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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (14 Feb 2023)

Frank Feighan: 197. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners would issue a letter of VAT exemption to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim as per their request. [7225/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fuel Poverty (30 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...in budget 2023, including the electricity costs emergency benefit. Primary and secondary enabling legislation has been put in place, with the first of three €200 electricity credits, inclusive of VAT, being paid to more than 2.2 million domestic electricity accounts from November 2022. While not all consumers use gas, electricity is supplied to all households, ensuring that this...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Energy Conservation (17 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...2022, and a package of once-off measures worth €2.5 billion was included in budget 2023. The budget package includes the electricity costs emergency benefit scheme, through which €550, exclusive of VAT, is credited to each domestic electricity account in three payments. This will happen in November and December 2022 and in January-February and March-April 2023. The cost of...

Seanad: Breastfeeding: Motion (12 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank Senator Pauline O'Reilly and her colleagues for tabling this Private Members' motion. I am delighted to be here. I am responding to the motion on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, and the Government. It is great to see so many people who have advocated for this very important policy. I see a lot of friends who I have worked with in the Department over the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (22 Jun 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...in-person visits, which were subsequently halted due to Covid-19.  The total sample achieved was 5,762, which is 87.8% of the initial target of 6,560.   The fee paid to the third party was €706,850 (including VAT). There is no calculation of the additional costs per question. 

Written Answers — Department of Health: Oireachtas Committees (20 Jan 2022)

Frank Feighan: ...encourage increased intake of Vitamin D through supplementation, if appropriate. Recommendation 3 deals with the issue of reducing the cost of Vitamin D supplementation by reconsidering the current VAT rate applied. This is a matter for the Department of Finance. Recommendation 4 requires that specific measures be put in place for frontline workers and is a matter for the HSE and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (16 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that a VAT exemption applies to dental services provided to a patient by clinic, a principal dentist or an associate dentist, and this has not changed. The supply of facilities to a dentist to enable him or her to carry out a dental practice, is subject to VAT, and this has always been the case. Some dental practitioners operate a fee-sharing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (16 Dec 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...the decisions or determinations of the Revenue Commissioners concerning taxes and duties. With regard to the situation in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, unfortunately a different tax or VAT regime applies, and the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that there is no scope in the VAT directive to exempt the fees in question from VAT. The Senator, however, has raised an issue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (9 Sep 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...and encourage increased intake of Vitamin D through supplementation, if appropriate. Recommendation (3). The issue of reducing the cost of Vitamin D supplementation by reconsidering the current VAT rate applied is a matter for the Department of Finance. Recommendation (4). The issue of specific measures being put in place for frontline and healthcare workers is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Mar 2021)

Frank Feighan: ...of survey respondents, data collection (interviews with the respondents in their own home) and an initial analysis of the dataset. The fee paid to the third party is €706,850 (including VAT). The final dataset was supplied to the HRB in September 2020, and it is expected that the report on the survey will be published in the 2ndquarter of 2021.

Seanad: Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Frank Feighan: ..., teenage girls and disadvantaged groups. Several jurisdictions have introduced measures recently to address the individual and societal impacts of period poverty. These often include reduced or zero-rated VAT or equivalent sales taxes on period products. In the Republic of Ireland, sanitary towels and tampons are already taxed at 0%. This measure was put in place prior to EU VAT...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Frank Feighan: ...about the employment wage subsidy scheme and that businesses that loses 28% of turnover get nothing. Perhaps there can be a better system than a cut-off point. The Deputy also spoke about the VAT rate reducing from 13.5% to 9%. I hope this will be considered in the budget. Deputy Mattie McGrath spoke about Deputy Lahart's contribution. He also praised the Garda, the GAA and various...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (20 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 63. To ask the Minister for Finance if concerns (details supplied) will be investigated; if there will be greater assistance in areas such as VAT and employer’s PRSI; and if he will meet with an organisation to discuss these issues. [5646/20]

Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (6 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: ...clarity to plan ahead. We need to help them to understand the measures better. I have several questions. Will the Minister of State support calls from the different industry bodies for a 0% VAT rate for the hospitality sector until Covid-19 damage has been rectified? Knowledge of this is vital in order to plan ahead. Tour operators are looking for rates for 2021 and 2022. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism - An Industry Strategy for Growth to 2025: Discussion (2 May 2018)

Frank Feighan: ...people out as well, but it is something we should not underestimate. The witness said that the Government was not doing enough with regard to investment. In 2011 a strategic decision was made to reduce VAT to 9%. It is worth approximately €625 million per year. Many people, including people in the unions, oppose it. They believe it is wrong. I am a little taken aback not by...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Illicit Trade in Fuel and Tobacco Products (15 Feb 2017)

Frank Feighan: ...of carbon tax can bring a saving of almost €1,200. How can a legitimate business compete south of the Border with such a price differential? That is without even applying the difference in VAT between the two jurisdictions, which would increase the margins further for legal traders. This price differential is also significant when it comes to briquettes and turf because, again,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism and Competitiveness Strategy: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Frank Feighan: ...into these committee rooms with a good story to tell. The industry came from a difficult situation where it faced huge challenges five or six years ago with the downturn in the economy. The 9% VAT rate has certainly been a help, but most of the witnesses are self-employed and have gone out there to put huge funding into their own businesses. It is a very good news story but we cannot be...

Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2013)

Frank Feighan: ...sector, shares or whatever but we found out that was a bubble that should have been investigated by that Government. It did not bother because there was money coming in from stamp duty and from VAT on building receipts and, effectively, that was keeping the Government going. Many of these small businesses are under extreme pressure and the Government must create a mechanism for them to...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Frank Feighan: ...will do what we have always done, namely, deliver, not worry about the consequences. As a country, Government and individuals we are paying the price now. I welcome the scheme of tax relief for home renovation work. The relief will be granted at a rate of 13.5% on qualifying expenditure up to a maximum of €30,000 excluding VAT. The minimum expenditure must be €5,000...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2013)

Frank Feighan: ...because money laundering is not confined to individual jurisdictions. The main provisions in the Bill lower the monetary threshold at which a customer is subject to due diligence to €2,000 in private members' gaming clubs and €1,000 for wire transfers. The black economy has developed over the years and there has been a great deal of money laundering. This money is ill...