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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, in my role as Minister for Finance I have no direct function in the relationship between the banks and their customers; and the provision of banking services to any customer is a commercial decision for the banks. However, General Principle 2.11 of the Consumer Protection Code 2012 requires that an entity, without prejudice to the pursuit of its legitimate...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Earlier this year, I announced a review of the Local Property Tax (LPT). The review included a public consultation process which provided all interested parties and individuals with an opportunity to submit their views on the future of the LPT. The focus of the review will be on property price developments and it will also examine the outstanding recommendations of the last review of the LPT...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Budgets (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department’s Capital Allocation provides for the routine acquisition of IT equipment and systems and certain premises expenses relating to the buildings it occupies. Aside from these types of expenditure my Department does not have any long or medium term Capital Projects. For 2018 the Department’s allocation is approximately €1.7 million. €1.5 million is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Payments (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the VAT collected from 2016 to 2018 for each of the months January to May is provided in the table below. The figures for 2018 are provisional and may therefore be subject to future revisions. The Deputy may be interested to note that additional detailed information relating to VAT MOSS transactions are now published on the Revenue website at...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Audits (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 to 245, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that Revenue is independent in the operation of its function and this independence has been statutorily confirmed in Section 101 of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act, 2011. Accordingly, neither I, nor any Minister for Finance, can or should direct or request any intervention on any...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 247 together. Regarding Question 25631/18, Revenue has advised me that the requested data is not available as the relevant tax returns for 2017 and 2018 are not yet due. Regarding Question 25632/18, the table below sets out the number of taxpayers that have declared ‘Foreign State Pension’ or ‘Foreign Other Pension’ in their...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that they are actively engaged in examining the range of scenarios that may apply post-Brexit. The nature of the future trading relationship, which is subject to negotiation between the EU and the UK, will determine the nature of the controls to be applied and the number of additional customs officers that will be needed. For this reason Revenue’s focus to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The European Union and the United Kingdom share the objective of avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland. Concrete commitments with a view to achieving this objective were agreed and set out in the Joint Report on Progress in December 2017 and have since been transposed into legal terms in the draft Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is an integral part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the definition of a first-time purchaser for the purposes of the Help to Buy (HTB) scheme is “an individual who, at the time of a claim for HTBhas not, either individually or jointly with any other person, previously purchased or previously built, directly or indirectly, on his or her own behalf a dwelling”. It is not clear what the Deputy means when...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Yield (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: For properties valued over €1 million, Local Property Tax (LPT) is assessed at 0.18% on the first €1 million and 0.25% on the portion valued above €1 million. I am informed by Revenue that such properties yielded approximately €10 million in LPT receipts in 2017. I am further advised by Revenue that the LPT yield, from increasing the current 0.25% rate on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 and 253 together. Data on asset purchases from Irish financial institutions as part of the ECB Asset Purchase Programme (APP) is not available publicly. The market value of Irish government bonds held on the Central Bank of Ireland balance sheet at the end of 2017 was €21,813 million (Source: Central Bank Annual Report 2017, p.193, available: ) The...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: It has not been necessary to consult with the European Commission in relation to the statistical treatment of the Rainy Day Fund, as no decision is required from them. The Commission is well aware of, and supportive of, our plans to establish a Rainy Day Fund. They were updated on progress on establishing the Fund in the Stability Programme Update in April and at bilateral meetings. ...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Claims Agency Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by the State Claims Agency (SCA) that as of 11th June 2018, the figures below show cost recoveries and third party payments for clinical claims finalised from 2010 to 2018 year to date. Table 1 is correct as of 11/06/2018, whereby recoveries refer to money recouped by the SCA from from the “Medical Protection Society” or the “Medical Defence Unit”. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent statutory recruitment body for the Civil Service and they have advised me that they do not comment on individual cases to third parties. Each application is treated as strictly confidential. PAS has advised me that the individual concerned should contact them directly at the following email address:...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am engaged in regular and ongoing dialogue with my EU ministerial counterparts both at EU meetings and on a bilateral basis. Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan represented Ireland at both of the recent General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meetings, in November of 2017 and April 2018. On both occasions he also took the opportunity to arrange bilateral Ministerial meetings. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: All public works projects that are delivered under the Exchequer-funded element of the Government's capital plan must be procured in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF). The CWMF is mandated by circular and was developed to assist contracting authorities in meeting their ongoing procurement requirements. It provides an integrated set of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I would refer the Deputy to my responses to PQ 54985/17 of 16 January 2018, and to PQ 13684/18 of 27 March 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) are established in accordance with the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 (the Act). An SEO imposes minimum rates of pay and conditions of employment for specified categories of workers. Employers employing the specified categories of workers must comply with the provisions of an SEO covering the sector in which they are operating. Registered...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectoral authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of the pension entitlements of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Data (12 Jun 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors. It would be a matter for those sectoral authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of the pension entitlements of...