Results 121-140 of 295 for "cycle to work"

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...to incentivise use of electric vehicles and encourage a shift away from petrol/diesel vehicles. As part of the July Jobs Stimulus Plan, the Minister for Finance announced an amendment to the ‘Cycle to Work Scheme’ to increase the allowable expenditure from €1,000 to €1,500 in respect of e-bikes and from €1,000 to €1,250 in respect of bicycles....

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (19 Feb 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

John Gormley: Arrangements are currently being finalised in my Department to ensure that the Cycle to Work Scheme, as introduced in the Finance (No. 2) Act 2008, can be availed of by members of staff in my Department within the coming weeks. The scheme will further enhance the implementation of the Department's Workplace Travel Plan which was launched in October 2008 as part of our participation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Transport Policy (22 Mar 2023)

Michael McGrath: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. 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 to use. There are three limits, depending on the type of bicycle purchased, which include...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (18 Jun 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The cycle to work scheme came into operation on 1 January 2009. With a view to keeping the scheme simple and reducing administration on the part of employers, and following the model of the related travel pass scheme, there is no notification procedure for employers to indicate to the Revenue Commissioners that they are operating the cycle to work scheme. In view of this, the Revenue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: A Vision for Public Transport: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2016)

...their usage. For example, people are not prepared to walk more than 2 km on a regular commute. That limits the extent to which walking as a strategy can be used. The average distance people will cycle to work is 6 km to 8 km. Again, it limits the scope to which cycling and cycle paths can be deployed as a mode of transport outside of urban areas. Hub and spoke systems are about...

Written Answers — Cycle to Work Scheme: Cycle to Work Scheme (16 Feb 2010) See 2 other results from this answer

Batt O'Keeffe: The Cycle to Work Scheme is available to approximately 1,300 employees of my Department the whole year round and to date 37 employees have availed of it. The terms of the cycle to work scheme for approximately 60,000 teaching and non teaching staff who are employed by the managerial authorities of schools and paid on my Department's payrolls are set out in Circular 54/2009. This Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Katherine Zappone: The Cycle-to-Work scheme was launched by the Government in 2009 to encourage the use of bicycles to travel to and from work. The scheme allows for a civil or public service employer to incur the expense of providing an officer with a bicycle and bicycle safety equipment up to a limit of €1,000, without the officer being liable for benefit-in-kind taxation. Under a salary sacrifice...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Sep 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is no discernible cost to my Department's Vote in administering the cycle to work scheme, as those participating pay for the bicycles and equipment by way of salary sacrifice. The total amount sanctioned to date by way of cycle purchases for 4 staff in my Department is €2,181. There are minor costs arising in the context of processing applications received and in carrying the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Ivana Bacik: ...it has taken the commission and the OPW so long to move on this. I urge those at the meeting today to let us have decent bicycle parking facilities and encourage more Members of the Oireachtas to cycle to work.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cycling Facilities Funding (19 Sep 2018)

Róisín Shortall: .... Does the Minister accept the safer we make cycling, the more people will start commuting by bicycle? The lack of safety and segregation of cycle lanes is a big barrier to people deciding to cycle to work, school or college. Will the Minister indicate what percentage of the road transport budget he believes needs to be dedicated to cycling?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycle to Work Scheme (30 Sep 2020) See 1 other result from this answer

Paschal Donohoe: ...in so far as the terms, conditions and entitlements of the employment are concerned, subject, of course, to the employer paying the requisite amount of gross wages to an employee, as outlined above, in order to qualify for subsidy in relation to the employee. The cycle to work scheme enables an employer to purchase a bicycle and safety equipment for an employee without a taxable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (9 Sep 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...engaged in the Programme in order to encourage as many employees as possible to consider sustainable transport modes such as cycling in their commute to and from work. It is also worth noting that the Cycle to Work Scheme, which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Finance, also assists employees with purchasing a bicycle to commute to work. Given its role in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Currently there are no schemes or grants available to support the transition from internal combustion engine cars to e-bikes or cargo bikes. As the Deputy will be aware, tax policy including the Cycle to Work scheme is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Finance, in the first instance. I very much welcomed the announcement of increased purchase price thresholds assisting the purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transport Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Cycle to Work scheme, as administered by the Revenue Commissioners, represents the clearest initiative targeted at facilitation of employees to use active travel to commute to work. My Department has been an active participant in the Cycle to Work Scheme since its inception in 2009. This tax incentive scheme allows employers to purchase bicycles on behalf of employees and recoup...

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

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 42 and 62 together. I am advised by Revenue that 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 €1,000 for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 May 2012) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Noonan: ...spares, maintenance, etc. Also, it is recognised that increased use of cycling is of value in itself from a health and environmental viewpoint. 1( Irish Bicycle Business Association "Report on the Cycle To Work Scheme Tax Incentive, 14th October, 2011, http://www.ibba.ie/IBBA_Report.pdf )

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Shane Ross: .... This includes funding provided under BusConnects, the Roads Programmes, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, and the tax incentive available under the Cycle-to-Work Scheme. I believe the approach I have described above, supporting local authorities in the development of high-quality cycle network plans in their cities and making...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (16 Sep 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Cullen: 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 processing forms and in carrying the upfront costs until such time as those are offset by the gradual deductions from salary. Neither of these is quantifiable. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycle to Work Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring in a tax rebate style system for those that cycle to work similar to the Netherlands based on a person's commute to work. [18404/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cycling Policy (11 Oct 2022)

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 up to a maximum of €1,250 (€1,500 in the case of e-bikes), for an employee to use, in whole or in part, to travel to work. Safety equipment includes...