Results 19,001-19,020 of 32,610 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: At the outset, it is important to say that the circumstances in which the additional charge referred to in this question may arise are not clear from the question. The European Union (Payment Services) Regulations 2018, which transposed the revised Payment Services Directive, prohibit a payee from requesting an additional charge from a consumer for using a SEPA direct debit. However, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am pleased to say that I secured Government agreement to the drafting of a Rainy Day Fund Bill last week, in parallel with committee scrutiny of my policy proposals. This legislation will provide the essential legislative underpinning for the Rainy Day Fund and allow us to fulfill the commitment in the Programme for a Partnership Government. We have made enormous progress in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A review of the appropriate treatment for tax purposes of trade union subscriptions and professional body fees was carried out by my Department in 2016 and included in the 2016 report on tax expenditures published on budget day 2016. The review may be found at the following link: ( The review concluded that: "...analysis of the scheme using the principles laid down by the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Data (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note that as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation.  Consequently, my Department has no role in collecting the information being sought by the Deputy. However, in order to provide as relevant a response as possible to the PQ, my officials contacted the Central Bank of Ireland to establish the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Data (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am informed by Revenue that Local Property Tax (LPT) collection in 2018 is projected to be approximately €470m. This includes variations from the central rate by Local Authorities under the Local Adjustment Factor (LAF). LAF decisions for 2018 are included in Revenue’s LPT Statistics for 2018 available at: . Adjusting this forecast to assume that all Local Authorities set...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Costs (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Deputy should note that as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation. Neither I nor the Central Bank can interfere in the pricing of insurance products, as these matters are of a commercial nature, and are determined by insurance companies based on the risks they are willing to accept. However, it is acknowledged...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Regulation (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy may be aware, in fulfilment of Recommendation 1 from the Report on the Cost of Motor Insurance, a protocol was agreed between Insurance Ireland and my Department which provides a list of reasons for large increases in motor insurance premiums.  The content of the agreed document is available on the websites and the social media channels of the major motor...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance Claims (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The development of the National Claims Information Database is a complex project as insurers very often record data in different ways and do not necessarily use the same definitions.  For this reason, my officials established a data sub-group in 2017, which has been meeting since then to examine the issues regarding its development and to prepare the General Scheme of the legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Caiteachas Ranna (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Freagraíodh Ceist Dála 100 ar bhonn don tuiscint is fearr atá ag m’oifigigh maidir leis an gceist a tugadh. Maidir le díolacháin do Cheadúnas don Chrannchur Naisiúnta i 2014 fuair an Príomh Crannchur na hÉireann (Premier Lotteries Ireland) réamhíocaíocht do €405m. Mar atá luaite insan freagra ar an 9 Bealtaine,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Living Wage (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I refer the Deputy to PQ 7028/18 answered on 13 February 2018. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There is no specific provision in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 which established the Single Scheme, to provide for the augmentation of pension benefits by individual members of the Single Scheme. Notwithstanding this, a commitment has been given that a facility for the purchase and transfer of additional pension benefits by Single Scheme members...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (29 May 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 Sector Pay (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 216 to 219, inclusive, together. The Public Service Stability Agreement 2018-2020 (PSSA), provided that an examination of remaining salary scale issues in respect of post January 2011 recruits at entry grades would be undertaken within 12 months of the commencement of the Agreement and on conclusion of this work the parties would discuss and agree how the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Construction Industry (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The National Development Plan contains a commitment to establish a Construction Sector Working Group.  The purpose of the Group is to ensure regular and open dialogue between Government and the construction sector to support the successful delivery of the NDP on a value-for-money basis for the Exchequer. It is vital that the Group’s remit is clear and speaks to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Renewal Plan (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Taoiseach’s Department, are fully cognisant of the changing demographic of the Civil Service. Under their leadership and sponsorship, strategic workforce planning is an action of One Vision - Civil Service Renewal Plan 2014 and the People Strategy 2017-2020 of the Civil Service.  The Management Boards of Civil Service Departments and Offices retain ownership and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Transport (29 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Ministerial cars or vehicles from the fleet of An Garda Síochána have not been operated by my Department over the past six years.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Abolition (24 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: A review of the appropriate treatment for tax purposes of trade union subscriptions and professional body fees was carried out by my Department in 2016 and included in the 2016 report on tax expenditures published on budget day 2016. The review may be found at the following link: () The review concluded that: "... analysis of the scheme using the principles laid down by the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As indicated previously a small number of exemptions from the sugar-sweetened drinks tax exist for drinks within the CN 2202 category on the basis of the policy rationale for the introduction of the tax.   In order to ensure that the tax is free from State aid a formal notification of Ireland's intention to introduce the tax was submitted to the European Commission earlier this year....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Legal Costs (24 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Ireland has never accepted the Commission’s analysis in the Apple State aid Decision and is challenging the Commission's decision before the European Courts. Notwithstanding this, the Irish authorities have engaged fully with the Commission throughout the State aid investigation. This involved a significant degree of legal and technical complexity, and additional expertise has been...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Data (24 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: In my role as Minister for Finance, I am responsible for the development of the legal framework governing financial regulation.  Consequently, my Department has no role in collecting the information being sought by the Deputy. My officials contacted the Central Bank of Ireland in relation to this matter and were advised that it does not collect information from insurance providers...