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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Advisers Data (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Special Adviser Ms Deborah Sweeney acts as my Press Adviser. Ms Sweeney's salary is the 4th point of the Principal Officer (Standard) PPC scale. Ms Sweeney's appointment was made in line with "Instructions to Personnel Officers - Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil" which include "Guidelines on staffing of Ministerial Offices" issued by the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Expenditure (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A sum of €25 million is currently profiled as Capital for 2019 for the Finance Vote Group. Allocations are made under two Votes; €23 million to the Office of the Revenue Commissioners and €2 million to the Department of Finance. My Department's Capital Allocation provides for the routine acquisition of IT equipment and systems and certain premises expenses relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Film Industry Tax Reliefs (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Deputies may be aware that the film tax credit was re-structured with effect from 1 January 2015, following a review of the relief published by my Department in 2012. Prior to 2015, film relief took the form of an investor tax relief which provided an incentive to individual and corporate taxpayers to invest in Irish film production. The restructured relief, available from 2015 on, takes...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The information sought by the Deputy on the relief for small breweries is outlined on the following table: Relief for Small Breweries: 2005 to 2017 Year Total Repaid/remitted (€) Total No. of Claimants 2005 186,704 5 2006 294,357 7 2007 242,302 8 2008 351,500 9 2009 286,848 10 2010 251,997 10 2011 420,304 17 2012 840,651 20 2013 1,112,897 20 ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tobacco Smuggling (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. I am advised by Revenue that combatting the illegal tobacco trade has been, and continues to be, a priority for them. Their actions against this form of criminal activity include a range of measures to identify and target those involved in the smuggling, supply or sale of illicit products, with a view to disrupting the supply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Issues (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Reductions (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that traders are not required to separately identify the yield generated from a particular activity or product type on the VAT3 return. Therefore, it is not possible to provide an estimate of the cost of reducing the VAT rate on the list of products supplied by the Deputy. For the Deputy’s general information, the VAT rating of goods and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177 to 179, inclusive, together. The right of an individual to access their personal data forms a fundamental part of the right to data protection. The Deputy will be aware that article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) sets out the rights of an individual with regard to accessing their personal data. Details on how an individual can make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Community Banking (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Report on Local Public Banking that was prepared by my Department and the Department of Rural and Community Development has now been published. While the Report concludes that there is not a compelling case for the State to establish a new local public banking system, along the lines proposed, there is a commitment from the Government to continue to consider other means by which the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that it has reviewed its records for the person in question and has confirmed that they are correctly recorded against their current employment, with a start date of 29 May 2017. Revenue has no other start date on record for the person in respect of that employment. Revenue has also advised me that it has no role to play in respect of Medical Card entitlements...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Data Sharing Arrangements (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill is the responsibility of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. It was published on 8 June 2018 and is currently at Report Stage in the Seanad. The Department of Finance is supportive of this Bill, the purpose of which is to promote and encourage data sharing between public bodies by providing a statutory framework for data sharing for...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The former Garda station on Roche’s Road, Wexford closed on 22 September 2017. The Garda authorities do not have an on-going requirement for the property having relocated to the newly built Garda station on Mulgannon Road, Wexford. The OPW's policy with regard to non-operational (vacant) State property including the former Garda station, Roche’s Road, Wexford is to: 1....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Data (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 186, inclusive, together. 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 3 May 2018 of 29 Flood Risk Management Plans, which proposed 118 new outline...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent statutory recruitment body for the civil service. PAS carry out general service competitions for the Civil Service and in many cases establish Irish language streams in those competitions. Depending on the competition, those candidates who have indicated an interest in Irish will either be processed...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Papal Visit (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Office of Public Works and the Department of An Taoiseach are in ongoing discussions regarding the visit of Pope Francis. Intensive planning of all the many elements of the Papal visit is continuing and evolving daily. For that reason and with further contracts yet to be agreed it is not possible to estimate accurately the cost involved.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The OPW will facilitate public access to St. Laurence's Gate for one day during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Due to the complexity of facilitating safe public access to the site the OPW does not have the resources to keep the site open for the duration of the Fleadh. However, should the Local Authority wish to assume responsibility for facilitating public access for the period in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Monuments (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Magdalene Tower, Drogheda is not a National Monument in the care of the State and, as such, the Office of Public Works has no responsibility for the site.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Advisers Data (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to inform the Deputy that there are no full or part time media advisers employed in my Department. One of my Special Advisers, Deborah Sweeney, provides media advice as part of her role and the sanctioned pay for all Government Special Advisers can be found on the website of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Hazelhatch area of Celbridge, County Kildare was assessed as part of the Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme. The Plans have identified the need for some further study of the area before being able to identify any feasible option to manage the existing flood risk. Until recently it was understood that the more frequent flooding experienced in the area was...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Forensic Science Ireland Laboratory (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Due to recent changes in international forensic laboratory standards, the merging of the Garda Technical Bureau with Forensic Science Ireland and changes to staff numbers, it was necessary to add further material to the tender documentation. Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) and the OPW design team are currently examining the issues involved which relate primarily to laboratory interior...