Written answers
Tuesday, 17 February 2004
- Tax Code
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the case for tax neutrality to accompany carbon taxation in order that the proceeds of the new tax are used to reduce the tax burden on... - European Court of Auditors
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report commissioned by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs which criticised the way in... - Tax Compliance.
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has concluded his consideration of correspondence received from the Standards in Public Office Commission drawing his attention to limitations... - Offshore Accounts
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Ansbacher accounts at the latest date... - Disabled Drivers
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of a review of the disabled drivers tax concession scheme sent to his office in September 2002. [4798/04] - Pension Provisions
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance if surpluses in the social insurance fund and the pension contributions of public servants will be lodged to the national pensions reserve fund. [4712/04] - Tax Code
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he plans to take to ensure that all taxpayers fully know their rights to claim all reliefs, particularly in view of the recent figures... - Pension Provisions
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed regarding the impact of proposed changes in regard to public service pensions; the discussions... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether any scheme should replace the special savings account when it expires. [4706/04] - Tax Code
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of breaches detected of the Waiver of Certain Tax, Interest and Penalties Act 1993 in respect of each year since 1994; the number of... - Budget Statement
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration he is giving to changing the way the annual budget is presented and is considered by Dáil Éireann. [4801/04] - Revenue Powers
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended to provide the Revenue Commissioners with the additional powers recommended by the Revenue powers group; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the desirability of capping the aggregate value of special tax reliefs which can be claimed by an individual. [4709/04] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Government's proposed decentralisation programme; when the programme will begin; the proposed timeframe for the completion... - Tax Code
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases detected by the Revenue Commissioners in regard to the Financial Resolution of Dáil Éireann on budget day 2003 to close off a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if a risk assessment has been undertaken by accounting officers in agencies affected by decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Development Finance Agency
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects examined to date by the National Development Finance Agency; and the outcome in terms of the recommended system of funding of... - Tax Code
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering changes in the test for deciding whether a person is a resident here for tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Funding
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on proposals for cuts in the finance contributions made to the EU by member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4757/04] - Economic Evaluation
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal of an evaluation unit within his Department for independently evaluating capital projects as proposed by the ESRI. [4719/04] - State Property
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date by the Office of Public Works in its examination of the State property portfolio with a view to identifying vacant,... - Disabled Drivers
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the present disabled drivers scheme has very limited application and that the backlog of appeals is entirely unsatisfactory; and... - Tax Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the negotiations between the Revenue Commissioners and the authorities in the Cayman Islands with a view to... - Proposed Expenditure
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce new procedures for the presentation of proposals for spending and taxation in Dáil Éireann which would be more meaningful... - G7 Meeting
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on his attendance at and participation in the G7 meeting in the United States on 8 and 9 February 2004 in his capacity as... - Basic Incomes Working Group
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance when he next expects to receive a report from the working group on basic incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1020/04] - Tax Code
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the different tax treatment of separated, cohabiting and married parents; and the rationale for this structure.... - ECOFIN Meeting
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the degree of public participation that will accompany the meeting of the European Union Finance Ministers to be held in Punchestown, County Kildare.... - Freedom of Information
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to efforts to clear the backlog of appeals in the Office of the Information Commissioner; the number of appeals... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which tax or excise duties imposed in the budget are affecting inflation and ultimately economic competitiveness when compared with... - Economic and Monetary Union
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the most recent meeting of eurozone Finance Ministers with the European Central Bank. [4800/04] - Pension Provisions
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the approach advocated by the ESRI for the deployment of funds set aside for the national pensions reserve fund. [4720/04] - Tax Code
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in his review of tax incentive schemes, especially in view of the finding of the report of the Comptroller and Auditor... - Stability and Growth Pact
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the Government in regard to the legal case being taken by the European Commission on the failure of the European Council to properly... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of special savings investment scheme accounts opened at the latest date for which figures are available; the average amount of savings per... - Tax Code
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made by his Department in its consideration of the consultation papers on carbon taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the timescale for the decentralisation of 50 Revenue Commissioners jobs to Listowel, County Kerry; if a site has been identified for the new office;... - Departmental Staff
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of full-time civil servants within his Department, who first entered the service as political advisers; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Collection
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made by the Revenue Commissioners into allegations that tax improprieties may surround trust operations in a bank (details supplied) in... - Benchmarking Awards
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of awards withheld under benchmarking; and the recommendations of the performance verification group in each case. [4704/04] - Garda Stations
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the purchase of a site for the new Garda station in Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Offshore Accounts
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that all offshore deposit accounts are restricted to those who are actually non-residents and that there are no... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers of civil servants within his Department who have indicated that they wish to move to its new administrative location; the number who wish... - Tax Collection
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the clerical medical insurance-NIB inquiry... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Department of the Taoiseach was excluded from the decentralisation proposals announced by him in his budget speech; and if he will... - Tax Code
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the question of allocating quotas under an emissions trading regime in the context of the proposed carbon tax; and if he will... - Offshore Accounts
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date by the offshore assets group of the Revenue Commissioners in its investigations into the use, for the purposes of tax... - Rail Network
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of his consideration of the report commissioned from a company (details supplied) into a number of issues arising from the proposed city... - Stability and Growth Pact
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the most recent ECOFIN meeting at which discussions concerning the Stability and Growth Pact were had. [4791/04] - Non-Resident Accounts
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of High Court orders sought to date by the Revenue Commissioners under the Finance Act 1999 to require financial institutions to supply... - Euro Exchange Rate
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the efforts of European Ministers to reduce the strength of the euro. [4692/04] - Departmental Procurement
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed that the Office of Public Works did not comply with all EU rules in regard to the awarding... - Insurance Industry
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is planned to reduce or eliminate the insurance levy. [4690/04] - Departmental Agencies
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn the serious concern expressed by coroners at delays in inquests as a result of the inability of the State Laboratory... - Insurance Industry
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has taken an initiative in the context of the Irish Presidency of the European Union to implement a Single Market regime in respect of... - Stability and Growth Pact
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance his policy in relation to the enforcement of the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4718/04] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the response to the Office of Public Works's recent advertisement seeking expressions of interest in providing office or other space... - Offshore Accounts
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis of the recent reported settlement between the Revenue Commissioners and the owners of Ansbacher Cayman arising from the Ansbacher inquiry;... - EU Funding
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a report (details supplied) to the effect that a disproportionate share of €600 million worth of EU peace and reconciliation moneys...
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