Written answers
Wednesday, 5 October 2005
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the systems used for public procurement of computer systems are robust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26683/05] - Tax Code
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he will present to the Dáil the detailed reports emerging from the present review of various aspects of the tax code. [26653/05] - Revenue Commissioners Audits
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no random audits were carried out on the Revenue Commissioners during 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26623/05] - Tax Yield
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of VAT receipts received this year to date; the way in which this compares to the same period in 2004; and if he will make a statement on... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his proposals to reduce the fees payable at tribunals. [26699/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems being created in the decentralisation programme by the lack of clarity around the status of... - Departmental Agencies
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the targets he has set for the National Development Finance Agency and the way in which it is performing against target. [26677/05] - Tax Code
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to introduce tax measures to encourage the production of ethanol from sugar beet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding decentralisation; the number of civil or public servants who have agreed to relocate from each Government Department or body;... - National Development Plan
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if a new national development plan will be introduced when the current one expires; if any preparatory work has begun on this process; and if he will... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out any assessment of the impact of the maturing of special savings investment accounts on the economy, almost half of which will... - Tax Code
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the report of the consultants commissioned to look at a range of tax breaks and shelters available to high earners; if not, when... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance when a section of the Revenue Commissioners will be decentralised to Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/05] - Tax Evasion
Question 105: 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 106: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his contacts with the EU Commission in relation to its preliminary opinion that the stallion tax exemption scheme would seem... -
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider capping the application of the 2% motor insurance levy on policies up to €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Export Performance
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the sluggish performance of Irish exports and the sustained decline in manufacturing employment and the threat which this poses to... - Non-Resident Accounts
Question 110: 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... - Tax Amnesty
Question 111: 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... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who will have been decentralised from Dublin to other locations by the original deadline for... - Pension Provisions
Question 113: 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... - Energy Resources
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the observations of the Office of Public Works in relation to the sanction of increases in gas prices. [26669/05] - Capital Expenditure
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the shortfall in projected capital spending to date in 2005. [26659/05] - Departmental Agencies
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the reporting and accountability procedures which have been put in place by his Department to oversee the National Development Finance Agency's new... - Tax Collection
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance with regard to the almost €2.5 billion remaining outstanding in uncollected taxes, his views on the proportion of this the Revenue Commissioners... - Tax Code
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is committed to keeping those on the national minimum wage out of the tax net; the number of persons on the national minimum wage who have been... - Tax Collection
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of claims made by taxpayers for refunds of overpaid tax in each of the past five years and to date in 2005; the amount being claimed in... - Tax Yield
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated additional revenue likely to accrue to the Exchequer in terms of excise duties and VAT over and above the estimates at the budget,... - State Property
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the planned sale of State property announced; the list of property sold to date and the amount raised; the way in which the... - Tax Evasion
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the call made by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for the introduction of stricter rules for tax advisers to... - Tax Collection
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance, in regard to the Revenue Commissioners investigation into undisclosed funds invested in life assurance products, the number of persons who made... - Money Laundering
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his EU colleagues with a view to improving banking or financial transaction systems in order to prevent money... - Banking Sector
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent report of the Competition Authority showing that Irish consumers were continuing to pay over the odds... - Oil Prices
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in his analysis, oil prices will continue to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26555/05] - Infrastructural Development
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if the target level of infrastructural output for the southern and eastern regional programme under the current national development plan will be met... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have applied for decentralised positions since the Government introduced the programme; and if he will make a statement on... - Tax Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received any fresh analysis of the tax relief availed of by top earners as revealed by the revenue study of the 400 highest earners; and if... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation of Ordnance Survey Ireland to Dungarvan, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Development Plan
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that the national development plan is fully implemented in the Border, midlands and western region; and if he will... - Oil Prices
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in his analysis, oil prices will continue to rise, the way in which they have affected GDP, GNP, inflation and other indicators of economic... - Tax Collection
Question 134: 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-National... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering a new product to encourage people to continue saving after the special savings incentive accounts begin to mature in 2006; and... - Tax Collection
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in regard to the second phase of its investigation into the use of life assurance products for tax evasion, which commenced... - Tax Code
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the opinion expressed by a person (details supplied) that second homes should be subjected to a specific tax; and if he will make a... - EU Summits
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if he attended the informal ECOFIN meeting in Manchester on 9 and 10 September 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26552/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 140: 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 the... - Oil Prices
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the increase in diesel prices on the cost of freight for Irish producers; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility that are yet to be implemented; the numbers in respect of which the deadline... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 144: 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... - Tax Code
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the operation of the tonnage tax under which certain shipping operators can opt to pay a notional tax based on tonnage rather... - Tax Yield
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first nine months of 2005. [26627/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government's decentralisation plan will be carried out on a totally voluntary basis and that staff will either be offered inducements to... - Public Contracts
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued directives on fixed price contracts on capital projects; and if he has sought information from Departments on the extent to which... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of special savings investment accounts opened at the latest date for which figures are available; the average amount of savings per... - Tax Code
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the introduction of roll-over relief on capital gains tax for farmers who have had their lands purchased for road construction...
No comments