Written answers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
- Garda Stations
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans in relation to Ashford Garda barracks, County Wicklow, which was severely damaged by fire in May 2003; if he intends to refurbish this... - Disabled Drivers
Question 495: To ask the Minister for Finance if the application for primary medical certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be further assessed; and if he will... - EU Directives
Question 496: To ask the Minister for Finance if EU Directive 2004/17/EC will be implemented before 31 January 2006; if the directive will not be implemented by 31 January 2006 the reason Ireland... - Garda Stations
Question 497: To ask the Minister for Finance if all outstanding issues that are holding up the final approval for a new Garda station for Wexford have been resolved; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a group (details supplied) regarding the implication of the decision to introduce a new €10,000... - Retirement Age
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress being made in bringing forward the introduction of an entitlement for people to choose to work beyond the current age of retirement in... - Architectural Heritage
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Finance when proposals on the restoration of the entrance to Castletown House, Celbridge, from Main Street, Celbridge, will be put on display for public... - Disabled Drivers
Question 501: To ask the Minister for Finance when a decision will be made on foot of an appeal application to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin, under the disabled drivers disabled... - Departmental Staff
Question 502: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a report which was sent from his Department in January or February 1993 to a consultant psychiatrist regarding a... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Finance when 50 Revenue jobs will be decentralised to Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40189/05] - Departmental Properties
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Finance the price paid for the premises purchased to house the taxi regulator; if rent has been paid on these premises; the amount of rent which has been... - Site Acquisitions
Question 505: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a site for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40309/05] - Tax Code
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding the issuing of payment cards for subcontractors to the main contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40358/05] - Drug Seizures
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of seizures of illegal drugs by his Department in 2005; the estimated value of each seizure; and if he will make a statement on the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the progress to date with regard to decentralisation of civil servants to Drogheda, County Louth. [1017/06] - Disabled Drivers
Question 510: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason blind persons are not covered under the disabled passengers VRT and VAT refund scheme 1994; the recommendation made by the... - Departmental Investigations
Question 511: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department's investigation branch is investigating illegal activities for example non-payment of VAT and PAYE and so on at premises (details... - Departmental Agencies
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason members of the public have not been able to contact the Revenue Commissioners' Border-midland-western office by telephone since the... - Architectural Heritage
Question 513: To ask the Minister for Finance when Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare, opened to visitors; the number of visitors to the house each year since then; and the publicity... - EU Directives
Question 515: To ask the Minister for Finance if the part of EU Directive 2005/19/EC due for implementation by 1 January 2006 was implemented before 1 January 2006 the reason Ireland did not meet... - Mortgage Loans
Question 516: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department's attention has been drawn to the practice by certain financial institutions of frontloading interest payments on mortgage loans;... - Departmental Appointments
Question 517: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public appointments made by his Department since 1997. [1144/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Finance the name in tabular format of each of the 53 decentralisation locations proposed in budget 2004; the number of staff earmarked for each location in... - Tax Code
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans on introducing exemptions to include full-time farmers over 35 years of age from paying stamp duty when the farm is transferred from... - Garda Stations
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Finance if a sketch scheme for the erection of a Garda area headquarters at Castleisland, County Kerry, has been submitted to the Department of Justice,... - Price Reductions
Question 522: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures which are being introduced to ensure that the halving of excise duty on kerosene and other home heating oils in budget 2006 is being... - State Property
Question 523: To ask the Minister for Finance the purchase and resale arrangements in relation to a hotel (details supplied) in County Cork; the purchase price paid by the State and associated... - Flood Relief
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will meet a club (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the action which is to be taken arising from the flooding of their pitch on a constant... - Fiscal Policy
Question 527: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason €700 million given to different Departments in budget 2005 was not spent when other needy groups are short of funds. [1387/06] - Economic Competitiveness
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Finance the stage at which Ireland's application to join the Asian Development Bank is; the steps that need to be taken in order to complete the application;... - Veterinary Offices
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works intend to make temporary office space available for the Leitrim district veterinary office; when it is planned to... - Tax Collection
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a file (details supplied) is withheld by inland Revenue; the requirements for same to be released to a person; and if he will make a... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Finance the funds spent by his Department since June 1997 on consultants, legal experts and external advice; the number of reports produced under such... - Performance Management and Development System
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the performance management and development system has been implemented and developed in his Department; if he will provide a... - Tax Code
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a new Revenue practice, which proposes to exclude single farm payments from the scope of tax exemptions available... - Flood Relief
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Finance when work on a project (details supplied) in County Cork will commence. [1688/06] - Tourism Revenue
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the diversion of €4.36 million in funding earmarked for tourism in the west to other projects in 2005; and if he... - Fiscal Policy
Question 540: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the gap in income [i]per capita[/i] between the BMW region and the south and east region stands at... - Tax Collection
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money collected by his Department by way of superannuation payments by employees in 2003, 2004 and 2005; and where applicable, the... - Pension Provisions
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid by his Department in pension payments to former employees of each Department for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a... - Freedom of Information
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Finance the public bodies and agencies within his Department exempted from the full remit of the freedom of information legislation; and if he will make a... - Pension Provisions
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the European Parliament has set up a special committee of inquiry into the near collapse of a... - Tax Code
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies in County Donegal which are eligible to pay corporation tax. [1882/06] - Tax Yield
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding received for inheritance tax and gift tax for the years 1997 to 2005 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1899/06] - Budget Submissions
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Finance the lobby groups he has met from 8 December 2005 up to and including 23 January 2006, seeking to make changes to measures he announced in budget... - Bullying in the Workplace
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Finance the policy to deal with bullying in his Department; if same has been circulated to all employees; if there are outstanding law cases regarding the... - Departmental Staff
Question 551: To ask the Minister for Finance the bonuses that were paid to his staff for the year ending 31 December 2005; the amount of money that was paid; the way in which this was... - Tax Collection
Question 552: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the home improvement rebate is being withheld in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing the annual duty charge on credit cards, debit cards and ATM cards as an incentive to encourage people to carry our more... - Corporate Procurement Plan
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has produced an annual corporate procurement plan in respect of each of the years 2000 to 2005; and if he will make a statement on... - Garda Stations
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 8 November 2005 the position with regard to the renovation and refurbishment of the living quarters of a... - Public Contracts
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Finance if concern has been expressed to him by the Construction Industry Federation concerning his proposals for fixed price contracts; if he has had... - Tax Code
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available in respect of certain health expenses incurred by kidney patients who have to travel to and from hospital for dialysis,... - Revenue Contact Numbers
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Finance the dates in the past six months when the Revenue PAYE telephone No. 1890 33 34 25 has not been manned for a whole or part of a day. [2273/06] - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 560: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of SSIAs maturing in each of the months from and including May 2006 until the conclusion of the scheme; his estimate of the amounts held... - Departmental Bodies
Question 561: To ask the Minister for Finance the bodies under the aegis of his Department that have not provided him with a 2004 annual report; and in the case of each body from whom he has... - Disabled Drivers
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Finance the eligibility criteria for disabled drivers for a refund of vehicle registration tax. [2318/06] - Tax Code
Question 564: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the home carer's tax credit in each of the years 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the... - Coroners Service
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 19 October 2005, if the toxicology report has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Garda Stations
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of submissions received to date in connection with the public consultation process for the new Leixlip Garda station in County Kildare;... - Schools Building Projects
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Finance when planning permission will be sought for the repairs to the roof of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and when tenders will be sought... - Flood Relief
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works have completed its examination of the Leixlip flood relief study; and if funding will be provided for the required... - State Property
Question 569: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 28 September 2005, if there has been a successful conclusion to the acquisition of the lands. [2411/06]
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