Written answers
Thursday, 30 March 2006
- Tax Code
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Finance if his provision in the Finance Bill 2006 to impose penalties on tax avoidance schemes, subsequently proved illegal, has been affected by a recent... - Proposed Legislation
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps which are being taken to amend the Stock Exchange Act 1995 to protect investors, in particular those whose shares are held electronically,... - National Development Plan
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for changes in the way in which a successor to the NDP will be drawn up. [12508/06] - Tax Code
Question 14: 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. [12527/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of confining promotions to only persons willing to decentralise has been modified as a result of recent Labour Court hearings; and if he... - Pay Rates
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Finance if research has been conducted into the gap between public sector and private sector pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12521/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with other Departments or State agencies which are concerned at the potential loss of expertise and corporate knowledge as... - Social Partnership
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance his ambitions for the current round of social partnership talks. [12541/06] - EU Funding
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts, including the British Government, regarding new funding for the PEACE programme in the period... - Revenue Investigations
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Clerical Medical Insurance and NIB... - Tax Yield
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the Exchequer returns for the first two months of 2006. [12373/06] - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reduce tax on sales of biofuel cars and biofuels as an incentive to persons wishing to develop the biofuel industry; and if he will make... - Tax Clearance Certificates
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Finance if all certificates for tax allowance and credits have been sent out to all taxpayers; the reason for the delays that arose in 2006; if he has... - Motor Vehicle Registration
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which number plate providers are regulated here; his plans to introduce registration and monitoring of such providers to allow for the... - Freedom of Information
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received the report of the Information Commissioner for the purpose of review of non-disclosure provisions in accordance with the Freedom of... - Employment Levels
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the contrasting trends reported by the Central Statistics Office in respect of employment growth and output growth in the economy, which... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance if an estimate has been undertaken of the number of civil or public servants who do not wish to relocate and will be surplus to requirements as a... - Public Service Contracts
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he intends to take to ensure that public service contracts are awarded only to those companies which meet minimum standards in terms of pay,... - National Pension Reserve Fund
Question 31: 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... - Mortgage Interest Rates
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the possibility of introducing measures to promote greater availability of long-term fixed interest mortgages which would reduce... - Benchmarking Awards
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance his ambitions for the next round of benchmarking assessments. [12542/06] - Employment Levels
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to set targets in respect of public service employment over the three years 2006-08. [12517/06] - Price Inflation
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he has examined the impact of invisible inflation on the economy here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11323/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation of 50 Revenue staff to Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12370/06] - Revenue Investigations
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons, companies and trusts being investigated by the Revenue Commissioners arising from the Ansbacher accounts issue at the latest... - State Airports
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the significant number of flights that arrive at both Cork and Shannon Airports at times when there are no customs... - Banking Sector Regulation
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Consumers Association of Ireland that banks were fleecing consumers as a result of... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 43: 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... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance the underlying assumptions that he has made regarding the impact of consumption and on saving of the maturing of SSIAs. [12499/06] - Tax Collection
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in regard to the almost €2.5 billion remaining outstanding in uncollected taxes, the proportion of this the Revenue Commissioners expect to... - Partnership Agreements
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the financial commitments envisaged by his Department in the context of a new social partnership programme over ten years. [12505/06] - Fiscal Policy
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the Irish economy of the recent quarter point increase in interest rates announced by the European Central Bank; and... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of his proposals to reduce the fees payable at tribunals. [12515/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the negotiations which have taken place regarding the placement of persons who do not opt to decentralise with their units or agencies; and the... - Tax Code
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Finance if reports of a stricter interpretation of tax rules for US parent companies located abroad have been investigated; and the potential impact on... - Fiscal Policy
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress on reforming the budgetary process since his budget speech in December 2004. [12410/06] - European Council Meetings
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the ECOFIN meeting of 14 March 2006. [12414/06] - Flood Relief
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding available for improving flood defences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9509/06] - Tax Collection
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made by the Revenue Commissioners in regard to measures to deal with the problem of bogus subcontractor and agency worker phenomenon in... - House Prices
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the housing market; and the levels of personal debt and their capacity to destabilise economic progress. [12530/06] - Social Finance
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with regard to the plan announced in budget 2006 for the establishment of a fund for social finance; if the amount of the... - Financial Services Regulation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent record profits reported by the main banking organisations; his views on whether there is excessive... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures his Department will take to prevent further abuses of public private partnership arrangements in view of the recent High Court decision... - Price Inflation
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the jump in the annual rate of inflation to 3.3%, a level last seen in June 2003, according to the consumer price... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will make an announcement on the next phase of decentralisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12548/06] - Strategic Management Initiative
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department plans to review the way in which State agencies are managed on foot of the recent Institute of Public Administration report. [12413/06] - Tax Code
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has or will consider extending the €10,000 income tax exemption for self-employed childminders to other workers in the child care sector in... - Public Service Employment
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in regard to the allocation in the revised Book of Estimates, providing for an increase of more than 8,800 in public service numbers, the areas to... - Tax Collection
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of court prosecution initiated as a result of tax evasion in respect of each year since 1997; the number of cases in which convictions were... - Economic Policy
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance when he last met with the Central Bank to discuss economic policy. [12545/06] - 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... - Tax Yield
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an amnesty for old age pensioners against the payment of annual Government automatic teller machine card charges considering the... - Housing Policy
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures his Department has taken to reduce the economy's exposure to the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/06] - Tax Code
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received fresh analysis of the tax relief availed of by top earners as revealed by the Revenue study of the 400 highest earners; and if he... - Freedom of Information
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will act on the recommendation of the GRECO group of the Council of Europe that the Government should reconsider its policy of charging fees for... - Peer Review System
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance if the promised peer review system for large ICT projects is in place; the way in which same will operate; the threshold of figure above which the... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who had been decentralised from Dublin to other locations by the original deadline for the... - Tax Code
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of income earners who are paying tax at the higher rate and the standard rate for 2005; the anticipated figures for each... - Special Savings Incentive Scheme
Question 89: 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 Yield
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid to date to the Revenue Commissioners in respect of settlements made in connection with its investigation into the use of life... - Garda Stations
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to the refurbishment of Dunmanway Garda station; when he expects work to commence on the said refurbishment; and if he will...
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