Results 81-100 of 263 for "cycle to work"

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycling Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Gerald Nash: 360. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing a cycle to school scheme based on the cycle to work scheme by which a parent can claim back the cost of one bicycle per child through their salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39918/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (13 Jul 2022)

Gerald Nash: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing a cycle to school scheme based on the cycle to work scheme in which a parent can claim back the cost of one bicycle per child through their salary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38674/22]

Written Answers — Cycle to Work Scheme: Cycle to Work Scheme (29 Sep 2010) See 2 other results from this answer

Mary Coughlan: The revised arrangements for the administration of the Cycle to Work Scheme in 2011 and subsequent years for the teaching and non teaching staff of Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive schools paid on payrolls operated by my Department are outlined in Circular Letter number 46/2010. The terms of the scheme for staff employed and paid by Vocational Education Committees are...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Feb 2010) See 1 other result from this answer

Willie O'Dea: 25 members of staff of my Department and 757 members of the Defence Forces have signed up for the cycle to work scheme. There is no discernible cost to this Department's vote in administering the cycle to work scheme. The bicycles and equipment are paid for by way of salary sacrifice by those acquiring the bicycles. There would be minor costs in administering the scheme and in carrying the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transport Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Affairs is committed to promoting increased physical activity among its staff including how they travel to work. This has predominately been achieved through the promotion of the Government’s ‘Cycle to Work’ Scheme, which is a tax incentive scheme to encourage employees to cycle to work. Under the scheme an employer can pay for a new bicycle (including bicycle...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997) provides for the Cycle-to-Work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind (BIK) where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment for an employee. Under section 118B TCA 1997 an employer and employee may also enter into a salary sacrifice arrangement under which the employee agrees to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Charles Flanagan: The Deputy will recall that the Cycle to Work scheme came into operation on 1 January 2009 and is primarily an environmental measure. It was introduced on to help lower carbon emissions, reduce traffic congestion, and encourage more employees to cycle to work and help improve health and fitness levels. The employer makes the initial purchase and then recoups this amount through a salary...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997) provides for the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind (BIK) where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment for an employee. Under section 118B TCA 1997 an employer and employee may also enter into a salary sacrifice arrangement under which the employee...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Transport Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...Affairs is committed to promoting increased physical activity among its staff including how they travel to work. This has predominately been achieved through the promotion of the Government’s ‘Cycle to Work’ Scheme, which is a tax incentive scheme to encourage employees to cycle to work. Under the scheme an employer can pay for a new bicycle (including bicycle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Active Travel and Urban Planning Focusing on Cycling: Discussion (26 Jun 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Tim Lombard: My point was not to be negative about the cycling industry, but there is a lack of urban design to accommodate people who cycle to work. That is true even at local authority level. For example, Cork County Council local authority has 900 people working in one building, and if they cycle to work in the morning they cannot have a shower, even though it is a new building, built in 2006. In...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (18 May 2023)

Michael McGrath: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997) provides for the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind where an employer purchases a new bicycle for an employee or director up to certain limits, and subject to certain conditions being satisfied. Associated safety equipment may also be provided, which is subject to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cycle to Work Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I am glad to inform the Deputy that the cycle to work scheme is available to school staff who are paid by my Department's School Payroll Division. The scheme was deferred for a number of weeks in May 2020 but has been reopened for applications since the 8th of June 2020. I would encourage school staff who wish to avail of the scheme to submit their cycle to work applications at the...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (28 Apr 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I assume the Deputy is referring to the cycle to work scheme that became available from 1 January this year. There is no provision in the tax code that imposes a duty of care on employers toward employees who participate in the scheme. Such issues are a matter for agreement between each employer and its participating employees. Accordingly, the circular implementing the cycle to work...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycling Policy (18 May 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997) provides for the Cycle to Work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind (BIK) where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment for an employee. Under section 118B TCA 1997 an employer and employee may also enter into a salary sacrifice arrangement under which the employee agrees to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (10 Feb 2021) See 1 other result from this answer

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the cycle to work scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment up to a maximum of €1,500 for e-bikes and €1,250 for other bicycles for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work. These thresholds were increased...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: Section 118(5G) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (TCA 1997) provides for the ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme. This scheme provides an exemption from benefit-in-kind (BIK) where an employer purchases a bicycle and associated safety equipment for an employee. The scheme is designed to be administratively simple in order to encourage employers to participate. Under section 118B TCA...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Sep 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. As I have said in response to a number of parliamentary questions, most recently PQ no. 10942/20 on 16 June 2020, the cycle to work scheme operates on a self-administration basis. Relief is automatically available provided the employer is satisfied that the conditions of their particular scheme meet the requirements of the legislation....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Deputy for tabling these amendments. On amendment No. 6, the cycle to work scheme provides, as the committee will know, that employees can avail of the scheme once in a four-year period. The reduction from five years was provided for in the Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Act 2020. The scheme covers the cost of bicycle locks and other safety equipment to deter bicycle...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Programmes (17 Jul 2014)

Michael Noonan: The purpose of the cycle to work scheme is to encourage more employees to cycle to and from work, or between work places, thereby contributing to lowering carbon emissions, reducing traffic congestion and improving health and fitness levels. Under the scheme an employer may provide an employee with a bicycle and/or cycle safety equipment without the employee being liable for benefit-in-kind...