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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Special Assignee Relief Programme (SARP) is available to employees of companies that are incorporated and tax resident in a country with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement or a Tax Information Exchange Agreement. SMEs are not currently excluded from availing of SARP, as long as they meet this condition. I am advised by Revenue that it is not possible to provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the cost of increases to the earned income tax credit as requested by the Deputy can be found on page 6 of the Ready Reckoner which is available at: . While some of the costs of the increases sought by the Deputy are not displayed in the Ready Reckoner, those not included can be estimated on a straight-line or pro-rata basis...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Setanta Insurance was placed into liquidation by the Malta Financial Services Authority on 30 April 2014. As it was a Maltese incorporated company, the liquidation is being carried out under Maltese law. The Deputy will be aware that under the Insurance Act 1964, as amended, monies may be paid out of the Insurance Compensation Fund (ICF), with the approval of the High Court, in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the deputy is aware the banks continue to increase their new lending to the economy including to the construction sector. I have been provided with the following information from both AIB and Bank of Ireland: AIB "This is an area of strategic importance for the economy and the Bank. AIB is strongly supportive of the industry and we are ready and willing to increase our support as the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contingency Planning (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Public Financial Procedures set out that a contingent liability arises in any situation where past or current actions or events create a risk of a call on Exchequer funds in the future. Contingent liabilities are not recognised in the statement of financial position but are disclosed by way of a note to the appropriation account unless the possibility of an outflow of resources is remote. ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is an independent, statutory body which provides professional recruitment and selection services to the civil and public service. I am informed that the PAS currently has panels in place for the grade of Assistant Principal from competitions held in late 2016 and early 2017. These competitions were held in order to create...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Phase 1A of the Civil Service Mobility scheme was launched for Clerical Officers and Executive Officers to apply for mobility in November 2017. Over 3,300 staff members have applied for mobility since its launch. As a matter of policy for the scheme, applicants are queued by date of application in the first instance, and length of service in the second instance. It was open to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (8 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Phase 1A of the Civil Service Mobility scheme was launched for Clerical Officers and Executive Officers to apply for mobility in November 2017. Over 3,300 staff members have applied for mobility since its launch.  When the Mobility system becomes operational for organisations to initiate transfers, vacant posts will be filled in accordance with the following organisational...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme provides relief from VAT and VRT (up to a certain limit) 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. To qualify for the scheme an applicant must be in possession of a Primary Medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Administration (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that a Help-to-Buy application was received from the persons in question on 20 April 2018 and was approved on 27April 2018. Revenue have also advised me that it contacted the persons on 1 May 2018 who confirmed that they had received the approval notification.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Training (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that during 2016 the following expenditure was incurred by the Department in relation to the following training: Certificate for Press Officer €1,560. MA in Political Communication €3,600

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 and 70 together. There are a number of features in the Knowledge Development Box (“KDB”) which are specifically included to encourage claims by SMEs. For example, larger companies are required to apply transfer pricing standards to the documentation which is required to support a claim for relief under the KDB. While SMEs will need to have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Data (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 to 64, inclusive, together. For reasons of confidentiality, the Central Bank of Ireland does not disclose information on individual banks. However, the Central Bank is in a position to disclose aggregate level information, and has provided the information in the following table. This outlines the 2017 year-end position for Loan to Value (LTV) and Loan to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65 and 66 together. The Help-to-Buy scheme allows for multiple applicants to apply for relief on the same property, assuming that each applicant meet the conditions of the scheme. It is not a requirement that where there is more than one applicant that the applicants be married or in a civil partnership. I am advised by Revenue that data on the marital...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Data (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 to 69, inclusive, together. I understand that the Deputy is referring to Parliamentary Question Nos. 128 and 129 of 19 April 2018. I am informed by Revenue that there is a dedicated team which looks after applications for relief under the Employment and Investment Incentive (EII) and the Start-Up Relief for Entrepreneurs (SURE). There is currently 4 full...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I am advised by Revenue that the numbers of companies availing of the research and development tax credit in the years 2010 to 2016, the latest year available, is shown in the table below. The number of companies shown for each year includes companies offsetting the credit against their profits for the year and also companies with refundable tax credits in the year. Please note that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax (SSDT) is provided for by Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Finance Act 2017. The tax commenced on 1 May 2018 and applies to first supplies in the State of sugar sweetened drinks. Sugar sweetened drinks are water and juice based drinks, in ready to consume or concentrated form, that contain added sugar and have a total sugar content of 5 grams or more per 100 millilitres...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Training (3 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has had no expenditure in relation to attendance by departmental staff at social media training conferences or other external events.

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Of course I agree entirely with the Deputy that we should do all we can to avert any form of industrial action. We have a difficulty with this matter for the same reasons that applied to Deputy Butler's party in government when this ruling was made. It was outlined in the Dáil last week that it would cost €180 million to deal with everybody who could be affected by what is...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: There is so much construction related travel taking place at the moment because of the very large increase in the number of primary care centres, public transport schemes and homes that are being built. That is creating challenges within the construction sector as it tries to supply the necessary workers. The Government has recently set up a construction sector working group and that is the...