tabular form, the firms and persons that received over €20,000 in respect of work for the NTMA in 2017. The table below sets out payments to suppliers paid in excess of €20,000 (including VAT) in aggregate for the year end 31 December 2017 Name Gross (€) VAT (€) Net...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that Vehicle Registration Tax is a national duty of excise provided for in the Finance Act 1992, Part II, Chapter IV. All vehicles coming into the State, whether from other Member States of the EU or from outside the EU, must be declared for registration to Revenue. The documentary/data requirement and the level of processing by Revenue for both streams is very...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In April 2015, Revenue and HMRC UK introduced, in both jurisdictions, a new mineral oil marker (Accutrace S10™) for all marked mineral oil products, in addition to the existing markers. I am advised by Revenue that there is no evidence, based on the analysis of the diesel sludge found recently in County Louth, that the marker has been compromised. While available evidence...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Capital Expenditure Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not make investments from its Vote other than the routine acquisition of IT equipment and systems and certain premises expenses relating to the buildings it occupies. Therefore, there were no investments by my Department during the period in question in counties Louth and Meath.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Local Authority Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department does not make investments from its Vote other than the routine acquisition of IT equipment and systems and certain premises expenses relating to the buildings it occupies. Therefore, there were no applications submitted to my Department for funding and projects from Meath and Louth County Councils in the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 to 111, inclusive, together. The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is Ireland’s national promotional institution. The purpose of the SBCI is to deliver effective financial supports to Irish SMEs that address failures in the Irish SME finance market as well as encouraging competition, innovation and the efficient and effective use of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Knowledge Development Box (KDB) applies for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2016. A claimant company has a period of up to 24 months to make a claim for KDB relief. I am informed by Revenue that a small number of companies (less than 10) with accounting periods ended on or before 31 December 2016 have claimed KDB relief to date. As indicated in Revenue’s...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that information in respect of the number of companies by range of number of employees, and associated annual cost for companies, claiming research and development tax credit is published on the Revenue website at this www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/information-about-revenue/statis tics/tax-expenditures/r-and-d-tax-credits.aspx. This report contains information on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Co-ordination of the whole-of-Government response to Brexit is being progressed through the cross-Departmental coordination structures chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This includes ‘no deal’ contingency planning. Such planning provides base line scenarios for the impact of Brexit across all sectors. This approach is also enabling the modelling of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 481 TCA 1997 provides a 32% payable credit for eligible expenditure on film production in Ireland. It is available to Irish and international film production companies that are resident in the State or in an EEA State and carry on business in the State through a branch or subsidiary.Section 481 was substantially changed (in Finance Act 2013, Finance (no.2) Act 2013, and Finance Act...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living Wage (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 per hour for all employees directly employed by my Department would be €79,609.98 annually. With regard to the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 per hour for all employees in agencies funded by my department, the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal is the only body funded...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As you may be aware, the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT 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.  The Scheme represents a significant tax expenditure. Between the Vehicle...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm the totals costs incurred by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on security and maintenance on vacant former Garda Stations for 2017 was €217,766.01 and €193,792.60 are costs which have been incurred up to 10th July 2018 These costs include any maintenance or other actions considered by OPW as being necessary to protect the structure and value of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Closures (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Commissioners of Public Works that they have sold the following former Garda stations since 2014, with a total value of €3,228,000. Former Garda Station County Sale Amount Sale Date Aclare Sligo €40,000 31 July 2015 Baldwinstown Wexford €75,000 27 March 2014 Ballacolla Laois €15,000 07 September 2016 Ballinahowen Westmeath...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. I have responsibility for matters relating to pay and appointment in the civil service. In general it is policy for staff in the civil service to progress on incremental salary scales on the basis of a single point, subject to both satisfactory attendance and performance criteria being met.  The award of an increment ordinarily...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (12 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 137 together. I refer the Deputy to my response to PQ 28777/18 of 3 July 2018.