Written answers
Wednesday, 1 June 2005
- Financial Services
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has taken any action on foot of a report by the One Parent Exchange Network highlighting the difficulty of lone parents in accessing financial... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date of the purchase of sites for office facilities for relocated Departments and State agencies under the decentralisation programme; and... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of special savings incentive scheme accounts opened at the latest date for which figures are available; the average amount of savings per... - Revenue Investigations
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of the recent High Court decision in favour of the Revenue Commissioners, which will require Irish financial institutions to hand... - House Prices
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the extent to which property based tax reliefs have fuelled property price inflation; and if he will make a statement... - National Development Plan
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to introduce a new development plan to succeed the NDP; and if he has instituted a system for prioritisation of projects for... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the progress in making staff assignments to decentralising posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18353/05] - Tax Code
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures in place to monitor whether or not those who claim to be non-resident for tax purposes are actually resident out of the country for the... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of projects which have been considered by the National Finance Agency for funding under PPP; the number which have been approved for PPP;... - Pension Provisions
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering the transfer of pension assets of non-commercial semi-State schemes to the NTMA. [18329/05] - Standards in Public Office Commission
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Standards in Public Office Commission should be provided with the authority to appoint inquiry officers on its own initiative... - Tax Code
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance if, arising from the recent report from the Revenue Commissioners on the effective tax rates of the top 400 earners for the tax year 2001, the reason... - EU Funding
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposals put forward by the EU Presidency for the Union's next seven year budget plan; if the proposal will lead to significant cuts... - Public Service Contracts
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of larger public capital contracts which are now based on fixed price lump sum contracts (details supplied). [18364/05] - Banking Sector
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the likelihood of a takeover or transfer of the two major Irish clearing banks which would see them go out of Irish control; and if... - Public Service Wage Bill
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance his target for the growth of the public service wage bill over the next four years; and the way in which it compares with the growth in that wage bill... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether Ireland's attractiveness as a location for international financial services is being eroded; and if he will make a statement on... - Interest Rates
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from One Parent Exchange Network, which found that finance companies and money lenders were... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that there are sufficient procedures in place to provide for the adequate supervision of banks, in view of the continuing... - Tax Code
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider integrating the payment of family income supplement with the tax code in order that the very low take up of this entitlement may... - Pension Provisions
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the problem of deficits in pension funds in the public and private sectors. [18325/05] - Programmes for Government
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has not satisfied himself with the progress of any area in implementing the programme for Government. [18358/05] - Interest Rates
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the annual credit card survey published by the Irish Financial Regulatory Authority; if his attention has been drawn to concerns... - Tax Code
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the "Prime Time Investigates" programme, transmitted on 23 May 2005 which highlighted a whole range of tax shelters... - EU Directives
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility that are yet to be implemented; the number in respect of which the deadline... - Tax Code
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be a new tax relief introduced for mental hospitals; if there are any other new tax reliefs under consideration; and if he will make a... - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 51: 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... - Tax Code
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is reason to change the provision in respect of definition of absence for the purpose of qualifying as a non-resident for... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants located in... - Tax Code
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the response received to date by the Revenue Commissioners to the letters sent by ten top banks to around 120,000 customers warning them to regularise... - Flood Relief
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself with the cost control in relation to the Kilkenny drainage project. [18355/05] - Ministerial Meetings
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of his meeting on 12 May 2005 with the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Ms Mariann Fischer Boel to discuss the issue of the tax exemption... - Revenue Investigations
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the action the Revenue Commissioners intend to take in regard to financial institutions that have refused to co-operate in their investigation into... - Tax Code
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make provision that the consultancy studies in relation to the tax review will be published ahead of budget 2006 in order that there can be... - Capital Expenditure
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of the revised stability pact for Ireland; and if he proposes to change the capital spending plans up to 2009 outlined in budget... - Pension Provisions
Question 61: 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... - House Prices
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that the price of homes bought by first-time buyers in Dublin will benefit from the recent stamp duty concession; and if... - Department Accommodation
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the proposed move of the Department of Health and Children from Hawkins House to a new location; and if this project will go ahead.... - Flood Relief
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance the action which is being taken to rectify the fault identified in the Lacken weir on the River Nore which was built as part of the Kilkenny... - Expenditure Review Initiative
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has initiated a fresh programme under the expenditure review initiative to cover the years 2005 to 2007; the percentage of total expenditure... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 66: 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. [18418/05] - Criminal Prosecutions
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of court prosecutions initiated as a result of tax evasion in respect of each year since 1997; the number of cases in which convictions... - Tax Code
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the provision of tax relief at source in order that all persons benefit from the relief to which they are entitled. [18409/05] - Disabled Drivers
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reform of the tax concessions for disabled drivers. [18415/05] - Rebate Abolition
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the European Commission's plans to cap the British budgetary rebate in 2007 and reduce it thereafter; and if he will make a statement on... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to play a leadership role in addressing the emerging problems of the competitiveness of Ireland's exporting sectors. [18421/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in the matter of the Government's decentralisation programme; the number of civil and public servants who have to date agreed to... - State Property
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the planned sale of State property announced; the property sold to date and the amount raised; the way in which the money used... - Revenue Investigations
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individuals, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the clerical medical insurance-NIB... - Tax Code
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the recent comments by the EU Tax Commissioner, Mr. Laszlo Kovacs, that a deal on common EU corporate tax rates will be agreed... - Non-Resident Accounts
Question 79: 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... - Revenue Investigations
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if in regard to the Revenue Commissioners investigation into undisclosed funds invested in life assurance products, the number of persons who had made... - Legislative Review
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the comments made in the Dáil on 23 and 24 May 2005, the proposed nature of the review of the legislation and regulations regarding... - Project Evaluation
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he opposes a unit with his Department to audit the quality of evaluation of the costs and benefits of major projects. [18332/05] - Tax Code
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Government will honour the commitment given in An Agreed Programme for Government that 80% of all earners will pay tax only at the standard... - Pension Provisions
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details submitted) in County Cork has been refused a pension by RTE on the basis that a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if specialist civil servants will not be forced to change to unsuitable jobs due to decentralisation. [18342/05] - Tax Code
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the operation of the tonnage tax, under which certain shipping operators will opt to pay a notional tax based on tonnage, rather... - Capital Projects
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is arranging to receive regular reports on the progress of major capital projects in relation to cost over-runs and scheduled delivery times.... - Revenue Investigations
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of individuals, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Ansbacher accounts at the latest for... - Tax Code
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent of tax relief on refuse charges in 2004; the estimates for tax relief in 2005; the way in which it is intended to handle tax relief on the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a reply to his letter to the financial regulator seeking advice on the adequacy of existing legislative and regulatory arrangements... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government's decentralisation plan will be carried out on a totally voluntary basis; if staff will neither be offered inducements to transfer... - Funding Provision
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ring-fence receipts from the Criminal Assets Bureau for drug prevention and rehabilitation programmes. [18174/05] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if Ireland will maintain its economic position as an investment location in view of the ever increasing costs which affect economic confidence; and if... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if an evaluation of the proposed decentralisation of Ordnance Survey Ireland has been prepared or presented to him. [18425/05] - Tax Code
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a publication (details supplied); if, on the basis of the findings therein, he will make changes to the pensions... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent report by the Revenue Commissioners which identified high cost and loss of expertise as two effects of its relocation to... - Tax Code
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the benefits of making specific tax credits refundable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18344/05] - Fiscal Policy
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he intends to take to deal with the shocking waste of taxpayers' money coming from the over-spends, under-estimates and aborted projects... - Tax Code
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of submissions he has received from the public to date in his review of tax reliefs; the further public consultation which will take... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance when a site will be acquired for the decentralisation of a section of the Revenue Commissioners to Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a...
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