Written answers
Wednesday, 26 January 2005
- Disabled Drivers
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Finance when the medical board of appeal to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme will be reconstituted; when the staffing and administrative... - Tax Code
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of first-time buyers in 2004 who were exempt from paying stamp duty; the number who paid at the 3%, 3.75%, 4.5%, 7.5% and 9% rates,... - Flood Relief
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to fund the Tramore Road phase of the John's River flood relief scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider radical new initiatives to assist young persons to buy a home; and if he will reconsider the tax issue whereby the State takes a... - Social Inclusion
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Finance if the €33 million surplus in the 2004 final Exchequer finances will be spent on social inclusion measures. [34575/04] - Property Disposal
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public buildings sold or in the process of being sold by the OPW in Kildare; the value of such properties; if he will report on the... - Tax Code
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of introducing refundable tax credits solely for tax expenditures, that is, in respect of credits on expenditures which taxpayers have... - Companies Register
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress has been made with amending the State Property Act to ensure that the Companies Office notifies his Department if a residue has accrued... - Regulation of Gambling
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued directives to curtail gambling through the use of mobile telephones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31197/04] - Cross-Border Funding
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Finance if public funds have been provided through the cross-Border INTERREG funding programme to support the activities of a group (details supplied); and... - Tax Collection
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Finance the additional cost in income tax per taxpayer if bin charges were eliminated and replaced by income tax. [1052/05] - Flood Relief
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from North Tipperary County Council regarding necessary maintenance work to the Ballyfinboy River;... - Tax Code
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the discrimination against single income families, in cases in which one person earns €56,000 and pays 20% tax on €37,000... - Garda Stations
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will present a report on considerations by the OPW of the future Garda station needs of Tallaght, Dublin 24; if his attention has been drawn to... - Disabled Drivers
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the problem with regard to remission of VAT and VRT to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Tax Code
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Finance when the small income exemption limit was last increased; the value it would now represent if it had kept a pace with increases in personal tax... - Flood Relief
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with Kildare County Council regarding the alleviation of flooding at Mill Lane, Leixlip, County Kildare, a report on which... - Freedom of Information
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Finance the State, semi-State, State-sponsored and statutory bodies under the aegis of his Department which are not subject to the requirements of the... - Flood Relief
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding set aside in the River Nore flood relief scheme to re-stock the river when the scheme is completed; the timeframe for restocking the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to previous replies, he has yet received the report from the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority on endowment loan shortfalls;... - Tax Code
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason psychiatric hospitals and geriatric-psychiatric hospitals do not qualify for tax incentives in the same way as mainstream nursing homes.... - Flood Relief
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Finance the Department responsible for the design of the fish pass at Lacken Weir, Kilkenny which was part of the River Nore relief scheme; if the drawing or... - Tax Collection
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected by the Exchequer in direct payments of VAT, PAYE and PRSI from the greyhound racing and breeding sector; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation in relation to a house let out by the owners in order to pay for their private nursing home fees; if such a situation would affect this... - Site Acquisition
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Finance if the OPW has yet acquired a site for the new office of Ordnance Survey Ireland to the decentralised to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Finance if the 300 Ordnance Survey Ireland office jobs promised for decentralisation to Dungarvan, County Waterford in budget 2004 includes the 100 jobs in... - Tax Code
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the desirability of extending tax relief for charitable donations to include other than cash contributions, such as share... - Disabled Drivers
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Finance if, due to the difficulties encountered by blind and visually impaired persons living in rural Ireland in accessing the free public transport to... - Pension Provisions
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the announcement by his predecessor regarding public pension increases (details supplied), he will give the increases awarded to date... - Tax Certificates
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Finance when a P21 form will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1592/05] - Tax Code
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of the Revenue Commissioners will investigate a business park (details supplied) in County Cork for breaches under the Finance Act 1997... - Tax Yield
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected annually on the sale of parts for the motor industry. [1848/05] - Flood Relief
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Finance if further technical and engineering reports have been provided by Kildare County Council in regard to flood alleviation in Ardclough, County... - Garda Stations
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Finance if negotiations with Kildare County Council for the acquisition of a small portion of land to the front of the site for the new Garda station for... - National Monuments
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Finance if the OPW has completed its review of options for increasing visitor numbers to Maynooth Castle; if the completion of the second phase of the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all sites being examined by his Department in the Listowel area in respect of the decentralisation programme; and the criteria used to... - Communications Masts
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give a categorical assurance in writing to residents living in the vicinity of Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 that the erection of... - Motor Fuels
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding the price of diesel; if he will track the price [i]vis-À-vis[/i] petrol at wholesale or retail level; the reason diesel has... - Tax Code
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of stud farm companies and stud farm operators benefiting from the provision whereby tax exemption is given in respect of non-resident... - Disabled Drivers
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether single upper limb amputees should be considered eligible applicants for the disabled drivers scheme; the number of such cases... - Betting Premises
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the rules and regulations guiding the permitted opening times of betting shops and his views on the continuing concern from the... - Departmental Appointments
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Finance the public appointments made in his Department since the Cabinet reshuffle in September 2004. [2091/05] - Tax Certificates
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if a P21 can be forwarded as a matter of urgency. [2104/05]
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