Results 1-7 of 7 for "cycle to work" speaker:Simon Coveney

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...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Transport Policy (31 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: The Cycle to Work Scheme, which was introduced in 2009, is implemented under a salary sacrifice arrangement through an employee's salary. Under this arrangement, my Department funds the purchase of a bicycle and/or safety equipment for the employee who agrees to forego or sacrifice part of his or her salary for over an agreed period in order to cover the cost. In addition, as part of...

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 Defence: Transport Policy (22 Apr 2021)

Simon Coveney: The Cycle to Work Scheme, which was introduced in 2009, is implemented under a salary sacrifice arrangement through an employee's salary.  Under this arrangement, my Department funds the purchase of a bicycle and/or safety equipment for the employee who agrees to forego or sacrifice part of his or her salary for over an agreed period in order to cover...

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

Simon Coveney: The information requested by the Deputy on the participation of my Department in the Cycle to Work Scheme is outlined in the following table: Year Number of Applicants Cost € 2009 20 14,612 2010 40 28,978 2011 53 39,215 2012 48 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...an annual bus or rail pass in a tax efficient manner approved by the Revenue Commissioners.  My Department also encourages the healthier, sustainable option of cycling through the operation  of the Cycle to Work Scheme which was introduced under the Finance (No. 2) Act 2008.

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (15 Jun 2011)

Simon Coveney: ...on the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work. Nevertheless, my Department will continue to facilitate the uptake of wider initiatives, such as the travel pass scheme or the cycle to work scheme, to encourage staff, where this is possible, not to use private transport to travel to and from their place of work. With regard to the Deputy's query on using public...