Written answers
Thursday, 3 March 2005
- Departmental Agencies
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the conflict of interest engendered by the role of the National Treasury Management Agency in supplying staff to the... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 12: 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 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans changes in the capital gains tax code. [7072/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring and equipping premises and other related costs, at the latest date for which figures are available, of... - Stability and Growth Pact
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance when the terms of the stability pact are likely to be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7076/05] - Tax Code
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the entry level to the top rate of income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/05] - Expenditure Review Initiative
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the progress under the expenditure review initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7129/05] - Termination of Employment
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the payments made to terminate the employment of the chief executive of Aer Rianta; and the papers which were presented to him... - Flood Alleviation Measures
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of disruption likely to occur in areas of Dublin where flooding occurred; the proposed drainage schemes that are implemented; and if he will... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason mortgage lenders are exempted from regulation under the Consumer Credit Act 1995. [7070/05] - Pension Provisions
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the take up of tax relief for pension contributions across different income categories; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Compliance
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance the response received by the Revenue Commissioners to the letters sent by ten top banks to approximately 120,000 customers warning them to regularise... - Disabled Drivers
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reform of the tax concessions for disabled drivers. [7136/05] - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the National Pensions Reserve Fund review for 2004; if he is satisfied with the rate of return secured by the fund which, at 9.3%, was... - Revenue Disclosures
Question 26: 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 in Jersey (details... - Revenue Investigations
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made by the Revenue Commissioners in their investigation into the reported use of single premium insurance policies as a tax avoidance... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to negotiations with the public service unions regarding his proposals to restrict promotional opportunities to staff willing... - Proposed Legislation
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the purpose of the Dormant Financial Assets Bill, which appeared in the Government's autumn 2004 legislative programme; the types... - Departmental Appointments
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended to appoint a new chairperson to the decentralisation advisory committee, following the recent resignation of Mr. Phil Flynn; and if... - Tax Code
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Government expects to honour the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government that 80% of all earners would pay tax only at the... - Pension Provisions
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of former Dáil Éireann secretaries who are likely to be eligible for a lump-sum pension payout arising from the decision of the Circuit... - House Prices
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of the cost of a new house taken by the State in terms of taxation or levies; if this can amount to 40% of the purchase price; if has... - Basic Income Scheme
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide his Department's costing for the implementation of a basic income scheme. [7068/05] - Tax Code
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has obtained an extension to the one-month deadline set by the European Commission regarding Ireland's comments on the nature of the... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there are adequate procedures in place within the financial and banking sectors; if he has plans to improve or strengthen such... - Tax Collection
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the provisions for dealing with overpayment of taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/05] - House Prices
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the price of homes bought by first-time buyers in Dublin will benefit from the recent stamp duty concession; and if he will... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to undertake a study of the impact of the maturity of SSIAs on the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7095/05] - Tax Code
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has concluded its consideration of the letter from the Commission Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development advising... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Report on Competition in Banking recently published by the Competition Authority. [7102/05] - Tax Code
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to his review of tax reliefs and exemptions for high earners; if consultants have now been appointed to assist... - National Minimum Wage
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons on the national minimum wage who are expected to be brought back into the tax net if the increase to €7.65 per week, as... - Tax Code
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent suggestions that high-income earners who are paid more than €200,000 per year should pay a minimum 20% tax; if he intends to... - Non-Resident Accounts
Question 54: 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 for... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that penalties for non-compliance in the banking sector are adequate in view of the recent investigations of non-compliance at... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government has plans to encourage the productive use of money that will be released into the economy when the SSIAs mature; if there are plans... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes he plans to make in the PPP process to achieve the new targets for expenditure. [7118/05] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or any agency under its aegis is carrying out an investigation into companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself with regard to the numbers of persons from within State agencies who have indicated a willingness to decentralise with... - Tax Collection
Question 60: 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... - Budgetary Process Reform
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the reforms of the budgetary process to which he alluded in his Budget 2005 speech. [7069/05] - Garda Stations
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of a new Garda station at Castleisland, County Kerry. [5079/05] - Public Capital Programmes
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the recently published guidelines for the appraisal and management of public capital programmes and projects. [7202/05] - House Prices
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the exposure of the economy to reversals in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7091/05] - Tax Code
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in corporation tax paid by the banks and other financial institutions in the latest year for which figures are available; his views on... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if an evaluation of the proposed decentralisation of Ordnance Survey Ireland has been prepared or presented to him; and if he will make a statement on... - National Development Plan
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a review of the performance of the NDP would now be timely. [7079/05] - Fiscal Policy
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his policy for the development of the treatment of children in budgetary policy over the coming two budgets. [7124/05] - Tax Code
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that sufficient steps are being taken to combat tax evasion in view of the continuing high level of settlements and in view of the... - National Pensions Reserve Fund
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in the funds of the national pensions reserve fund at the latest date for which figures are available; the amount invested outside of... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out any further review in relation to public private partnerships; if his attention has been drawn to the specific... - State Property
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of foreign guests who stayed at Farmleigh House during 2004; if he has plans for greater access by community or voluntary groups to... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants...
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