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Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (25 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: There is available from my Department a fact sheet relating to the national lottery beneficiary fund, which is updated from time to time as appropriate, which gives details of national lottery funded schemes, the Departments and bodies that issue grants under these schemes, and contact details for those Departments and bodies. This fact sheet is available from the national lottery section of...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: The standard procedure in the type of case referred to by the Deputy is for any application for waiver of the State's interest to be investigated by the Chief State Solicitor and for advice to be given to the Minister for Finance by the Attorney General whereupon the Minister then makes a decision whether or not to grant the waiver sought. The Deputy will appreciate that it is important in...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (25 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 129 together. Public servants who apply to participate in the decentralisation programme under the central applications facility, CAF, can express a total of ten preferences. People who apply before 8 July will get preference over those who apply later. I am aware that ICT and health sector staff are awaiting announcements on locations for their work...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that no repayment of income tax is due to the taxpayer on account of unemployment, as no tax was deducted during his period of employment from 24 September 2003 to 28 November 2003 inclusive. This was confirmed to the taxpayer in a letter dated 16 December 2003.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: It is not correct to say that only one company can provide additional voluntary contribution, AVC, facilities for public servants. A number of companies currently provide such facilities for staff throughout the public service. My Department does not have any role in setting the fees pertaining to AVC schemes. In the Civil Service, for example, there are a number of such schemes sponsored by...

Written Answers — State Laboratory: State Laboratory (25 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I have been informed by the State Laboratory that the effective number of staff in its human toxicology section has increased from ten to 13 in recent years. Two of these additional staff were sanctioned in January 2002 and were fully operational in 2003. The laboratory also allocated the equivalent of an extra post to the section by re-ordering its priorities internally. Despite the increase...

Seanad: Financial Services Industry: Statements. (19 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I welcome the opportunity to address the House. During the past two weeks we have seen what is perhaps a first test of the new regulatory structure for financial services that was put in place last year. This new structure, which brought the financial services regulatory activity of four different bodies into a single new authority, the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority, IFSRA,...

Written Answers — Civil Service Staff: Civil Service Staff (18 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: The latest information supplied to my Department indicates that the number of posts of architect serving in the Civil Service is 82.6, on a wholetime equivalent basis. Of this number, 68.6, again on a wholetime equivalent basis, are located in Dublin.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that section 8(1) of the VAT Act 1972, as amended, provides that traders who supply taxable goods or services within the State in the course or furtherance of business are obliged to register and account for Irish VAT, subject to the appropriate turnover thresholds. Foreign firms, not established in Ireland, which are involved in supplying goods or...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: The administration of VAT is a matter in the first instance for the Revenue Commissioners. The question raised by the Deputy is being examined by their Cork office. However, it is not considered appropriate to comment publicly on the tax affairs of a company where that company is identifiable and a reply will issue to the Deputy on this matter as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing: Liquor Licensing (18 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners, as follows, in regard to the information requested. Turnover category Number of licenses issued Under €190,500 4,078 €190,500 but less than €380,999 2,272 €381,000 but less than €634,999 945 €635,000 but less than €952,499 511 €952,500 but less than €1,269,999 ...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: The standard procedure in the type of case referred to by the Deputy is for any application for waiver of the State's interest to be investigated by the Chief State Solicitor and for advice to be given to the Minister for Finance by the Attorney General, whereupon the Minister then makes a decision whether or not to grant the waiver sought. The Deputy will appreciate that it is important in...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (18 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I have made it clear on many occasions that the decentralisation programme will operate on a voluntary basis. While decentralisation will inevitably change certain aspects of the way in which the public service operates, there will, broadly speaking, continue to be the same promotion opportunities across the service. The decentralised nature of the service will mean that public servants will,...

Written Answers — Civil Service Recruitment: Civil Service Recruitment (13 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: Under the Civil Service Commissioners Act 1956, recruitment to permanent positions in the Civil Service is carried out by the Civil Service Commissioners, who are involved in recruitment to a range of positions in the Civil Service using open competition. The number of persons assigned is as follows: Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 January 2004-March 2004 Administrative posts...

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: Should they go free on the buses?

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I am grateful to the Senators who put down this motion as it affords me an opportunity to discuss and evaluate the current and future prospects for our economy. The record will show that in my period of office a thriving economic climate has been created in Ireland. We have recorded one of the best economic performances in the world. Economic growth has averaged nearly 10% per annum,...

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: The word "stealth" means unseen or underhand. As I stated in my budget speech, the real stealth tax is borrowing because it is the unseen thief whose services those in Government in the mid 1980s were only too ready to employ. Moreover, the progress made in debt reduction has released an additional €1 billion or so per annum for investment in public services which would otherwise have been...

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: I thank Senator Norris. I appreciate it greatly. We need to keep the sound position and good shape of the public finances if we wish to provide properly for the next generation. The achievements of this Government in successfully managing the public finances are evident. We have the second lowest debt level in the euro area, at under 33%. We have a sound budgetary position with a general...

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: Yes.

Seanad: Public Finances: Motion. (12 May 2004)

Charlie McCreevy: It is not an offence to have an account outside the State nor is it an offence not to have declared it. It is the source of the money in the account, whether that was taxed and whether the tax and the interest that arose thereon was returned that is at issue. The holding of an account outside the State is not and never has been an offence.

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