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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The information requested by the Deputy on expenditure on consultancy and related matters is being compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My Department has not enacted or published any pieces of legislation which originated in work carried out by the Law Reform Commission in the last 10 years.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Programme (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Data Sharing and Governance Bill is a priority for the Government in the spring/summer legislation programme. 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 Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Regulator (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 304 to 308, inclusive, together. I have been advised by the Office of the National Lottery Regulator as follows: Pursuant to Clause 8.12 of the Licence to operate the National Lottery, the Operator is required to prepare the sales code of practice, and submit the Code to the Regulator for approval. Schedule 5 of the Licence further provides that the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Data (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I can confirm to the Deputy that there are no Clerical Officers or Clerical Assistants on temporary contracts in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: As part of the Public Service Reform Plan, one of the actions under the Government's Property Asset Management Delivery Plan was the creation of an Intra-State Property Register. The Office of Public Works hosts this Register, which is a work-in-progress. The Register contains basic details of properties held by 94 public bodies. While the Office of Public Works hosts the Register, the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Government Procurement (17 Apr 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: My colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, has responsibility for the delivery of the Government’s Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland.  The Office of Government Procurement (OGP) has assisted the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to one aspect of the plan through the establishment of a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Electric Vehicles (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101, 102 and 122 together. I am advised by Revenue that the cost of the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) rebate for electric cars in 2017 is estimated at €5.3 million. There is no basis available to Revenue on which to forecast possible future costs as this is linked to the growth in the volume of electric car sales. The higher the rate of growth in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: This Government recognises that small businesses play a central role in the sustainable recovery of the Irish economy. To facilitate this, Government policy since 2011 has been focused on ensuring that all viable SMEs have access to an appropriate supply of credit facilities from a diverse range of bank and non-bank sources. However, the Deputy will be aware that in my role as Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff Training (29 Mar 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: Departmental Staff Training (29 Mar 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: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: During 2017, the Department engaged through the Office of Government Procurement Framework Process, the services of the company (details supplied). The company undertook work under the Civil Service Dignity at Work policy. The Company was paid a total of €12,888.19 for their services.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107, 113 and 114 together. The Help to Buy (HTB) incentive was introduced in Finance Act 2016, backdated to 19 July 2016. The online HTB system was made available by revenue in January 2017 and I am assured by Revenue that there are no issues with the system and that it is robust and working correctly. I am advised by Revenue that there were 5,392 HTB claims...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Finance Act 2016 made certain changes to the taxation of qualifying companies, within the meaning of section 110 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (“TCA 1997”). The changes related to the taxation of profits which were derived from Irish land and buildings. Those changes took effect from 6 September 2016. A further amendment was made in Finance Act 2017 which came into force in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 110 is intended to create a tax neutral regime for bona-fide securitisation and structured finance purposes. Securitisation involves the creation of tradeable securities out of an income stream or projected future income stream generated by financial assets. The transaction can involve the use of a special purpose securitisation vehicle to facilitate the transaction and issue the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Data (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 110 to 112, inclusive, together. I assume that the Deputy's questions refer to instances where the lender may have miscalculated and overpaid relief to the mortgage holder and subsequently seeks to recoup the overpayment at a later date. I am advised by Revenue that section 244 Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for tax relief on qualifying interest paid...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Knowledge Development Box (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: The Knowledge Development Box (KDB) applies for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2016. The claimant company has a period of up to 24 months to make a claim for KDB relief. I am informed by Revenue that a small number of companies (less than 10) with accounting periods ended on or before 31 December 2016 have claimed KDB relief. The tax cost of these claims to-date is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Operations (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: I wish to advise the Deputy that there has been no change to NAMA's expectation that it will complete the majority of its work by end-2020. The Deputy will be aware that NAMA reached a major milestone in October 2017 when it announced that it had redeemed all of its State-guaranteed Senior Bonds of €30.2bn, three years ahead of schedule. I am advised that NAMA has also made...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Data (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: Brexit negotiations are currently on-going. Therefore, as the Deputy will appreciate, it would not be appropriate for me to discuss those negotiations or the potential impact on Ireland's net contribution to the EU Budget in detail at this point. Ireland welcomes that the UK has agreed to honour its share of the financing of all the obligations while it was a member of the Union, in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Budgets (29 Mar 2018)

Paschal Donohoe: EU budget payments and public sector receipt data are published annually by the Department of Finance in the Budget Statistics publication. The public sector receipt measure captures funds under 'shared management' between national and EU authorities. In addition, the EU also pays some additional receipts directly to private beneficiaries under 'centralised direct management', most notably...