Written answers
Wednesday, 9 November 2005
- Flood Relief
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance the action the Office of Public Works is going to take with regard to the Womanagh River overflowing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Estimates
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if provision will be made for the new Garda station at Castleisland, County Kerry in the 2006 Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms on which funds in the National Pensions Reserve Fund have been made available for public sector projects; and the reason they have not been... - Energy Resources
Question 113: 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. [33147/05] - Household Indebtedness
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report produced by a company (details supplied) which shows that Irish households are likely to become the most... - Public Service Contracts
Question 115: 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. [33131/05] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has simulated the effects of potential external shocks on the economy; the results of these simulations; and if he will make a... - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted any thorough research on making personal tax credits refundable; the costs associated with making each personal tax... - Revenue Investigations
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date in 2005 in regard to the second phase of its investigation into the use of life assurance products for tax evasion, which... - Tax Code
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has evaluated the impact of the tax credit on incremental research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33119/05] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent IMF report dealing with the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32940/05] - Budget Submissions
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the pre-budget 2006 submission of the Combat Poverty Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33153/05] - Financial Services Regulation
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on Commissioner McCreevy's plans for increasing cross-Border consolidation in financial services; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Development Finance Agency
Question 124: 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. [33140/05] - Tax Code
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out or commissioned cost-benefit analyses of reforms to current tax residency rules; if he intends to undertake a... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 126: 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 Evasion
Question 127: 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 128: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to ensure that schools do not abuse the tax relief for eligible charities scheme when requesting the payment of voluntary... - Tax Collection
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance in regard to the almost €2.5 billion remaining outstanding in uncollected taxes, his views on the proportion of this the Revenue Commissioners... - Tax Yield
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected to date by the Revenue Commissioners through special investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33049/05] - National Development Plan
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the rate of implementation of the current national development plan; if the plan will be implemented in full by the end of... - Tax Code
Question 132: 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... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance if any estimate has been undertaken of the number of civil or public servants who do not wish to relocate and who will be surplus to requirements as... - Revenue Investigations
Question 134: 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... - State Property
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the current position regarding the planned sale of State property announced; the property sold to date and the amount raised; the way in which the... - Tax Code
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which he will present to Dáil Éireann the detailed reports emerging from the present review of various aspects of the tax code. [33145/05] - National Development Plan
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress reports for the period December 2004 to June 2005 concerning the southern and eastern regional operational programme of the national... - Tax Code
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether any other elements of the Irish tax code could be subject to challenge under State aid rules. [33112/05] - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Central Bank's recent Financial Stability Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32938/05] - Fiscal Policy
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the pattern of economic growth and if it necessitates an adjustment in Government policy. [33118/05] - Tax Evasion
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in regard to views expressed, it was unacceptable that some of the wealthiest residents in Irish society should use property and other tax... - Tax Code
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce rollover relief on capital gains tax for landowners who have had their lands purchased for road construction; and if he will... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 145: 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... - Benchmarking Awards
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance when he proposes to issue Government guidelines in relation to a new benchmarking board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33114/05] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the costs to date in 2005 associated with or accruing from the Government's decentralisation programme; the number and location of buildings or sites... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the amount of public private partnership projects in the pipeline; and if he is satisfied with the system for developing and selecting... - State Property
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance when he sold the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform's offices in St. Stephen's Green; the purchaser of the premises; the price paid; the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 150: 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 currently... - Public Expenditure
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance when the 12 point programme to improve value for money in public spending, announced by him on 20 October 2005, will come into operation; and if he... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps in place to ensure that the State receives full value for money in regard to contracts to purchase or lease that have been entered into... - Public Service Contracts
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that future contracts in respect of Government projects stipulate that contractors must honour established conditions of employment... - Northern Ireland Issues
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the work of the North-South unit in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33154/05] - Revenue Investigations
Question 156: 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... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 157: 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... - Economic Competitiveness
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the contrasting trends reported by the Central Statistics Office regarding employment growth and output growth in the economy, which... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the progress of providing decentralisation, as promised, to Carrickmacross town and Monaghan town; if office space has been... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money paid by the Revenue Commissioners to a consultancy company (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the contracts or... - Tax Code
Question 161: 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... - Services for People with Disabilities
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount his Department made available in budget 2005 to address disability issues; the amount each Government Department or State agency was... - Construction Industry Contracts
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the concerns expressed by the construction industry in relation to new Government contract terms; and if he will make a statement... - House Prices
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he proposes to take to address the fact that the average house price in Dublin now exceeds the €315,000 stamp duty threshold set in... - Tax Yield
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first ten months of 2005. [33059/05] - Tax Code
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he intends to take to deal with the continuing situation whereby millionaires and other very high income earners are able to reduce or... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 170: 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... - Tax Collection
Question 171: 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... - Tax Compliance
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners to date in 2005; the number expected to be undertaken by the end of 2005; and if... - Price Inflation
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the findings of the recent OECD report which estimated that Irish inflation would have been almost 1% higher if all house price costs... - Departmental Agencies
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance the role of the Centre for Management Organisation and Development within his Department; if CMOD has any role in regard to the development of the... - Legislative Programme
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his proposals to reduce the fees payable at tribunals. [33133/05] - Departmental Estimates
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has conducted a review of the budgetary process or consulted with opposition parties regarding the budgetary process, as he averted to doing in... - Tax Code
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is a need to reduce the vehicle registration tax rates on motor vehicles as a result of the EU proposals calling on the... - Budget Submissions
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the pre-budget 2006 submission of the End Child Poverty Coalition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33152/05] - Fiscal Policy
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to take measures to reduce the Irish economy's exposure to the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32937/05] - Public Works Schemes
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the Great Blasket island management plan; the estimates received for the provision of water, sewerage and so on, on the Blasket Island... - Semi-State Bodies
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance the general policy which he advocates in relation to dividend payments by commercial State companies. [33160/05] - Tax Code
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government is committed to keeping those on the national minimum wage out of the tax net; the number of persons on the national minimum wage... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the establishment of an independent investigation into the costs of decentralisation in view of the estimate made by the trade union... - Departmental Consultations
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance the consultation process he intends to undertake in advance of the introduction of a new national development plan; and if he will make a statement... - Capital Expenditure
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the reasons underlying the shortfall in capital expenditure in 2005 will be corrected by the end of 2005; and if he will make a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 188: 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... - Tax Code
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on concession in excises for the production of bioethanol from sugar beet. [33113/05]
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