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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194 and 195 together. My own Department, and the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) therein, have not been allocated extra capital in 2019, when the Department’s allocation will be €5 million and the OGP’s will be €1 million.  The purpose of the capital investment undertaken by my Department and the OGP is to deliver...

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

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy correctly notes, there is €7 million underspend in gross voted capital expenditure across the Public Expenditure and Reform Vote Group as outlined in Appendix V of the June 2018 Fiscal Monitor.  I wish to provide the Deputy with a detailed breakdown of the underspends and  the reasons for same as follows: The underspend in the Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (11 Jul 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 3 May 2018 of 29 flood risk management plans, which proposed 118 new outline flood relief projects on top of the 42 major projects already completed...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The Carlow Flood Relief Scheme was constructed from 2010 to 2013. The Scheme, which comprises flood defence walls and embankments along the River Barrow and Burren Stream with a pumping station at their confluence, provides protection against a 100-year flood for 185 properties. Further proposed flood relief works at Carlow, Co. Carlow with an estimated cost of €210,000 are...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm that the works which the Office of Public Works (OPW) carried out in constructing the Fermoy flood relief scheme did not interfere with the weir in Fermoy in any way and did not undermine the structure of the weir. The OPW does not have any responsibility for the weir or for the costs associated with its repair or reinstatement. The OPW was not the original owner of the weir...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: General Data Protection Regulation (11 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 to 202, inclusive, together. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted on 24 May 2016 and came into direct legal effect in all EU Member States, including Ireland, on 25 May 2018.  My Department recognises the need to treat all personal data in an appropriate and lawful manner and is committed to complying with its obligations...

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

Paschal Donohoe: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill was published on 8 June 2018 and is currently at Report Stage in the Seanad. The purpose of the Bill is to promote and encourage data sharing between public bodies by providing a statutory framework for data sharing for legitimate and clearly specified purposes that are compliant with data protection law; and to improve the protection of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163 and 164 together. It was not possible to compile the information sought in the time available and, therefore, I will make arrangements to provide the information in line with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 477C of the Taxes consolidation Act 1997 (Help-to-Buy Incentive) includes a sunset clause for the incentive coming into effect at the end of 2019. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has recently commissioned an independent Cost-Benefit Analysis of the incentive. The analysis is currently underway and is due to be completed in advance...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware from a recent response to a PQ, it had been planned that the next quarterly Progress Update would be released before the end of July. Work is ongoing but it is still envisaged that this report will be completed by the close of the month. Having said that, it may be August before it is ready for publication on the Department of Finance website. The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 156 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 converted any arrears of Household Charge (HHC) that were still outstanding on 1 July 2013 to a Local Property Tax (LPT) liability of €200 per property, and made Revenue responsible for collecting the increased amounts. Prior to 1 July 2013, collection of the original €100 HHC was the responsibility of the Local...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy is probably aware of, a constitutional referendum has been proposed to amend or repeal Article 41.2 of the Constitution. In this context, the Department of Finance is engaged in an ongoing review of legislation for which it is responsible in order to identify any such laws which are dependant on Article 41.2. To date, no such laws have been identified.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Staff Data (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Home Building Finance Ireland Bill 2018 provides that the staff of HBFI will be provided by the NTMA on a secondment basis. This model has been successfully used in the past in establishing other entities such as the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). In order to ensure that the entity is established in the most efficient manner possible it is envisaged that the NTMA...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is expected that NAMA will substantially complete its work by 2020. The Agency announced in October 2017 that it had redeemed all of its €30.2bn in Senior Debt which was guaranteed by the State and since April 2018 it has commenced the redemption of its €1.6bn in subordinated debt. However, notwithstanding the successful...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that to assess the implications of Section 122(3) of the Taxes Consolidation Act (TCA) (Section 122(3) TCA)) for any employee or former employee the full portfolio of loans provided to the individual must be examined.   As stated in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 29 May 2018, if there are a number of loans, including preferential loans, then,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that according to their records the following amounts of Relevant Contacts Tax (RCT) were deducted from relevant payments made to the person concerned for the tax years 2005 to 2009:   Tax Year 2005  - €17,501.64 Tax Year 2006 - €26,372.88 Tax Year 2007 - €3,158.90 Tax Year 2008 - €3,605.00 Tax Year 2009 - €...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Travel (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The cost of official domestic and overseas travel, including the cost of accompanying officials, since my appointment as Minister for Finance in June 2017 is €25,863.13. The Deputy may note that €11,744 of this cost relates to accompanying officials. The remainder pertains to me and is in respect of flights, accommodation, car hire and other expenses. It should be noted...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Freedom of Information Requests (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In response to the Deputy, as of Thursday 5 July 2018, a total of 206 FOI requests have been received by the Department of Finance, 21 of which are currently in process. The Department has refused 38 FOI requests in 2018 to date. The Department has received four appeals for Internal Review to date, with all cases fully concluded. There was one appeal to the Office of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacancies on State Boards (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There are seven state boards under the remit of my Department. There are no vacancies on five of these boards. These are the Credit Union Restructuring Board, the Financial Services and Pension Ombudsman, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, the National Asset Management Agency and the National Treasury Management Agency. I am advised that the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland has one...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Appeals Commission (10 Jul 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) was established in March 2016 as part of the reform of the tax appeals system introduced under the Finance (Tax Appeals) Act 2015. The Commission was set up as an independent body with its own vote and Accounting Officer and is a body under the aegis of the Department of Finance. Significant additional resources have been applied to the TAC...