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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (12 Oct 2023)

Damien English: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 11 September 2023, if he is aware and if he will agree that the Revenue Commissioners methodology of taxpayer units includes all unearned income and part-time workers, and that if unearned income was removed along with part-time workers, the amount of the population that pays the top rate of tax at 40% would be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the progress of the Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022; to outline the engagement at ministerial and official level with the credit union representative bodies this year on the Bill; the way in which the Bill will assist the modernisation of credit unions and help to future-proof financial services for their members; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (22 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, by county, in tabular form, the name of each credit union, the euro amount of assets for each credit union, the euro value of loans on issue by each credit union, and the loan-to-asset ratio in each instance; how he envisages additional lending by credit unions to be enabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29815/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Trade Missions (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a report on the Ministerial Trade Visit to Money2020 Europe 2023 in Amsterdam; the way in which he supported the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to achieve their objectives on this visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29817/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Bodies (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s bid to host the new EU AML Authority; if Ireland having a strong AML, legal and administrative framework will assist in this bid; the next steps that will be taken in order to advance Ireland’s bid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29818/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail the progress of the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market as it continues to work to help to attract new entrants into the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29819/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 259. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of the domestic financial services and the international financial services sectors in Ireland in terms of the number of people employed and the value to the Exchequer by way of corporation taxation; his views on the future growth of both these sectors in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29820/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 260. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on credit union mortgage-lending in the State; the plans he has to assist credit unions in reaching an increased number of first-time home buyers with their mortgage offering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29821/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 261. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on credit union SME lending in the State; the plans he has to assist credit unions in reaching an increased number of SMEs with their lending offering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29822/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that fraudulent claims are having on insurance premiums in the private motor, home and public liability insurance for businesses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29823/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Gender Balance (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 263. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with progress to date on the Women in Finance Charter, which was developed in partnership with several stakeholders (details supplied) whereby signatories of the Charter commit their organisations to improving the number of women in management and board-level positions to achieve better gender balance and a more inclusive working...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 264. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the details of the flat-rate expense allowances for the building industry allowed by Revenue, to include an itemised list for all the sub trades of this sector; the way in which apprentices are treated for flat-rate expenses in the building industry; if he will rebalance any variances upwards for all those workers operating in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (20 Jun 2023)

Damien English: 265. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact that ‘micro sectoring’ by the insurance industry in Ireland is having on the availability of insurance cover for niche markets, such as thatched cottages, adventure tourism, and play centres; the way in which a fairer balance can be achieved in these instances in order that cover can be provided for those seeking insurance in such...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: IDA Ireland operates a variety of Grant Programmes including but not restricted to Capital, Employment, RD&I and Training supports. Each year the agency pays grants of approximately €105m in respect of investment programmes from new and existing client within its portfolio. In 2022 the agency continued to support the Covid-19 Medicinal Products Scheme with grants payments to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Section 7 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996, provides that Regulations may be made as are necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the Act and in particular, in relation to: 1. expenses to be borne by the central managements in relation to undertakings and groups of undertakings. 2. the appointment of an arbitrator for the purposes of section 20 of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 (TICEA), No. 20 of 1996, transposed EU Directive 94/45/EC into Irish law. That Directive was recast by Directive 2009/38/EC to which effect was given by European Communities (Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996) (Amendment) Regulations 2011(S.I. No. 380 of 2011). The Act provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Dec 2022)

Damien English: My Department, together with Enterprise Ireland, are actively engaged in building capacity in the indigenous sector to access supply chain opportunities in renewable energy and sustainability. The new Smart Regional Enterprise Innovation Scheme (SREIS fund), which is part-funded through the ERDF, will build on existing initiatives and support new collaborative and innovative regional...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (14 Dec 2022)

Damien English: The Employment Permits Section of my Department informs me that on the 6thof December 2022 a Renewal General Employment Permit application was received for the person concerned in the details supplied. The Employment Permits Section are currently processing standard renewal employment permit applications received on 30thNovember 2022. It is important to note that once a renewal application...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Wage-setting Mechanisms (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: In 2021 the Labour Court prepared a proposal for a Sectoral Employment Order for the employees and apprentices in the electrical contracting sector. Sectoral Employment Orders (SEOs) are legally binding orders and require employers in the specific sector to provide staff with minimum rates of pay and pension contributions. SEOs can be established following a request from a trade union or an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (13 Dec 2022)

Damien English: Delivering balanced regional growth and sustainable local job creation is a core objective of this Government and is a key component in the recently published White Paper on Enterprise. The White Paper emphasises the role my department and agencies continue to play in achieving this objective through direct assistance to businesses as well as promotion and enhancement of the regional...